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i was just reading this on threespeech and came on here
f**king yeah! finally! ps3 for the motherf**king win! omgz! yes! now if they added AVI support...wow...ultimate!
I love it! But lets all wait and see the comical replies from "certain" posers......oops I mean posters.
this iz goin to rulz
If only it had a real scaler chip instead of linear software scaling, it would look better.
Theres our first one!
jungle is massev
Where is Mr Microsoft Sense to deny this ? He was recently bragging about his 360 upscaling DVD's...
Where is Mr Microsoft Sense to deny this ? He was recently bragging about his 360 upscaling DVD's...
I was thinking the exact same thing!
Dark_Alex reports that 3.50 OE-A will be released at the end of the month. LOLz
Why post this when nobody bought the PS3 (well maybe the guys who bought the N-Gage)? Anyways so now PS3 gets video upscaling, my 360 has it already since launch, this really shows the only worth consoles to buy are the 360 and PSP (but still the best games are pc games).
Then why the hell are you here?
the only games that really own every single console are...... atari 2600 games!!! XD nah jk windows 3.0 owns your crappy vista
This is really gonna make me and my troll friends look super dumb.
All those times we touted the PS3's inability to scale its content due to the lack of built in scaler hardware... If only we had chosen not to ignore and bad talk all the many reputable sources showing that a scaler was actually included under the hood of the PS3...
Listen to me, clearly we are ALL idiots. I just happen to be gay on top of it all!
sounds cool now if only i had a fruking ps3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Socom4 baby
1st lol
sounds sik with the upsacaling feature
"1st lol" you fail.
this is dumb y would u play old games and dvdz when ps3 games and blu-ray i want xmb bar in game thatz it *****en bull***** ***** ***** eatin *****es com the ***** on sony *****
Because PS3 games at the moment pretty much suck. So playing old games in HD is good. Wait for it and in the meanwhile learn how to spell. I hate that gangsta language...
I didn't know that Resistance, Motorstorm. Virtua Fighter, Calling all Cars and Oblivion sucked?
lol actualy your not first, f***ing noob
1ST MOTHER*****ERS!!!!!!!111111111111111111!!!ONEONEONE
first to what? *****in moron!
He's probably the first retarded transvestite.
Can't wait for the update. Too bad that we have to wait still for remote play.
ino this is gonna be hugely ace news for every1 wiv a PS3
what was that?
ur a retard if you don't get what he just said.
Nobody is a retard I am sure he did get it! What he didn't get is why neonDog couldn't say it in English. Chat speak is for chat rooms. We use English, including proper grammar and punctuation, while on forums and in letters, emails, and other written correspondence.
message to neonDog: Read that again!
Sony are ausome, upscaling is going to be class. Especially that PC movie thing, that sounds cool.
Omg.... i just ***** the bed...
or should I just wait?
Is there any chance the PS3 will be hackable like the PSP with HB and what not? Custom FW's, playable ISO's, ect... ect... ect....?
unless you want to wait like 2 years just update. they locked up the ps3's firmware pretty tight
By Toby Bialas on May 14, 2007
There's been a whole bunch of buzz about this today. The initial post at The Official Playstation Forums around page 208. A veteran poster revealed some insightful info about the supposed new update for PS3 (details below). After plenty of hype and speculation, the poster came back to say her account was supposedly hacked and she is sorry for any inconviences that may have been caused.
But the news has spread far and wide, apparently already to Attack of the Show on G4 just a while ago. So it still remains unknown if Firmware 2.00 is actually near and includes all of this cool stuff or not. Gamers Day is this week, and more than likely Sony will announce anything new there, so we'll keep you updated.
PS3 Firmware Update 2.00 Details
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].
[Rcrf}n 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 slideshows 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 visualizations 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%u2122 (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 + 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%u2122 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.
too late. qj posted that article like 3 weeks ago
Well this shows xbox360 who is boss. we just need avi palyback to make this machine outsell 360. Could still do with graphics hardware in linux though.
Sony, You win again or will in the end anyhow.
The PS3 can't outsell anything because it is the worst console out there.
Becoming a paperweight? That must be it, because that title belongs to your XBOX 360.
Before you say anything about me being a fanboy read the rest of my posts and count how many times I reference other systems in my post. I almost never mention them, good or bad. But you asked for it with your repugnant post. When you go to a PS3 forum and say something like that you deserve all the hell that anybody wants to give you! Go somewhere else to be miserable. Find someone else to be jealous of. Don't go away mad, just go away!
It's best at being a paperweight, acutally, becuase its so big, and so *****ty.
this is great. i was just playing god of war (the first one) on my new 46" sharp lcd on my ps3 via hdmi and it was displaying in 480p. now tomorrow i can play it again in god mode this time in glorious 1080p!!
