Update: It’s out! And it works quite well. Stay tuned for a download if you’re not able to update via the PS3 Network Update function.
Well it’s not the rumoured [fake] 2.0 firmware; however, it does in fact support 1080p upscaling for DVDs, PSOne, and PS2 games — that’s right, firmware version 1.80! Read ‘em and weep…
In addition to 1080p HD upscaling, users will now have the ability to view images, listen to music, and play videos over a local network from any supported DLNA3 device — PC, laptop, etc…
Firmware 1.80 truly packs a punch with further enhancements made to its “Remote Play” functionality… PSP & PS3 owners can now access their slick console from anywhere in the world, providing you have a broadband connection and PSP firmware 3.50 (available at the end of May). *Sniff* Do I smell 3.50 OE?! ;)
Last, but not least… Well, sort of… 1.80 includes the ability to print photos directly from the PS3 to a selection of Epson printers, via the USB connection.
Heads up! It’s due out tomorrow.
Download: 1.80 FW Update
- source: ign
after all the cufffel of the 2.0 update this seems a bit tame. lol. all i can say is meh. its ok. the upscaling is good if i had a 1080p tv.
AVI streaming now possible,see my post below!
sweet
Hmm, who is really gonna keep their PS3 on 24/7 whilst there in spain or sumthin – seems pretty useless but none the less, welldone sony – sumthin for us to hack again
the ps3 stays in a kind of sleep mode until the PSP wakes it up, and when your done, you can remotely send it back to sleep.
be good if if could play divx over a network but it’ll be mp4 and mpg only again…damn it…
try nero! divx and avi support
Does this mean UK PS3 owners will be able to play PS1 & PS2 games?
Is this only for UK?
yes this update is only for UK…
its not UK only. its available everywhere
kool cant wait =)
wonder if they expanded the the PS1/2 playable games
They did,ive heard mention of at least 3-4 games that work now and i bet theres more.
Being able to stream movies and music from my home server will be sweeeeeeeet….
All network updates are world wide… -.-
wish they would put as much time into developing new games as they did firmware.
Do you guys know what they mean when they say you can stream music and stuff from DLNA3 devices? What are those? Does that mean they have to be Sony branded computers and notebooks? Because that would be bs…Thanx for all responses
It’s basically a network protocol/architecture that integrates the net, mobile, and broadcast networks through a seamless, inter operable network.
I don’t know anything really about it, but it does seem typical of Sony to buy into proprietary technological bollocks. If anyone knows anything more about it i would love to know, cheers.
i looked into it and you can download a 30 day trial of a program called twonky media it should work its a media server http://www.twonkyvision.com/
Yeeah, I’m using Windows Media Player 11. All you have to do is enable Sharing in Options and it works flawlessly…Cept no album art, but that’s not really worth crying over.
I also use TVersity for videos
I’m liking the 1080P PS2 games enough to finally upgrade my 1.50
Just got the update. DLNA devices is basically a specialized network that accepts uPnP devices. If you have a Mac, get eyeConnect or Twonkyvision. PC use TwonkyVision or TVersity. Still can’t play DivX over the network
I have to admit, my PS1/PS2 games look significantly better in 1080p.
The 1080p 24hz support is a nice bonus I didn’t expect, but even better is that my PS1/2 memory card reader finally works both ways!
Considering the price of most DVD up-scalers, I think this just improved the value of the PS3 greatly.
Is it worth $600? Maybe when some more great games are out. Here’s hoping for a price drop in the not-so-distant future.
Im updating as I type… I really don’t care too much for this upscaling since I play my Ps1 and my Ps2 games on my modded Ps2…. Its nice that SONY is worrying about backwards compatibility but come on SONY its been six months… Your nerds can work faster and get us really significant updates like in-game mp3 playback… As well as many other great feats……….
I must admit.. The graphics on my NBA 2k7 do look significantly better.. Forget what I wrote before… I didnt realize it upscaled bluerays as well as OLD SChOOl LOL
hi i was wondering with the new update can i really upscale bd in full screen on my lcd 1080 p…im playng the bd movie but the bars are still there and i was hoping that the update gonna meke them dissapear like the regular dvds..any help…thnx
DLNA – > http://www.dlna.org/
Actually is a communication protocol (sort of) that enables home el. gadgets to exchange data (sound, images, video). I own a Sony DSC-G1 camera that has built in wireless adapter and can connect to a wifi network – it can connect only to DLNA enabled devices …so PS3 ..will be my first DLNA home device!
Nice..that update was cool enough!
the ps2 games look a lil better. but i think they still run better on the ps2 than ps3.. still a bit blocky.. does anyone have any settings that made it look better? at first i ran it 1080p it still looked bad. then 480p and it was a lil better. but not as clean as ps2 console.
