New PS3 Update v2.0 - Blu-ray Forum

BigRick · 05-14-2007, 06:44 AM

The new PlayStation 3 firmware update is upon us and PSU has the latest details of all the updates. Note that the update isn't available yet for download, that these are just the details of what is to come. 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

cdblu · 05-14-2007, 06:54 AM

kool we get wallpaper and the cd info.

rock-ranger · 05-14-2007, 07:09 AM

Cool, but not a word of 24p Support for BD! If this is true then this would be a great disappointment as this is the most requested feature for me and many others I think...

corwin · 05-14-2007, 07:12 AM

any thoughts when it will be avaliable?

BigRick · 05-14-2007, 07:16 AM

dont know when i just finished looking at the gaming sites and no word i work at target and tomorrow first thing is im gonna call the playstion rep and see if he can get that info and ill post it from work

rock-ranger · 05-14-2007, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRick

dont know when i just finished looking at the gaming sites and no word i work at target and tomorrow first thing is im gonna call the playstion rep and see if he can get that info and ill post it from work

Great, this would be a high valued info!

corwin · 05-14-2007, 08:10 AM

yes, keep us posted please

thanks!

NARMAK · 05-14-2007, 08:37 AM

Real nice find, i thought we were gonna be able to have wallpaper and options to set an image as an avatar last update but we didn't, nice to see it included in this one.

All those others are real neat addition too but the two i mentioned are the ones i care about mainly

WeApOn · 05-14-2007, 09:46 AM

Wait.. is this official? I saw a post that this was a rumor, but from a good source?

DezNutz · 05-14-2007, 01:48 PM

The biggest thing is the ability to access the XMB from in game. Now we can talk to our friends online, not in our game.. that is huge... that was biggest thing I liked about 360.. being able not only to see friends online and in other games, but also being able to talk to them.. and invite them to your room of your game.. hopefully they can add that to the games now..

jermwhl · 05-14-2007, 02:11 PM

Since we'll be able to access the XMB, does this mean we'll be able to play music off the HDD while playing games?

Greenmatiz2 · 05-14-2007, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock-ranger

Cool, but not a word of 24p Support for BD! If this is true then this would be a great disappointment as this is the most requested feature for me and many others I think...

Ditto!

And better upscaling of standard DVDs.

Personally, I think they've been asked to wait until the high-dollar BR units that have it sell a bit longer.

phranctoast · 05-14-2007, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Since we'll be able to access the XMB, does this mean we'll be able to play music off the HDD while playing games?

possibly. I was always under the impression this was a feature built into the individual game. that way, when levels(races) were comlpete the music would stop.

Rup_Muk · 05-14-2007, 02:24 PM

I look forward to seeing standard DVDs as "full".

Moving in the right direction, IMHO. Glad to know that I made - for once - a wise investment in buying the PS3!

Rup.

Shin-Ra · 05-14-2007, 02:28 PM

Wow, WOW! Now that's what I call an update.

So many new things to tinker with!

vercity · 05-14-2007, 02:29 PM

If and when PS3 upscales im sure they would sell alot more systems to take the console war by the throat this update will be the beging of the take over all wee need now is also 720p blu ray fix

Shin-Ra · 05-14-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

- The method of selecting an output resolution has been changed in [Video Output Settings] under [Display Settings].

Would be great if this allows you to choose a different resolution for the XMB+Games (720p for me) and Blu-ray (1080i for me).

I wonder what PS1/PS2 options you can tweak now.

Maybe disk/loading speed, texture filtering in PS1 games, anti aliasing would be nice and of course upscaling or even native HD res output. I'm not betting on the latter two yet though.

rock-ranger · 05-14-2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenmatiz2

Ditto!

And better upscaling of standard DVDs.

Personally, I think they've been asked to wait until the high-dollar BR units that have it sell a bit longer.