Why aren't you playing any PS3 games on it?
Oh yeah, right. Just Motorstorm and Resistance.
Wow, I've been playing upscaled BC games for 14 months now. Sony finally caught up, just no ingame XMB yet, nor can you even change the wallpaper.
LOL, aren't you a sad person....posting on a PS3 news bit just to say BS about it. You need to drop the "PS3" from your name then it will be just right!
Let us compare:
Xbox360 - There are maybe oh i dont know, 5 or 6 titles BC worth playing. Probably 50-100 bc in total
Ps3 - over 2000 titles.
Tard indeed. Tard indeed.
I think I just heard your mom calling you home for dinner. Shoo!
I too have been playing that on my PS3 recently ... can't wait to see the Improvement!
Also Hope Dark_Alex is on the task for 3.5 ;-) really want to see Remote Play work away from home ... just not "Bad Enough" to go the Sony FW route!
this update might not be global. just looking at the US PS Forums and other sites and they think US and JAP wont be getting this update coz of the EE chips and how it wasnt meant to handle 1080p upscaling, while the software emulation can be changed to handle anything. only time will tell
Over at NeoGaf an insider confirmed its worldwide including scaling. It may affect the BC on the US/Jap versions tho since it will most likely switch to emulation. Maybe the EE will be deactivated. Honestly the Euro BC list isn't to bad and to have upscaling it may be worth letting go of a few games for awhile.
i didn't think about that.
Ok I'm a tard. What is EE and BC?
EE - Emotion Engine, the PS2 Graphics Chip
BC - Backwards Compatibility (PS1, PS2 Games on PS3)
EE + emotion engine
BC + Backwards compatibility
Hardware emulation does not forbid upscaling.
It's a post processing affect, mewaning once the PS2 hardware renders a frame, the PS3 hardware takes it, upscales it, shows it. With no change in emulation
Emotion Engine (a PS2 core) and Backwards Compatability
Ok got it Thanks
WOW! I mite sell my xbox for this *****
HOLY *****!
PS3 purchase confirmed!
I bought a ps3 sony not a ps2 or 1, the only thing even remotly good is the remote play, lol. Seiriously, when are they going to bring in xmb access during games. I can wait, but i just want to know.
For what reason wold you want to be able to access the XMB during games?
If you're playing a game why not PLAY the game instead of Lookin' at your photo slideshow
to check your friends list, send messages, read messages, voice chat......
And dont forget, listening to music!
I'm not a PS3 fanboy or anything, and I own a 360 elite. But I always loved the ps2 and it's games. Every time there was a new accessory (Headset, slim ps2, wireless controller, multitap, HD Component Cables) I got them. I actually think I will get a PS3 JUST BECAUSE I can play my old games in 1080p. I would pay 600$ just for that. I never thought PS3 would ever mean anything to me.... Finally Sony does sumthing right! (Other than Blu-ray)
And I had been thinking about getting a DVD player that was able to upscale...lol.
Not anymore!! Wooooot!!!
so let's say.. i've got some recorded tv shows( Via Media center), i could burn them to dvd.. and they would be upscaled to 1080p on my hdtv????
Awsome news... altho i can alrdy watch my movies on the ps3 (google red kawa)
but non the less awsome news!
i thought several people argued upscaling wasn't feasible because lack of a built in hardware scalar.......can some one comment on this?
The cell is capable of post-processing any video that it can play. Go to AVSForum and read up about HTPC's. It's amazing what a few filters can do to a video with a capable processor. The cell is more that stout enough to upscale/sharpen/denoise etc...
The cell can only do simple linear scaling. It's not as good as a dedicated scaler chip.
I never mentioned a hardware scaler. I mentioned running it through software hence the mention of filters and post-processing. I was basically stating that the CPU has the horsepower to do many things through software including scaling.
Try it yourself, FFDshow, even better than pro scalers, not that consumer level one that the 360 has
no 360fanboys yet. lets see how much we can go before they start whining their asses off.
I just spent freekin over $3k on a new 1080p TV because I was sick of Bluray movies not being able to be played at 720p on my old tv.
Is this going to save some peoples butts and allow them to watch Bluray's at 720p? Else it is 1080i or 480p which sucks a donkey kong nob imo.
Seems like now the scaler could do that, hopefully they implement it so 720p TV owners can enjoy High Def from their Blurays.
Also, they always say remote play for psp but what exactly does it do, there has been a form of remote play for a few fw versions now.... Can you actually play ps3 games with your psp yet or is it still just music or movies access... If so they should call it remote "watch" or remote "listen" cuz you not be playin nuthing doods.
dude go here and check out this chart for more info:
http://kr.img.blog.yahoo.com/ybi/1/20/c8/bluewind001/folder/3/img_3_1009_0?1179946680.jpg
Bluray plays in 1080i as well, and EVERY HDTV ever made supports 1080i.
