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Firmware update | 06 /03 / 2012

Firmware updates for Blu-ray Disc player - version M07.R.0615 - include Cinavia!

http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/BDP-S780/downloads/BDP6G_v0615

This firmware update is for all 2011 models......S380 S480 S580 S780......I have previously disabled auto updates on my S480.
Please be aware!

List of known devices that have and do not have Cinavia protection:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinavia#List_of_known_devices_and_players_that_contain_Cinavia_protection

List of known releases with Cinavia watermarking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinavia#List_of_Known_Releases_with_Cinavia_Watermarking

Does anyone know how quickly Cinavia takes effect during playback? I updated my S580 this week, and tried playing a rip that should be protected. I let it play through, but stopped watching after 10 minutes or so. Not sure if it kicked in and skipped to the next title, or if it never kicked in. Going to try another title tonight.

Kind of sucks that the assumption is piracy - I rip movies for convenience, and was about to buy a Synology NAS to store my library. If this is the way the industry is going, I think I need to reconsider my plans.

I have seen it around the twenty to thirty min

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Thanks. I'm 24 minutes into a title now. Will be interested to see what happens.

The title I was playing played all the way through. It's listed on Wikipedia as being known to have the watermark so I'm not sure what's up. I confirmed that I have the latest firmware (0615). I suppose I should be happy.

Has anyone here actually been impacted by this update?

I have'nt personally been impacted, but I have not updated my S480 to the latest firmware. All I know is that the watermarking is in the audio stream, I'm not sure if any software geek's are working on a way to iliminate Cinavia, but my guess is that they will be.

It does suck that you can't copy your own purchased material. It depends how much Cinavia is adopted by media producers in the future. With Cinavia and impending piracy laws.....the future looks less than rosy.