Latest PS3 Firmware Updates

[Number45]

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/11/ps3-2-40-2-41-update-adds-blu-ray-upscaling-audio-playback-tw/

Blu-Ray upscaling, for those not in 'full HD', was added with the last patch as well.

[kernow]

wouldn't that be 'downscaling' .. hehe, hmm maybe not

argh confused *head esplode*

[NekoFever]

It means it'll scale content on Blu-rays to the best resolution that your TV can handle, as it does with DVDs. Obviously it's been scaling 1080p stuff down to 720p/1080i for a lot of people for a while now, but before this, if you watched a special feature on the disc that was in 480p, it would display it at that resolution, and even downscale the PS3 menus (the PS button one) as a side-effect. Now it'll scale that stuff properly.

Nice to have for that handful of 1080i Blu-rays, and also if you came across a 720p one. A BD-R recording from a camcorder, maybe?

[kernow]

2.42 is out.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/07/29/firmware-update-2-42-now-available/

[hudson]

Woohoooooooooo!

This update improves the playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation format software.

[J0e Musashi]

*plays Outrun 2 SP in anticipated bragging rights action*

[hudson]

Stop it, Joe! I play it on my eggbox360 when I....*sigh.

[The Glider]

I've mentioned it in the PSN thread, but I'm wondering if 2.42 has knobbled my PS3 as I'm getting DNS error 80710102 everytime I try to sign in, although it was working on Tuesday night when playing Uncharted. I've tried disabling the Media Server but still no luck. What to do now I wonder...

[fishbowlhead]

I've mentioned it in the PSN thread, but I'm wondering if 2.42 has knobbled my PS3 as I'm getting DNS error 80710102 everytime I try to sign in, although it was working on Tuesday night when playing Uncharted. I've tried disabling the Media Server but still no luck. What to do now I wonder...

Ive had that a few times recently, being signed out of psn and booted out of online games for no reason then the dns error comes up. Only happens on odd ocations but still strange.

[kernow]

I've been signed off psn for no reason a couple of times too now I think of it. maybe twice.

[hudson]

Firmware v2.5 rumour - Ability to screen grab.

According to CVG

[J0e Musashi]

*Screengrabs Outrun 2 SP*

[hudson]

*Screengrabs Outrun 2 SP*

[Brad]

If this involves plugging in a PC keyboard and hitting the Print Screen key I'm not gonna be impressed.

[Number45]

I don't see how else they can do it intuitively to be honest - they can't use the PS key directly (Both press and hold functionality are taken) and adding it as an option in there is going to make it hard to time the capture for what you want.