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Sony's successful next-generation console is closed at an remake. On 15 May appeared in Japan a large update for the PS2 that more support gives at DVD-sizes, better image quality promises and considerably less noise makes.,.

With the update, Sony throws self on a more convincing manner behind herwritebare sizes as DVD-RW and DVD + RW. Until on at present was that support unstable: of the seven versions that already appeared, play only two exports DVD + RW' s and six DVD-RW' s off. Incase, you had to use to can the BIOS of the console updaten the DVD-R-size.

The new PS2 will DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD + R and DVD + RW support, and progressive scan, What on some tv sets DVD-movies look forward do it better. A new coolingsystem with new fans makes the apparatus until 75 per cent less noisily, says Sony. It disappear also compete: as becomes with the IEEE1394-poort origin made. The FireWire-gate had been meant to be originally, to couple round several consoles at each other, but to that pale finally little question.

The renewed PLAYSTATION2 is is for sale not yet known in Japan, an European lanceerdatum shortly. The DVD-update is then also especially important for the Japanese market. Many Japanese bought the PS2 because the apparatus next to games also DVD-movies wanted to play. In Europe, that sale argument played less: the console appeared seen to here a lot of later and many consumers against that time already about a single DVD-player.