PS3 firmware 2.60 with Divx 3.11 and Photo Gallery
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Yeah, I gotta admit I use my PS3 for DVD and BluRay movies more than playing games. I hardly ever use the web browser, the music player or stream video with it either.
The most I've played with it lately was for MGS4 which I still need to finish (I'm on the final Act).
Also, I still need to pick up LBP and most likely KZ2 as well. Problem is I got a lot of titles for my X360 as well to pick up in addition to off-duty school as well. Someday, I will actually get around to opening Mass Effect which I've had since 2007.
The most I've played with it lately was for MGS4 which I still need to finish (I'm on the final Act).
Also, I still need to pick up LBP and most likely KZ2 as well. Problem is I got a lot of titles for my X360 as well to pick up in addition to off-duty school as well. Someday, I will actually get around to opening Mass Effect which I've had since 2007.
I haven't tried DLNA since they first enabled it. I was using Wonkyvision and something else and it kind of worked but didn't all the way.
My media libraries are using iLife, so they aren't set up for multiuser scenarios with multiple clients connecting and modifying the libraries from different locations.
Is PS3MediaServer free? When I was looking at NAS last year, most units were loud. That is the problem with using PS3 for media viewing. Kind of overkill but you don't get as much usability as something like AppleTV. That said, AppleTV in its current form is too underpowered probably.
TwonkyVision. Depending on when you last tried it. A lot has changed since Sony keeps improving the decoders. PS3MediaServer seems to be the latest favorite. I am still using Twonky primarily because it's rock solid.
The servers don't touch the files (read only). Some may generate extra folders somewhere else to cache the transcoded videos. I used to set my server to point to the same iTunes Library folder (because the music files are already separated into real folders).
Yes. I have a Buffalo TeraStation Live 2 feet away, and some other NAS box at home. Don't feel that they are loud. HDD should be more quiet than DVD drives. The fan(s) seem alright so far.
You don't have to use a NAS. Starting PS3MediaServer on your MacMini/hacked AppleTV HDD works well too.
That is if you live in an apple world. I would love the PS3 to support Picassaweb, the Face Recognition feature makes name tagging extremely fast and effective. Added with the PS3 Photo Gallery it would be a real toy for Family Albums, with names
I'm sure other photo library apps. will get those features in time.
I was mostly referring to Remote.app and Airport Express, which can be used with PCs.
Hell, it's nicer than most Harmony remotes. I don't know what the UI of Sonos looks like but again, a nice multi-room setup to access one central audio library.
There are DLNA software for iPod/iPhone too:
http://homenetworking01.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!D6F5A17F1E518E37!467.entry
You should be able to use iPhone/iPod Touch to browse and play media on a DLNA network directly. The only missing piece is a DLNA control point interface for the PS3 (for iPhone to instruct the PS3 to play a file). The only way to do this right now is via PSP Remote Play.
To my knowledge, Sonos has/is a DLNA media server (PS3 can see media files on the Sonos server). Right now, when PS3 sees a media server, it thinks that it can stream files from the latter. However some servers like Sonos only allows remote control. It does not allow streaming. It would be useful for PS3 to recognize other devices' control points as well (i.e., For PS3 to tell Sonos to play a file remotely).
I believe the DLNA guys just added 2 more "verbs" to the specs for such purposes (I could be wrong though).
http://homenetworking01.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!D6F5A17F1E518E37!467.entry
You should be able to use iPhone/iPod Touch to browse and play media on a DLNA network directly. The only missing piece is a DLNA control point interface for the PS3 (for iPhone to instruct the PS3 to play a file). The only way to do this right now is via PSP Remote Play.
To my knowledge, Sonos has/is a DLNA media server (PS3 can see media files on the Sonos server). Right now, when PS3 sees a media server, it thinks that it can stream files from the latter. However some servers like Sonos only allows remote control. It does not allow streaming. It would be useful for PS3 to recognize other devices' control points as well (i.e., For PS3 to tell Sonos to play a file remotely).