On a ps3(thats what we are talking about) the OS only outputs blu-ray in 480p on a 720p tv instead of 1080p. Do research idiot.
no, you're an idiot. 1080i is interlaced and interlaced sux...
if you do remote play, doesnt the ps3 have to be on? so you have to leave it on when your out to get it to work.. hmm that would be useless.
i think they're smart enough so that when you enter remote play, it asks are you sure, then it turns on the ps3 over the internet, then when you exit, it turns off the PS3.
I don't turn it off its not like it is fragile or something.
Who thinks this update suckssss! WE CANT DO WALLPAPER ARE U KIDDING ME???? YEAH SONY IS LISTENING TO US ALRIGHT NOW I CAN PRINT PICTURES JEE THANKS SONY LIKE I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO DO THAT SINCE LAUNCH! NOW LET US HAVE IN GAME XMB U A$$ CLOWNS
How about let them get the bigger upgrades out the way first. I bet more people want up-scaling than wallpapers
Well, at least you posted after some really USEFUL posts. Explain to me how putting a picture as wallpaper is more important than having upscaling of ps1, ps2, and regular dvds?
Your remark borders on moron and just plain stupid.
P.S. The all caps doesn't make you look like more of an idiot either!
You're the only one, so eat ***** and die
In game XMB access? Wallpapers? Do you sit and stare at your XMB? Why in the world would you want that instead of scaling abilities for video and BC games. That is for a future update!
While waiting for some blockbuster PS3 games to hit the shelves I am extremely glad that Sony is doing something for it's multimedia capabilities. Contrary to what the dotes who hang out here bashing Sony have to say I bought my system for it's innovation and forward thinking design. This might even help them sell more consoles, rapidly increasing the rate at which those blockbusters do hit the shelves.
I am talking about innovation in a different way than the gimmicky Wii. I am not saying there is anything wrong with the Wii. Quite the opposite! It may well save a bunch of obese children and keep many senior citizens bones strong and healthy. I really don't know! I think after a while the aura will go away, though. It is another unique and innovative system just not a next generation one. That is the reason for it's low price and rapid sales. I don't care if it outsells the PS3 until the end of time, it caters to a different crowd. Someday it may even be cheap enough that PS3 owners may not mind sharing some space with it. Until then we will have to wait and see.
On the other hand with the PS3 we have a true next generation system capable of stunning next generation graphics in games and jaw dropping videos due to it's BD capabilities. We also have an upscaling DVD player now too!
In my opinion the people Sony are well aware of what they are doing and I am willing to wait patiently while their plan unfolds. In the meantime updates like this one will keep me a happy PS3 buyer.
Jin wu shut your damn mouth IF YOU DONT LIKE ME TYPING IN CAPS THEN GO EAT A D*CK only thing you are probaly good at. And darsh im not the only one go in the playstation forums you idiot. Now that thats out of the way. They had in game xmb access in a old video I seen and we need it because we still have to exit our game when someone send us a message is dumb. And how is printing pictures from the ps3 more important then setting a wallpaper. I know some of you fanboys sucking sony's d*ck and get all offended when I say something that most ppl could agree with but look around.........why are we waiting for this simple task and not give us the ability to set wallpapers from the start. Do you see the custom wallpapers that ppl made for the psp? There awesome and I bet 90% of you have your own wallpaper and im just saying it makes no sense why this wasn't added out of the box even though it will be in the future. Now before you cry baby's start whining why don't you go play a xbox 360 and start sucking Microsoft's d*ck because you might have something thats worth arguing about. yes i do stare at my xmb because theres no games to play and thanks to sony I can play ps1 games in 1080p and print out pictures of your mom naked because i paid 600 dollars to do that...Now start crying
I agree with joke, nothing good added to the ps3 and the xbox360 still has more features and even though sony prmised lots of crap my 360 has better graphics (ingame, not cutscenes) than my friend's ps3. In addition 360 online is better cause it doesn't lag and all my friends play xbox Live (in fact, even Phill Harrison of Sony America couldn't answer a simple question "what about ps3's online future? how will it compete with Xbox Live?", he was for over 10 seconds saying "uhh" and then he said he had no comment on that! For christ sake the PS3 sales show the PS3 is a lame duck, why would I buy a console that will fail in a few years and turn out to be a Gamecube? The Ps3, being in most areas inferior to the 360 and costing 200 dollars more thinks it can just rely on the Playstation name to succeed? The only good thing about the PS3 is blu-ray but that is still not enough to sell an overpriced bulky piece of junk, now blu ray players are expensive but in a year or 2 they will lower to less than 200 dollars, just like the DVD players, and who needs a blu ray now when few blu ray DVDs are available and even VHS movies are still rarely found at rental stores (blockbuster only but still, like * years after DVDs arrived).
