Well, tonight the BDP-83 prompted me regarding a new firmware for the first time. The upgrade went smoothly. Here are the release notes:

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Comparing to the previous official release version BDP83-22-0430, the major changes included in this version are:

1.Further improvement to DVD-Audio disc compatibility and navigation.
2.Fix for the issue of losing audio at certain DVD-Audio track/chapter transitions, such as "The Beatles – Love".
3.Additional on-screen audio information display for DVD-Audio: sample rate in addition to channels and format.
4.Support for viewing static pictures on DVD-Audio discs using the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN remote control buttons.
5.Compatibility improvement for user-encoded DVD-Audio discs.
6.A two-tiered rotation speed control for DVD media: normal speed for DVD-Video/DVD-Audio and increased speed for AVCHD on DVD media. This change is to support the occasional peaks of bit rate required by the AVCHD programs.
7.Improved detection of 4:3 aspect ratio bonus material on Blu-ray Discs.
8.DVD subtitle quality improvement (sync subtitle to frame). Combing of film-based DVD subtitle should be eliminated.
9.Improved remote control response for SACD in fast forwarding or fast rewinding mode.
10.Support for bitstream output of HDCD
11.Adjustment to the sensitivity of the front panel EJECT and POWER buttons.
12.Improvement for handling chapter breaks on DVD. This revision passes the Microsoft WHQL DVD 3:2 Chapter PF False test.
13.Improvement for DVD navigation.
14.Fix for the issue of not able to set a manual IP address when the network cable is connected and there is no DHCP server on the network.
15.Fix for the issue of angle icon appearing when the setup menu option "Angle Mark" is set to off.
16.Fix for the issue of subwoofer trim setting not applied after power cycle.
17.Other general disc compatibility and performance improvements.


All features and improvements of the previous firmware are also included in this version.