Downloading PS3 ver 1.6 as I type this

[Gremal]

Looks like I'll be the first kid on the block with these updates. Really looking forward to the background downloading feature and keyboard compatibility. I'll find out how those updates work in a few minutes if I can stay awake. No use for the PSP advances but I'm sure they'll make some gamers happy.

Hopefully Sony continues to update and enhance the PS3. I'm not complaining, but there is plenty of room for improvement in the menus and features.

Edit: Well, so far I am very unimpressed with the updates. The PS3 still seems practically incompatible with my USB keyboard based on a quick attempt to use the PS3's internet browser. What a joke of a browser. I sure hope the keyboard compatibility and the browser support are better addressed in a future update.

The supposed automatic resolution adjustment feature I read about is also nowhere to be found. Unless I'm missing something, I still have to manually change the settings when watching a standard DVD after BD and vice versa. Again, I hope this feature is addressed in a future update.

I did notice that 1.6 makes the PS3 automatically launch DVD playback when you slide the disc in. Before, I had to select the DVD or BD icon, unless I turned on the PS3 by placing a disc in it. Honestly I liked the earlier way better because it gave me the chance to select the output I needed wihout automatically launching the disc.

The only evident advantage to 1.6 that I can appreciate is the background downloading, which works flawlessly and places a cool arrow icon for "download management" under the "network" menu. Aside from this advantage, 1.6 appears to be a dud and we'll have to wait for future versions for better features.