Alot of nice additions this time around. Cant wait. Any dates listed?
PS3 2.0 firmware update details?
The new PlayStation 3 firmware update is upon us and PSU has the latest details of all the updates. The new features/changes are as follows:
* Users
- You can now password-protect user accounts.
* Settings
- [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as an option under [Sound Settings].
- [Energy Saver] has been added as an option.
- [Equalizer] has been added as a feature under [Music Settings].
- [Full] has been added as an option for [DVD Wide Display] under [BD / DVD Settings].
- [Photo Settings] has been added as an option.
- [PS / PS2 Settings] has been added as an option.
- [RSS Channel Settings] has been added as an option.
- [Sample Rate] has been added to [Audio CD Import] under [Music Settings].
- [Screen Saver] has been expanded under [Display Settings].
- The method of selecting an output resolution has been changed in [Video Output Settings] under [Display Settings].
- [Theme Settings] has been added as an option.
- [Zero Unused Disk Space] has been added as an option under [System Settings] > [Format Utility].
* Photo
- Additional slideshow effects have been added.
- [Photo Effects] have been added as a feature.
- Wallpaper feature has been added.
- [Zoom] has been added as a feature.
* Music
- Additional visualization effects have been added.
- CD information can now be entered.
- Three-speed fast forward and fast reverse has been added as a feature.
* Video
- Files can now be played sequentially.
- Three-speed fast forward and fast reverse has been added as a feature.
- You can now select [Zoom] under [Screen Mode] when playing video files saved on the hard disk or storage media.*.
*An appropriate USB adapter (not included) is required to use storage media with some models.
* Game
- Support for PlayStation 3 format software titles has been expanded.
- XMB (XrossMediaBar) is now accessible during gameplay.
* Network
- [RSS Channel] has been added as a feature.
* Friends
- You can now have multiple chat sessions.
- You can now select an image to use as your Avatar from [Photo].
* Other
- Date and Time is now shown when the PS button is pressed.
- File sorting has been changed.
- [Help] has been added as a feature.
- Playability status with the PS3 system has changed for some PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 format titles.
To check on the latest status, visit the search site for compatible titles.
- [Secure Delete] has been added as an option.
- Some PlayStation Network features have been revised
* Users
- You can now password-protect user accounts.
* Settings
- [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as an option under [Sound Settings].
- [Energy Saver] has been added as an option.
- [Equalizer] has been added as a feature under [Music Settings].
- [Full] has been added as an option for [DVD Wide Display] under [BD / DVD Settings].
- [Photo Settings] has been added as an option.
- [PS / PS2 Settings] has been added as an option.
- [RSS Channel Settings] has been added as an option.
- [Sample Rate] has been added to [Audio CD Import] under [Music Settings].
- [Screen Saver] has been expanded under [Display Settings].
- The method of selecting an output resolution has been changed in [Video Output Settings] under [Display Settings].
- [Theme Settings] has been added as an option.
- [Zero Unused Disk Space] has been added as an option under [System Settings] > [Format Utility].
* Photo
- Additional slideshow effects have been added.
- [Photo Effects] have been added as a feature.
- Wallpaper feature has been added.
- [Zoom] has been added as a feature.
* Music
- Additional visualization effects have been added.
- CD information can now be entered.
- Three-speed fast forward and fast reverse has been added as a feature.
* Video
- Files can now be played sequentially.
- Three-speed fast forward and fast reverse has been added as a feature.
- You can now select [Zoom] under [Screen Mode] when playing video files saved on the hard disk or storage media.*.
*An appropriate USB adapter (not included) is required to use storage media with some models.
* Game
- Support for PlayStation 3 format software titles has been expanded.
- XMB (XrossMediaBar) is now accessible during gameplay.
* Network
- [RSS Channel] has been added as a feature.
* Friends
- You can now have multiple chat sessions.
- You can now select an image to use as your Avatar from [Photo].
* Other
- Date and Time is now shown when the PS button is pressed.
- File sorting has been changed.
- [Help] has been added as a feature.
- Playability status with the PS3 system has changed for some PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 format titles.
To check on the latest status, visit the search site for compatible titles.
- [Secure Delete] has been added as an option.
- Some PlayStation Network features have been revised
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All very nice, but how about some upscaling support Sony? It would be cool if the PS3 could upscale DVD's (and do a good job of it) and even better if it could upscale 720p games to 1080i. The fact that they didn't include a scaler chip was bad enough but give us some software to upconvert at least.
Im still waiting for that scaling issue to be resolved.... Im not spending $1k Australian....
Alot of nice upgrades here! When is it due out? I was hoping audio would be able to output simultaneously thru hdmi and optical in this firmware..Any one know if that is possible..or coming?
Just curious, what would be the point?
