The single most popular Blu-ray player sold today isn't even a dedicated console, it's the Sony PS3. As we learned today, six forthcoming dedicated Blu-ray players could get something the PS3 lacks: total DivX support.
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Recent tests have shown that the PS3 player exhibits reduced functionality in its DivX playback, lacking the ability to play files over 2 GB in size, files encoded in DivX 3.11+, and copyright protected files. That's somewhat less than "DivX-certified."
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Recent tests have shown that the PS3 player exhibits reduced functionality in its DivX playback, lacking the ability to play files over 2 GB in size, files encoded in DivX 3.11+, and copyright protected files. That's somewhat less than "DivX-certified."
Also, FW 2.17 is out for the PS3:
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein // Social Media Manager
If you’ve signed in to the PLAYSTATION Network tonight on your PS3, you probably noticed that you were prompted to upgrade the system’s firmware to v2.17. In case you were wondering what it’s all about (and a quick Google search indicates that yes, you are) the operating stability of some online PS3 titles has been improved.
Hope that clears things up!
If you’ve signed in to the PLAYSTATION Network tonight on your PS3, you probably noticed that you were prompted to upgrade the system’s firmware to v2.17. In case you were wondering what it’s all about (and a quick Google search indicates that yes, you are) the operating stability of some online PS3 titles has been improved.
Hope that clears things up!