Jesus when can we change backgrounds?
I don’t think even he knows!!!
There has to be a good reason for them not to release an update where you can change the background, for example the PSP had a background changing ability and there was a Tiff exploit within the pictures folder within weeks of release do u think sony are gonna make the same mistake again?
I think not!
I think they have managed to get one of their paid hackers to hack it and so thats why they arent releasing it.
Well just have to wait until they have it down to a T so that it gives some poor hacker in the real world a bit of a challenge unlike the PSP which was hacked within days of release.
Sorry if i sound a bit angry im not really but I just think that sony are a business and so are gonna try and make as much money as possible through any means neccesary and if that means withholding features then thats what theyll do.
it all sounds good,very tempted to update but ill wait and see what 2.0 brings
I updated and love that i can stream over my network now. One thing i noticed is that when i goto my server (Power Mac G5) It list pics, music etc. Any way to have it just show the music under music and pics under pics etc.?
it is out not very much new stuff waiting for v2 :)
From the little research ive done on DLNA, you have to buy a device or piece of software that is DLNA compliant. So far i have not seen anything under $500. Back to linux on PS3. This is update would have been cool if i was going to be able to browse my personal home network.
As it stands this is a useless update for me. Those that have a PSP will really like it.
TwonkyMedia. 39 bucks.
FYI!
I am admitting to a mistake in my previous post. You can in fact use WMP11 to stream your content thru the PS3.
My bad.
I have updated firmware and am running tversity as a media server but everytime i try and open an mp3 file the ps3 says unsupported format. Anyone know why this is?
anyone needing the link, here you go
http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/us/2007_0524_fd9887626f734b46b271aec58e827cb2/PS3UPDAT.PUP
this is pants, why can’t they just make it able to see a bog standard nas drive through a router…they never seem to cater for the lowest common denominator…thank god for linux on the ps3, about the only thing worth keeping this black dust magnet for at the moment as even the games aren’t next gen at the moment…someone hurry up and hack this mother so i can get a good replacement for xbmc on my 5 year old xbox!!!
Media sharing is working like a charm on Windows Vista. Video limitations blow, though.
this is awesome!! tried it out and works awesome HOORAY for the upscaling i’ve been waiting for this!!! sony rulez now!!!! cant wait for that 2.0 firmware though……
Sony finally came though for us!! Now no reason to use the xbox 360 to watch dvds specially with the convenience of the bluetooth remote. Next release should aim at upscaling 720p games up to 1080i/1080p. Here’s hoping.
I have Vista and the combination is SUPER!! no need for TVersity! The PS3 is just getting better and better… I love it, so worth my 600€
Hey guys,word on the street is you CAN stream avi/xvid to ps3 using nero showtime!
quote from another site:
“For v1.80 users: PS3 AVI Transcoding On-The-Fly
If you’ve got a PC full of AVI’s, with the recent v1.80 FW update and a copy of Nero Home or Nero v7.0 you to can now enjoy all your videos as of today by doing the following:”
If this is proved to be working 100% with no quality problems Ithink ill update,set up a media server in a spare room or attic.anyone tried this yet,I cant im on 1.5 for now :)
uhh… Link please
that way i can try and see if it works
how does that works media sharing?
Go here.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/mp11/sharemedia.aspx
Yeah i read that post about streaming xvid/divx. I got WMP11 working and i have successfully streamed my mp3’s. When i tried my .avi and divx it didn’t work. Is there a way to get rid of all those unnecessary folders when browsing your Media Server?
Also, i have a server set up at home and i tried pointing WMP11 to the folders i have shared on it and it didnt work. All your streaming content has to be on your WMP11 pc.
yeah i was wondeing about all the addtional folders aswell, i havent really looked in to it yet but i will.
plz told me about how to hack my ps3 ?
how i connect my ps3 to computer ?
I have xp windows
hack it with an axe and then use a normal network cable to connect!
Just used nero media player and it plays great including divx movies !
I just did this update. I’m getting a lot of answers here so thanks to all the knowledgable people in here, but I have a problem. I updated last night and played around with it and it works great,except for this: I can’t play any of my Blu-Ray movies. Anyone else ran into this problem because of the update??
This update is awesome, loving the streaming makes my life so much easyer!
right now im streaming .VOB files over wirelessly and works great, only one small problem, since a movie is made of many .VOB files the PS3 treats them as individual movies. Any way to make it auto play all the movies (.VOB files) in a certain folder. By the way im on a mac using EyeConnect.
hey has anybody foundout that you can upgrade the playstation 3 hard drive? i did i got a 120 gb hdd in mine.
no offense dude… but everyone should know… all it is, is a laptop 2.5 SATA hard drive i have 160 gb in mine
what is axe where i can download it to hack my ps3 1.50 ?
