Just got word from the guy's at CDFreaks.com that Sony Japan has released new firmware updates for DRU-500CA - 500AX - DRX-500UL - 500ULX DVD writer drives. The new version is 2.0f.

What's New: [Translation from Japanese]

Improvement of entry efficiency

Improvement of reading efficiency

The media whose quality is bad (the media which has mass eccentricity or the curvature) quiet sound characteristic improvement

The music disk which is drawn up with this drive (the CD Audio format) playback compatibility improvement

Download New Sony Firmware 2.0f DRU-500CA/500AX and DRX-500UL/500ULX DVD writer CDFreaks.com