Yeah, I forgot about this one. I would like to see a good 1080p upscaling for standard DVD's as well! This would give me the option to activate the 1:1 Pixel feature even for SD DVD's. Unfortunately my LCD does only allow to activate this for 1080i and 1080p material, but 1080p would be preferred of course...

Shin-Ra · 05-14-2007, 02:48 PM

Even the time and date display is going to be very useful for me, I always hit the PS button expecting to see it there.

JTK · 05-14-2007, 02:51 PM

It's really kind of remarkable to note how far the PS3 has come since original firmware 1.1 thereabouts to now at 2.0.

They've really done a lot with it in a relatively short amount of time.

05-14-2007, 06:44 AM	#1
BigRick Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:ANAHEIM, CA Trading Score:3	New PS3 Update v2.0 The new PlayStation 3 firmware update is upon us and PSU has the latest details of all the updates. Note that the update isn't available yet for download, that these are just the details of what is to come. 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

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05-14-2007, 06:54 AM	#2
cdblu Senior Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:california Blu-ray collection:58	kool we get wallpaper and the cd info.

05-14-2007, 07:09 AM	#3
rock-ranger Active Member Top contributor Member since:May 2007 Location:Germany 4K collection:472 Blu-ray collection:2023 Blu-ray reviews:4	Cool, but not a word of 24p Support for BD! If this is true then this would be a great disappointment as this is the most requested feature for me and many others I think...

05-14-2007, 07:12 AM	#4
corwin Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Bratislava, Slovakia	any thoughts when it will be avaliable?

05-14-2007, 07:16 AM	#5
BigRick Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:ANAHEIM, CA Trading Score:3	dont know when i just finished looking at the gaming sites and no word i work at target and tomorrow first thing is im gonna call the playstion rep and see if he can get that info and ill post it from work

05-14-2007, 08:10 AM	#7
corwin Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Bratislava, Slovakia	yes, keep us posted please thanks!

05-14-2007, 08:37 AM	#8
NARMAK Blu-ray Prince Member since:Feb 2007 Location:United Kingdom Blu-ray collection:141 Trading Score:18	Real nice find, i thought we were gonna be able to have wallpaper and options to set an image as an avatar last update but we didn't, nice to see it included in this one. All those others are real neat addition too but the two i mentioned are the ones i care about mainly

05-14-2007, 09:46 AM	#9
WeApOn Special Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Rhode Island, USA	Wait.. is this official? I saw a post that this was a rumor, but from a good source?

05-14-2007, 01:48 PM	#10
DezNutz Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:24	The biggest thing is the ability to access the XMB from in game. Now we can talk to our friends online, not in our game.. that is huge... that was biggest thing I liked about 360.. being able not only to see friends online and in other games, but also being able to talk to them.. and invite them to your room of your game.. hopefully they can add that to the games now..

05-14-2007, 02:11 PM	#11
jermwhl Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Virginia	Since we'll be able to access the XMB, does this mean we'll be able to play music off the HDD while playing games?

05-14-2007, 02:24 PM	#14
Rup_Muk Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:136 Blu-ray reviews:24 Trading Score:8	I look forward to seeing standard DVDs as "full". Moving in the right direction, IMHO. Glad to know that I made - for once - a wise investment in buying the PS3! Rup.

05-14-2007, 02:28 PM	#15
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Wow, WOW! Now that's what I call an update. So many new things to tinker with!

05-14-2007, 02:29 PM	#16
vercity Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:London, UK Blu-ray collection:54 Trading Score:1	If and when PS3 upscales im sure they would sell alot more systems to take the console war by the throat this update will be the beging of the take over all wee need now is also 720p blu ray fix

05-14-2007, 02:48 PM	#19
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Even the time and date display is going to be very useful for me, I always hit the PS button expecting to see it there.

05-14-2007, 02:51 PM	#20
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	It's really kind of remarkable to note how far the PS3 has come since original firmware 1.1 thereabouts to now at 2.0. They've really done a lot with it in a relatively short amount of time.

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