Ver 1.65
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Enhances stability of BD-ROM/BD-R/BD-RE playback
- Performance improvement
Ver 1.39
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Enhances stability of BD-ROM/DVD-Video/AVCHD playback
Ver 1.38
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Enhances stability of BD-ROM/BD-R/BD-RE/DVD-Video playback
- Performance improvement
Ver 1.37
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Enhances stability of BD-ROM/BD-R/BD-RE/DVD-Video playback
- Performance improvement
Ver 1.32
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Enables the following new functions. Refer to the Operating Instructions addendum "Notice on the Addition of Functions" for details.
1. DTS-HD audio output
Converts DTS-HD audio to linear PCM for HDMI OUT (MAIN) terminal.
Converts DTS-HD audio to analog audio for the AUDIO OUT (7.1 ch) terminals.
2. Image file playback
Play image files recorded on DVD or CD.
3. LFE Crossover frequency and additional Speaker settings for AUDIO OUT (7.1 ch) terminals.
- Enhances stability of BD-Java playback (*)
- Enhances stability of BD-ROM/BD-R/BD-RE/DVD-Video playback
- Fixes the resume playback function after switching off the player by pressing the STANDBY/ON button during playback of BD-ROM discs.
- Performance improvement
* The player's action can be slower than expected depending on contents (menu, game, etc.) included in certain BD-Java discs.
Ver 1.25a
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Enhances BD-ROM playability and stability of BD-Java playback (*)
- Improves the case that sometimes sound noise happens in HDMI connection with certain receivers when searching titles/chapters of BD/DVD.
- Improves the case that sound noise happens on alalog audio output when searching chapters of CD.
* The player's action can be slower than expected depending on contents (menu, game, etc.) included in certain BD-Java discs.
Ver 1.21
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Enhances stability of BD-Java playback (*)
- Performance improvement
* The player's action can be slower than expected depending on contents (menu, game, etc.) included in certain BD-Java discs.
Ver 1.17
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Enhances stability of BD-Java playback (*)
- Fixes the case that error happens occasionally when hitting certain buttons repeatedly.
- Fixes the case that player hangs when choosing certain items on menu of Blu-ray.
- Fixes the case that the player does not work properly in combination operation of pause, fast-forward, and so on.
- Enhances the synchronization with audio and video during playback.
- Performance improvement
* The player's action can be slower than expected depending on contents (menu, game, etc.) included in certain BD-Java discs.
Ver 1.02
CHANGE HISTORY:
- Fixes a case that stops playback of certain DVD-Video.
- Fixes a case that sometimes the subtitle won't be displayed after reverse scanning of certain DVD-Video.
- Fixes a case that misses the lip-synching after releasing a pause of blu-ray disc under certain conditions.
- Fixes a case that the audio won't be output when playing the blu-ray disc under certain conditions.
- Performance improvement
Installing the v1.17 firmware update to my BDP-51FD solved the audio/video synchronization issues that I was having, particularly with the Ironman movie. It also definitely speeded up the loading of BR discs.
Installed the firmware v1.17 to my Pioneer BDP-51FD. Easy inatallation instruction to follow. Approx 30 mins to complete the update. Thanks to Pioneer's engineer. Keep up the good work.
Solved the slow loading problem from approx 3 to 5 mins to about 1 to 2 mins. Hope a better performance improvement in future firmware update.
Has anybody done comparison, Pioneer BDP-51FD speed/performance (after firmware update) Vs Panasonic DMP-BD35.
FYI, WhatHiFi AWARDS 2008 CATEGORY - DVD & BLU-RAY PLAYERS has awarded BEST BLU-RAY PLAYER £200 - £300 to Panasonic DMP-BD35.
Please let me know of any thread comparing Pioneer BDP-51FD (after firmware update) Vs Panasonic DMP-BD35.
