News about Sony's BDP's

[DiverSpear]

Below is a copy of the an online chat with support. I got it to cover models BDP-S300, BDP-S500, and BDP-S2000ES. I know about the PCM setting but I was trying to get a date for the firmware upgrade to fix the problem. I hope this helps some people out.

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Ronnie_>
Hi Greg. Welcome to Sony Online Support. I'm Ronnie. Please allow me a moment to review your concern.
Ronnie_>
Thank you for waiting, Greg. I'll be glad to verify about the audio conversion in the Blu-ray player.
Ronnie_>
Greg, the HD Master Audio is converted to DTS in the Blu-ray Player.
Ronnie_>
So, it will be better to select the PCM settings of the HDMI.
Greg>
So I'm not getting the true HD master audio. Would I get it if I set the player to PCM.
Greg>
Is there a firmware upgrade coming to fix this problem?
Ronnie_>
Greg, when you select the PCM, the audio will output as the 5.1 channel PCM.
Greg>
What about 7.1
Ronnie_>
If the disc is encoded with the 7.1 channel, then it will output with the player using the PCM settings.
Greg>
Will the BDP-s2000ES output the HD Audio via HDMI without setting it to PCM? I would rather have my receiver do the decoding.
Ronnie_>
Greg, I'm sorry that BDPS2000ES has the same feature as that of the BDPS500.
Greg>
Is there a firmware upgrade coming that can fix the problem?
Ronnie_>
Greg, the Firmware might be released soon to fix this problem and it will be posted to our Website as soon as it is released.
Greg>
Any time frame?
Ronnie_>
Gerg, I'm really sorry that we don't have the information about the time frame but it will be posted through our Website as soon as released.
Greg>
Okay, I'll just keep checking the website. Thank You for all your help it was appreciated.