PLease if any body hacks ps3 1.50 ver so please add me decent_rehan09@hotmail.com
Thankyou .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYRNOGg2BGM
um sorry for noob question but does your playstation 3 have to be turned on to use psp to ps3 conn. over a wireless network?
Yes…yes it has to be turne on… -.-
but will it overheat if your on a trip and you want to view a video on hdd and you have to leave it on. cause their is two power switches on it.
decent u r so fuken dum do u fuken read da web site dey only have a 16 to 1.5 d. grader u have to fuken wait for some iso loader an shit to come out go suk some dik
Its a great update. Still mad that access to the xmb is not present during gameply, no custom soundtrack support, and no custom backgrounds. Ps2 upscalling is nice especially in gran turismo4. DVDs look alot better also in 1080i. The media server is awesome. I have gotten it to work nicely. Some internet tv shows work. Only took two minutes to copy 1.19gig mpg4hd rip of clerks in 720p to my ps3 on my network. I want the ability to download stuff from the ps3 to the psp through remote play. that would be wicked. and to tap it ur an ignorant asshole. This is why I stray from posting comments and forums. Too many losers on the net who flame others for asking simple questions even if they seem and are noobish. grow up. Ur acting just like a dumb ass fanboy. I love my ps3 was somewhat disappointed in the abilities but sony is making way with the updates. I still wish they had made the 60bg has 512mb ram for linux sake and and games.
Screw waiting for all these ” Iso loaders”. I’m done with waiting, I’ll just buy games like normal people, bleh.
i saw that video before. i have linux working on my playstation 3 and i have windows xp emulated on linux too :) now i have too computers lol.
I find it a little odd that nearly all news sites make a big deal out of DVD/PS/PS2 upscaling – a passable feature at best – but fail to even mention Blu-ray downscaling to 720p, a hugely important feature that was sorely missing until this update came along.
AFteR HOw maNy MoNthS Ps3 1.50 HAckiNG REleaSed ????
WhAt THe hEll ArE yOU TALkinG AbOUt ?
i changed my ps3 blu ray pplayer
ima goin to try that thing where you can play ps2 baq ups wit ps3 baq ups , cuz i got a blu ray burner
i wish you would die you clog up this place with your bull sh!t all the time get bent weirdo
hey is their anyway you can emulate windows vista on linux?
u could emulate vista but it would be so fucking slow. vista requires 512mb system ram min and sony doesnt let us have access to the rsx. so vista would look like a system hog version of xp. xp runs perdy good in linux but still once again no vid card support and lack of ram. fucking sony. i would trade my ps3 for a 1gig ps3! even if it was $899 and came with a 160+gig hd too.
is there gona be a mod chip soon.
no there will never be a modchip
shity… i guess im gona have to return my ps3.
Isn’t that a bit sad that you only buy your ps3 just so you can play back-up games? If your gonna return it, return it coz you don’tlike the features or games available, not coz you can’t play copied games. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for mod-chips but I wouldn’t buy a console solely based on the hope that I can use it for illegal business, I’d buy it because it’s a good console and has promising legal features.
i was able to emulate windows xp on linux and it does run pretty good. the only problem is you cant use any pc games on it which sucks. i just got a 160 gb hardrive in my ps3 i upgraded it. i even got super nintendo roms to work. its like i have a semi computer lol.
ok i was being sarcastic… but i do like it cuz i hope i can hack it one day….saves money….pluss i like the fact that i can play games for free… yes its sad i guess for the sounds of you only.but thats who i am… and i dont need someone to lecture me about… by the way why are you posting on a hack site if you dont like to hear people talking about modchips and shit about that… but ok sorry if offended you aobut the subject.
quit being a hypocrit. you kow you would by one if it ever came out.
As I said. “I’m all for mod chips”. Every console I have ever had has been modified but I wouldn’t send my PS3 back just because it wasn’t modifiable.
im not sending it back i was just being sarcastic. not tring to be rude.
boo-hoo
Dude!..any loader out yet????
not that i know of. ps3 hacks needs to update the site this is old news and i already got my 1.80 updaate firmware.
no worthwhile news. :(
unless you got some? ;)
not really all i know is to run linux and emulate windows xp and i cant add anything to this site as updates. im not moderator.
SOME NEWS!
As hinted last night in my Blog, several PS3 Debug (also referred to as TEST) Firmware versions have recently been leaked, and tonight we are kicking things off in sharing the latest PS3 v1.80 Debug Firmware with the PS3 community courtesy of a very NiCE but anonymous source! For those wondering, PS3 Debug Firmware allows game testers/reviewers to run both unsigned code and PS3 game images burned to Blu-ray Disc from a PS3 Debug/TEST machine.
Courtesy of ps3news.com
Avoiud the above website, it tried to install shit after becoming ‘unavailable’