FW update 1.6 for Ps3 is here! -
03-22-2007, 01:56 PM
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Concerning®PLAYSTATION 3 system software version 1.60 update [ 2007.03.22 ]
From 2007 March 22nd,™the update which renews the substance performance of PS3 was started. With the latest update, version of system software becomes 1.60, the following function is renewed.
Main Advanced Capability
Pinpoint zoom & resolution setting (Internet browser)
* Pinpoint zoom: It can expand can indicate the place where it has the pointer on the picture with pinpoint. The source of the Web page is analyzed, optimum enlargement ratio is calculated automatically according to the place where the pointer is adjusted.
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* Resolution modification: Adjusting™to the image output resolution of PS3, you can adjust the indicatory size of the Web page easyly to see. In addition, the setting which holds down the flicker in screen at the time of interlace output, was added.
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Full size keyboard
* When inputting the letter, it reached the point where the full size keyboard can be indicated in the picture.
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Folding@home™
* ™Folding@home is the distributed computing project where the American Stanford University promotes. It researches the folding structure of the protein, it designates that it uses in various disease remedys which it is related as goal.™It is possible to participate in this project by starting the Folding@home program, via network.
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Remote play by way of the access point
* It reached the point where®you can play from PSP remotely by way of the access point. Remote play connection is possible even with™PS3 (20GB model) which does not load wireless LAN.
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Background download
* When downloading the data and the plural data whose file size is large, while downloading, it is possible to operate other things.
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The other functions which are renewed with version 1.60
Whole
* It corresponded to the playback of BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc Rewritable) ver.3.0.
* When connecting with the television, it corresponded to HDMI automatic detection. When the power of PS3 is turned on when™the HDMI cable has been connected, the change picture of image output setting is indicated in automatically. *
* When power of the television which is connected with the HDMI cable has not been turned on, functioning it does not do.
Setting
* [ In [ indicatory language ] of substance setting ], Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, simplified form letter Chinese and traditional form letter Chinese were added.
* [ With [ character set ] of substance setting ], it reached the point where the character set which is used in file name can be chosen.
* To [ [ making the playbackof WMA effective, ] it addedsubstance setting ].
* To [ [ diskautomatic start ] was addedsubstance setting ].
* [ It reached the point where the data which it backs up with [ backuputility ] of substance setting ],™can be restoredin other PS3.
* [ With [ Bluetooth equipment register ]®of peripheral device setting ],it became®the Bluetooth keyboard and the way whichcan register the mouse.
* [ Remote playsetting ] was added.
Music
* It corresponded to the playback of the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) disk. *
* It is the music disk which above SonicStage Mastering Studio Ver.2.1 or above (together the SONY corporation product) DSD Direct Ver.2.0 can be drawn up.
Video
* Motion JPEG and AVCHD (m2ts) were added to the file format which it can play back.
Network
* [ Managementof download ] was added.
Friend
* [ New kyatstart ] was added.
In addition
* ™PlayStation of the part in®PS3 and®operational status of the PlayStation 2 standard software were renewed. You can verify up-to-date operationalstatus with <private search sight >.
so can it now play videos on sites??? it can play youtube videos can it play anything else??
I was always able to play youtube and peekvid etc before this update so I guess yes? Those are the only 2 sites I go to when I watch vids so iono besides them..
That sucks you can't BG change Only BG download. Man we're not going to see that update for quite awhile. Glad the PAL ps3 release is going smooth though.
That sucks you can't BG change Only BG download. Man we're not going to see that update for quite awhile. Glad the PAL ps3 release is going smooth though.