...... and yet so empty.
1) CAPS are like walking into a room and SHOUTING! Nobody likes it and it makes you look like a fool.
2) You are not the only one. True but why worry about that before truly useful things.
3) Nobody has posted claiming that the printing feature was useful. Go through from the beginning and actually read what we are talking about this time.
4) Screw the numbers I will be in double digits soon. Good point about the PSP wallpapers, many people have made them and some are pretty cool. What you failed to mention is that the PSP was originally shipped without wallpaper support either. It also was packaged in a firmware update.
Finally we have the comments about someone's mom. Wow, that one is really original. I don't know who you are posting to with that one and I don't really care. Go whine somewhere else!
..... is full of ****.
My sharp aquos 1080p is coming in the mail! Star Wars HD here I come!
LOL STAR WARS
Theres a video on youtube where someone is showing how the remote play works. From the looks of it, it looks like the ps3 has to be turned on.
Finally, I was playing dino crisis a few weeks back and man was it ugly. I look forward to this tomorrow.
ofcourse the ps3 has to be turned on!
Woot! Gran Turismo 4 in Full Hi Def! NO MORE BLURRY CARS!!!
You just gave sony an excuse to not make Gran Turismo HD!
Finaly a third game that can consume my time on a ps3. lol.
Hasn't this been available for awhile? I mean...I use it all the time...
here its comes
^
being released at the end of May
3.40 oe-a works for remote play update is out now iand i was just useing it
jus forget which 1s the better 1 :S
But this has made my day(night) neway coz i was really disappointed since Xbox HD was able to upscale movies.
I was planin buy a standard DVD playa that upscales movies coz of that.
NOT ANY MORE :)
i stands for interlaced which means that the screen uses every other horizontal line of pixels on the screen. p stands for progressive which means that every pixel on the screen is being used. So 1080p is better then 1080i.
umm... why would i buy blue ray movies ifthe dvds are goin to be in 1080p 4rm now on????
1920x1080i uses every line just not all at the same time. What this means is that when the screen is drawn it draws 1920 pixels for lines 1,3,5,7, etc... then in the NEXT draw cycle it draws 1920 pixels for lines 2,4,6,7, etc...
1920x1080p draws 1920 pixels for line 1 then does the same for lines 2,3,4,5 etc... all in the SAME draw cycle.
A little math for reference:
1280x720p + 1280*720 + 921,600 pixels/draw 1920x1080i + 1920*1080/2 + 1,036,800 pixels/draw
1920x1080p + 1920*1080 + 2,076,300 pixels/draw
In summary the difference between 720p and 1080i is negligible at best. With high motion, such as sporting events or anything with quick camera pans, the 720p is actually far superior and some people have sensitive enough eyes to pick up the flicker of an interlaced signal making the 720p signal their preferred choice. 1080p however is overwhelmingly superior resulting in a superior resolution with flicker-free and simply stunning performance.
Your DVD's will not be in 1080p they will only be scaled to that from a 720x480 source. Only BD goes from the disc to your screen in pristine 1080p quality all the way.
although Folding Junkie let me down.
well it should look better upscalin anyway at least
Sorry I did not mean to do that! Personally, I want the progressive scan signal 720 or 1080. I hate to say it but I have no use for 1080i. This is only my opinion though and you are free to have a different one. As a matter of fact you may prefer 1080i more Please don't let me influence your decision I just wanted to explain the differences to you.
This much I can tell you! My TV is flickery in 1080i. This may be inherent to my set but I don't think so. I just don't like an interlaced signal on any digital set.
HELLLLLLLLLLLZZZZZZZZZZ YEAHHHHHHHHHHH *****E!!!!!!!!!!!! @@@@@ 1080 mutha fuuukin P biaaaatccchhh woooo and i got a 1080p Samsung 67 inch tv WOOOOOOOOOOGHGOOOOOO omfg al they need is wallpaper, custom avatars (online), In game XMB, PLAYSTIAONNNN HOME and i have just made the best investment in all my life time !!!!! not even 3000K of on bargaining on ma Acura MDX (07) wuld beet this !! of all time biatches !!!!!!!
by the way you use your words, you sound uneducated and i dont even think you have enough money to afford a 12 inch tv....
Yeah I kinded want to put my own avatar up. like you can do in some forums. Here a Ideal how about putting up a forum on the psn. That be cool:}
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