My player has the latest firmware available as for the PS3, I don't know.
At this point I suspect something wrong with the AVR. 2 discs out of 4 being bad is almost impossible. Plus, if I connect directly the player to the TV or if everything is connected properly and I turn off the AVR (the HDMI input signal from the player is still redirected to the TV even though the AVR is off), there is no audio problem. If the problem would come from the BD player, I think I should still hear the audio cutting off even played through the TV speakers, shouldn't I?
At the same time, if it's the AVR, I don't really get what can be wrong as in bitstream mode, it should only forward the audio to each channel. I'm lost.
In any case, I might go back to the store tomorrow and exchange it for another set, just in case.