I believe the DLNA guys just added 2 more "verbs" to the specs for such purposes (I could be wrong though).
I'll take a look at it. Main interest is to see photos on the big screen but as I recall, even with ethernet connections, it was dog slow. I used the copy function of DLNA to actually copy some photos and songs directly to the PS3 HDD but gave up after awhile because that was slow going and there was no way I could copy everything to a 60 GB drive.
I was also referring to the ability to add to the iTunes or iPhoto library from more than one client. That I'm pretty sure is really not supported. Some people try to use a mounted RW image stored on an NAS. I tried something like that and it was horribly slow.
Photo viewing should not be slow over the wired ethernet. Slide show + music playback should be smooth too.
For sharing iTunes library, I think people use a master-slave approach. Only update and share from one.
Are you refering to a VM image running iTunes on a NAS ? (It would be slow).
For sharing iTunes library, I think people use a master-slave approach. Only update and share from one.
Are you refering to a VM image running iTunes on a NAS ? (It would be slow).
What happened to yours?
I'll try the photo viewer later tonight. The selection types should be interesting to test. If they can sort happy and sad faces for example, couldn't that same tech be applied to watching a player of a game and seeing how they feel?
I'll try the photo viewer later tonight. The selection types should be interesting to test. If they can sort happy and sad faces for example, couldn't that same tech be applied to watching a player of a game and seeing how they feel?
His PS3 died I seems.
Fooled around with it using assorted photo collections. It's good to help narrow down the search for a photo, but can be hit or miss. Fun to use though. The UI can use some improvement because it's a little awkward/confusing to use (The UI seems to be designed by an engineer).
EDIT:
Scott_Arm said:
The confirmed item is the "Change Password" bug fix.
And an unofficial list here: http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1259309&postcount=9
All PS3 firmware updates are big as they don't patch the firmware but overwrite the whole thing. Thus a spelling correction in a menu would be a 140 MB download.
DEAD. Just when i get a bunch of great games and Blu-rays in the post too.
weird
For those of us who don't change their password, don't use photo application and are extremely happy with Xvid support, this update seems to be painfully useless. :|
I'd expect more from a majorish version number update. That means nothing interesting for, what, three more months.
I'd expect more from a majorish version number update. That means nothing interesting for, what, three more months.
...because DivX 3.11 is not MPEG4 ASP.
It was derived from a hacked MS codec (MS had it before 360 existed -- so it was "just a port" for them). Sony should highlight 3.11 support to its users because no one would expect them to implement it.
As for DivX certification, I think PS3 was also certified for their DivX VOD program: https://vod.divx.com/
(You need to register a code in order for the h/w to play DivX VOD movies... It's not just a codec). So again, Sony should announce the capability to the DivX VOD community and PS3 users at large. Otherwise, no one would know how to activate it.
It was derived from a hacked MS codec (MS had it before 360 existed -- so it was "just a port" for them). Sony should highlight 3.11 support to its users because no one would expect them to implement it.
As for DivX certification, I think PS3 was also certified for their DivX VOD program: https://vod.divx.com/
(You need to register a code in order for the h/w to play DivX VOD movies... It's not just a codec). So again, Sony should announce the capability to the DivX VOD community and PS3 users at large. Otherwise, no one would know how to activate it.
Wierd, perhaps, but it allows for fewer chances for the OS to have "issues" (think Windows OS post service packs, when things can start acting quirky depending on how much software you have installed).
At least that is my understanding. The only downside is you can brick your system in the event of a power outage.
I'm not really sure that is correct. If you're patching the OS, it doesn't really matter how much stuff you have installed. Replacing the firmware wholesale each time is ridiculous any way I see it. It increases the risk of bricking, it makes it far more intrusive to the user, and the downloads are massive. The only benefits I can see is you don't need to maintain a bunch of different upgrade paths (v1.0 to 1.1, 1.1 to 1.2, 1.0 to 1.2, 1.2 to 1.3, 1.0 to 1.3, 1.1 to 1.3, etc) which really shouldn't be a big deal to a company as big as Sony.
