PS3 firmwares 2.0 and 2.10

I've also heard tht DivX support is in the works too?

What I really hope for is an addon that can allow PS3 to also play MKV (properly using the subtitles) and AVI files "properly".

For some obscure reason I've grown to be very fond of MKV files, as they pack everything together.
Only gripe I have with it is that editing it can prove to be a pain as not everyone encodes everything properly!
(especially using VBR MP3 in the audio files. Produces a huge headache for me as the audio desyncs very badly.)

I also wonder when I could bring up my friends list to see what my friends are doing mid game without having to quit the game...
 
PARANOiA said:
Is there a reason they'd do this? Did it work well?
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Yep it did. They removed it because Sony never wanted DSD to be converted and outputted through the S/PDIF (to avoid illegal copies). In fact I believe for the longest time they claimed it was impossible to convert DSD to DTS/DD. I guess not. :rolleyes:
 
It seems that High Velocity Bowling supports in-game music through the XMB (There's a video on Youtube), while SingStar supports ingame XMB in some form also. There's some interesting things going on here it seems.
 
Not sure why it took me so long to notice, but it seems that the video thumbnails don't animate when inside tagged folders. When not grouped, ie directly under the Video XMB section, they play as normal. But when grouped, they seem not too. Not sure when that happened.
 
Strange said:
to patsu: I can't stand RGB limited either. The option on PS3 forced me to do the same corrections to all of my video playback software. I have to turn it on or I couldn't stand it :cry:.
I could almost instantaneously locate it now (once I see a section of the image turn totally black).
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I have a Bravia 40V2500 and I don't use the Full setting anymore I use Limited. Initially I thought it looked better because just because, well, "blacks look blacker" and it makes the bright parts pop more.

But especially when watching movies that have very dark scenes, or night scenes, for example PoTC, the dark parts just get crushed. Like any subtle details in the dark areas just get crushed to full black.

The thing is I can adjust my TV's brightness to counter the black crush, but then the whites or bright areas get crushed! Also as brightness is increased on the TV, banding or compression artifacts start to really stand out. Artifacts that you could not notice before become illumiated.

I don't think you actually "see more colors" with the Full setting. The existing colors seem to just get mapped differently. I'm sure certain people (ie people using PC monitors) they will get better mapping with Full. But I don't seem to benifit from it at all.

Anyway, it's funny that I've been using this TV with my PS3 for just over a full year now and I am only just now becoming satisfied with the calibration of my TV and PS3's settings. I'm very nearly satisfied with the perfect configuration at least for my eyeballs.
 
Not all TVs can handle full rgb. There was a test image a little while ago in one of these threads, where you could see if the 0-32 range of blacks were still distinguishable on your tv. My Samsung passed with flying colors though I'm glad to say, and it really made a huge difference on this TV (LE32N71).
 
Arwin said:
Not all TVs can handle full rgb. There was a test image a little while ago in one of these threads, where you could see if the 0-32 range of blacks were still distinguishable on your tv. My Samsung passed with flying colors though I'm glad to say, and it really made a huge difference on this TV (LE32N71).
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I could see the test pattern. But I had to turn up the brightness up about +7%

Do you see it on yours with the default brightness?
 
inefficient said:
I could see the test pattern. But I had to turn up the brightness up about +7%

Do you see it on yours with the default brightness?
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Yep. And I don't think I've changed the brightness myself before that (but I'm not 100% sure either).

Does your TV also support (an equivalent of) extended wide color gamut?
 
One thing I would like to eventually see done of PS3 is the ability ,for a small fee is to download the multiplayer only portion of a game.
Let's say for example Resistance. You've played the single player portion to death, you want to continue playing the multiplayer. Why not allow anyone who has already purchased the full game,to trade in the disk and purchase just the MP portion lay another game like Uncharted,and still be able to boot up Resistance anytime I want without having to switch disks all the time.
 
ninzel said:
One thing I would like to eventually see done of PS3 is the ability ,for a small fee is to download the multiplayer only portion of a game.
Let's say for example Resistance. You've played the single player portion to death, you want to continue playing the multiplayer. Why not allow anyone who has already purchased the full game,to trade in the disk and purchase just the MP portion lay another game like Uncharted,and still be able to boot up Resistance anytime I want without having to switch disks all the time.
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Console makers, developers and publishers hate the trade-in and second hand market, since they make no money out of it. Retailers and consumers tend to like it, however, due to the cheaper gaming and pure profit.

That's another reason why digital distribution is pushed so hard by big publishers. You can't trade your game when you're done - you have to sell your whole account. I'd love to get some quick cash for the Steam and XBL titles I've done to death and will never touch again, but it's not going to happen. :cry:
 
regarding RGB Full vs Limited, believe me, all RGB Full is doing is lowering your brightness (black level) a few notches. you will achieve the same level of brightness and PQ if you were to adjust your display for RGB Full or Limited.

i think the only reason Sony even implemented this setting was because some displays natively use the Full range while some use the Limited range. as most of you know, most people like to use their PS3's as a blu-ray player as well, and Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr is the preferred output type for blu-ray movies (RGB is used for games/xmb regardless). so some people were complaining that blu-ray movies looked fine while PS3 games looked overly bright and washed out... these are the people who have displays that support the full range. what this setting does is it matches your RGB level with Y Cb Cr so you can have the same settings for both blu-ray movies and games.
 
PARANOiA said:
Console makers, developers and publishers hate the trade-in and second hand market, since they make no money out of it. Retailers and consumers tend to like it, however, due to the cheaper gaming and pure profit.

That's another reason why digital distribution is pushed so hard by big publishers. You can't trade your game when you're done - you have to sell your whole account. I'd love to get some quick cash for the Steam and XBL titles I've done to death and will never touch again, but it's not going to happen. :cry:
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But they must realize the reality is that people trade stuff in. Not just games, and games can't be immune to that reality. Plus if you charge a small fee you make money and you encourage people to keep playing leading to more possible DLC purchases later. It's just a matter convenience ,but many options are. Plus it further highlights the benefit of having a standard HDD . I see no downside to it.
 
You mean DVD files? I copied a DVD on my external HDD once and my PS3 could read it and play the video files
 
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