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Originally Posted by tingham /forum/post/0
Alot of nice upgrades here! When is it due out? I was hoping audio would be able to output simultaneously thru hdmi and optical in this firmware..Any one know if that is possible..or coming?
Just curious, what would be the point?
Does this mean they're jumping from 1.7 to 2.0? Seems kind of fishy to me, considering there's no real source for this.
So I do not always have to turn on the HT..when my daughter wants to play a game..Heck sometimes I don't want to either.
Unfortunately there may not ever be any fix through a firware update that suddenly enables scaling in all games. This is something the game devs will have to do for themselves like with VF5 or Ninja Gaiden Sigma. As for 720p games that have already been released, they would have to be patched to enable scaling and it seems doubtful this will ever happen.
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Originally Posted by claf-43 /forum/post/0
Im still waiting for that scaling issue to be resolved.... Im not spending $1k Australian....
Unfortunately there may not ever be any fix through a firware update that suddenly enables scaling in all games. This is something the game devs will have to do for themselves like with VF5 or Ninja Gaiden Sigma. As for 720p games that have already been released, they would have to be patched to enable scaling and it seems doubtful this will ever happen.
Please Fix .ts File Playback And Ac3 5.1 Audio Output!
fix? is the ps3 capable of playing .ts files?
i would like to see other hd formats such as .mkv as well. tho i'm not sure how i would even go about transferring such files to the ps3.
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Originally Posted by dc10forlife /forum/post/0
Please Fix .ts File Playback And Ac3 5.1 Audio Output!
fix? is the ps3 capable of playing .ts files?
i would like to see other hd formats such as .mkv as well. tho i'm not sure how i would even go about transferring such files to the ps3.
yes, it is capable but not implemented. convert the transport stream to program stream in vlc and it works now, just the length of the video being played back is wrong and 5.1 is played in 2.0.
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Originally Posted by jkcheng122 /forum/post/0
fix? is the ps3 capable of playing .ts files?
i would like to see other hd formats such as .mkv as well. tho i'm not sure how i would even go about transferring such files to the ps3.
yes, it is capable but not implemented. convert the transport stream to program stream in vlc and it works now, just the length of the video being played back is wrong and 5.1 is played in 2.0.
you know sony should have better updates this this. its almost pathetic i mean they dont have to even think for themselves and just copy microsoft
Hello and goodbye.
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Originally Posted by nintendoultra64 /forum/post/0
you know sony should have better updates this this. its almost pathetic i mean they dont have to even think for themselves and just copy microsoft
Hello and goodbye.
Would this mean that users can now actually sort the titles they download into whatever order they want?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Webb /forum/post/0
- File sorting has been changed.
Would this mean that users can now actually sort the titles they download into whatever order they want?
you know i am right thats why hello and goodbye are all you have to say
i want upscaling for all the 1080i folks
1080p/24
custom soundtrack
better wireless connections
upscaled ps1&2 games
for some people 720p blu-ray with no skipping or freezing
for us with a 1080p tv upscaling all games to 1080p would be cool not sure if possible
this is just to list a few
Quote:
Originally Posted by Slacker George /forum/post/0
Hello and goodbye.
you know i am right thats why hello and goodbye are all you have to say
i want upscaling for all the 1080i folks
1080p/24
custom soundtrack
better wireless connections
upscaled ps1&2 games
for some people 720p blu-ray with no skipping or freezing
for us with a 1080p tv upscaling all games to 1080p would be cool not sure if possible
this is just to list a few
i think it's already been said that games upscaling to 1080p is up to the game developers and not the ps3 itself. with that said, i'd like to see the ps3 be able to upscale dvd's. judging by the fact it still hasn't happened yet, i dont think it ever will.
sony should just come out and tell us it can't be done (or it's being worked on) so ppl stop complaining about it.
the one update i'd like to see the most is dts-ma decoding and ability to choose preferred resolution for each source (1080i for blu-ray and 720p for games unless ps3 can stop dropping the res to 480i/p for blu-rays when set to 720p)
Quote:
Originally Posted by nintendoultra64 /forum/post/0
you know i am right thats why hello and goodbye are all you have to say
i want upscaling for all the 1080i folks
1080p/24
custom soundtrack
better wireless connections
upscaled ps1&2 games
for some people 720p blu-ray with no skipping or freezing
for us with a 1080p tv upscaling all games to 1080p would be cool not sure if possible
this is just to list a few
i think it's already been said that games upscaling to 1080p is up to the game developers and not the ps3 itself. with that said, i'd like to see the ps3 be able to upscale dvd's. judging by the fact it still hasn't happened yet, i dont think it ever will.
sony should just come out and tell us it can't be done (or it's being worked on) so ppl stop complaining about it.
the one update i'd like to see the most is dts-ma decoding and ability to choose preferred resolution for each source (1080i for blu-ray and 720p for games unless ps3 can stop dropping the res to 480i/p for blu-rays when set to 720p)
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