Sony to ship major PS3 firmware update next March + Update 1.3 talk*
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That's how it has always has been, hasn't it?
In probably very related news, I got asked not 24 hours ago to take part in a survey which asked questions about how often I watch DVD, listen to radio, use PVR stuff, and so on. It makes you wonder, dunnit?
In probably very related news, I got asked not 24 hours ago to take part in a survey which asked questions about how often I watch DVD, listen to radio, use PVR stuff, and so on. It makes you wonder, dunnit?
So everyone else gets it first, but the Euros get it right?
You suppose wrong! Bad tradeoff.
Hopefully they will iron out the downloading problems. This business about lacking background downloading is horrendous and should've been fixed before any of the blu-ray enhancements.What are the chances these firmware updates are delayed?
Usually these firmware updates come unannounced so they just pop up every now and then (except for the psp 3.0 firmware, we kinda knew about a while before it was released).
Ditto... Running it myself right now.
EDIT: Ok, didn't tell me much about the update....
It seems the only change is the RGB / Y CrCb Y PrPb option (there are three options, automatic, or either of the two). Might be the SACD thing too, but I've got none to test.
Otherwise it seems the same to me. DVD upscaling is a no go. Not sure if any changes to B/C.
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Confirming something which were neither indicated nor promised is rather pointless
In terms of BC, support for these USB devices is also added in 1.30 (babelfished):
Apparently you can also change the output format over to RGB or Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr for BD/DVD. This ties back to these previous comments from that AV Watch article:
So basically if your display supports Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr input this should offer a better picture for BD/DVD playback (since you can now output their native colour-space), I think (?)
Apparently you can also change the output format over to RGB or Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr for BD/DVD. This ties back to these previous comments from that AV Watch article:
So basically if your display supports Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr input this should offer a better picture for BD/DVD playback (since you can now output their native colour-space), I think (?)
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Gradthrawn
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Its always been that way, if went to "Custom" that it is. Now I just wish they would do the same for audio, check and uncheck each output we want to use (or provide a "custom" option that does the same thing).
PS3 Firmware Update 1.3 (rant)
Ok, so they updated the way the PS3 detects/applies resolution settings.
Before, if you had a tv that supported 480p/720p/1080i you could select which resolution you wanted the XMB set at and if something else required a different resolution (higher or lower) it would just output that instead.
With this new update, it will detect the modes your tv supports (480p/720p/1080i/1080p) and set it for the highest resolution your tv can accept input for.
This is a problem for me, and the thing that pisses me off is this was not an issue before.
My tv (46" Toshiba DLP) supports 720p natively but can accept the other input signals above (other than 1080p). The PS3 with this update will automatically choose 1080i as the resolution which causes my tv to downcale the signal to 720p when in the XMB.
My annoyance is this: I don't want the XMB (menu system) set at 1080i, as sending the native signal looks slightly better. Now I can disable the 1080i mode, bu then you run into another issue:
Bluray movies will ounly output from the PS3 at 1080p, 1080i, or 480p. If I disable output at 1080i the PS3 downscales the movies to 480p.
Before I could set my tv to 720p, the XMB would display at 720p, games would display at 720p, and if I did by chance play a Bluray movie in it it would output the signal at 1080i. This is no longer an option.
I see this as a short sighted attempt at fixing an issue for some of the 1080i only folks, which really isn't a fix at all.
OBSERVED CHANGES:
- Updated resoluton detection/change in resolution hierarchy/output priority
- Support for PS3 Bluetooth Remote
- Backup option (to backup all date to another source so you can do complete format of system)
Ok, so they updated the way the PS3 detects/applies resolution settings.
Before, if you had a tv that supported 480p/720p/1080i you could select which resolution you wanted the XMB set at and if something else required a different resolution (higher or lower) it would just output that instead.
With this new update, it will detect the modes your tv supports (480p/720p/1080i/1080p) and set it for the highest resolution your tv can accept input for.
This is a problem for me, and the thing that pisses me off is this was not an issue before.
My tv (46" Toshiba DLP) supports 720p natively but can accept the other input signals above (other than 1080p). The PS3 with this update will automatically choose 1080i as the resolution which causes my tv to downcale the signal to 720p when in the XMB.
My annoyance is this: I don't want the XMB (menu system) set at 1080i, as sending the native signal looks slightly better. Now I can disable the 1080i mode, bu then you run into another issue:
Bluray movies will ounly output from the PS3 at 1080p, 1080i, or 480p. If I disable output at 1080i the PS3 downscales the movies to 480p.
Before I could set my tv to 720p, the XMB would display at 720p, games would display at 720p, and if I did by chance play a Bluray movie in it it would output the signal at 1080i. This is no longer an option.
I see this as a short sighted attempt at fixing an issue for some of the 1080i only folks, which really isn't a fix at all.
OBSERVED CHANGES:
- Updated resoluton detection/change in resolution hierarchy/output priority
- Support for PS3 Bluetooth Remote
- Backup option (to backup all date to another source so you can do complete format of system)