Results Of Fimware Update (your Reviews Plz)

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Originally Posted by Jase Fox

I have just recently carried out a fimware upgrade to my pioneer LX70a bluray player this is the 1st time ive ever done 1 of these so wasnt sure what to expect from it? Now is it that ive suddenly just developed eyes like a hawk? As ive just done some demos with some bluray titles & im amazed at the difference in quality, the picture seems so much sharper, clearer & the colours also seem, well... more colourful!! Is this the result of the upgrade or is my brain convincing me that the picture is different?

Its quite rare that a FW update would actually improve picture quality (PQ). Most of the FW updates deal with disc playability (i.e. security issues with certain releases, etc.). A few deal with audio issues (e.g. enabling internal decoding of a Hi-rez format, correctling LFE issue, etc). So, I think it is mind over matter in your case.