Overview
The latest PlayStation 3 2.41 firmware update added more than just the long-awaited in-game XMB access. Upscaling from Blu-ray discs is now supported, allowing the system to deinterlace 1080i to 1080p on its own, if you have a homemade BDAV formatted disc recorded in less-than-full HD. Retail Blu-ray flicks are BDMV formatted, so for certain discs not in 1080p (mostly concerts), they’ll still be played only in their native resolution.
Also included is upscaling, frame noise reduction and block noise reduction for video played off the PS3 HDD or external storage media, and DTS-ES and DTS 96/24 compatibility on Blu-ray discs.
Descriptions
The PLAYSTATION®3 system software update may include security patches, new or revised settings and features and other items, which will change your current operating system. We encourage you to check this page from time to time for software updates and to always maintain your system to use the latest version of the system software.
An update to the PS3™ system software was released on July 8, 2008. You can use this update to upgrade your system software to version 2.41.
This update corrects a problem that prevented a limited number of PS3™ systems from starting properly after updating to version 2.40.
For those users who have updated to version 2.40 and have experienced the problem where the XMB™(XrossMediaBar) screen does not appear, or no images are displayed on the screen, you can contact Consumer Services at 1-800-345-7669.
Sony have confirmed that for those users who have successfully updated to version 2.40 and are able to start the PS3™ system, this problem will not occur on your PS3™ system.
Version 2.41 Improvements
1. Game
Displaying the XMB™ screen during gameplay. You can now access the XMB™ screen while playing PLAYSTATION®3 format software. If you press the PS button during gameplay, the XMB™ screen will be displayed. From the screen you can create and send messages under Friends and use some other XMB™ features.
2. Network
Searching the Internet from the XMB™ screen. You can now perform an Internet search directly from the XMB™ screen. The PS3™ system conducts the search based on a keyword or phrase that you enter.
- Select Network → Internet Search. The on-screen keyboard is displayed.
- Enter the keyword that you want to use for the search. After entering the keyword, select the [Enter] key. A page showing the search results is displayed.
3. Overall
- You can now see the system clock on the XMB™ screen. The date and time that were set under [Settings] > [Date and Time] are displayed.
- When using a keyboard, you can now clear the entire text entry field at once.
- The Users icon is now displayed when you press the PS button for an operation that cannot be performed.
4. Users
- You can now turn off the PS3™ system from the XMB™ screen using the [Turn Off System] option.
5. Settings
- You can now set the PS3™ system to turn off automatically after updating the system software.
- [Reassign Controllers] and [Controller Vibration Function] have been added as options under [Accessory Settings].
6. Photo
- You can now print images from a playlist.
- You can now sort items that are grouped in a folder by month or year using the [Film Date date down] or [Film Date date up] options.
7. Music
- You can now use a mini-size control panel while playing music.
- You can now play music content encoded in MP3 Surround format.*
- MP3 Surround can only be used when playing music content in Linear PCM format.
8. Video
- You can now use the [Frame Noise Reduction] and [Block Noise Reduction] settings for video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media.
- You can now play upscaled video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media. When the video content is played, it is upscaled automatically to match the screen size.
- Upscaling of Blu-ray Disc (BDAV) video content is now supported.
- For DTS playback on DVD-Video and Blu-ray Disc media, DTS-ES and DTS 96/24 for DVD-Video and DTS-ES Matrix for Blu-ray Discs are now supported.*
[ “DTS” is a trademark of DTS Inc. ]
9. Game
- The procedure for quitting PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been changed.
- You can now collect trophies in games that support the trophy feature.
10. Network
- [Search] has been added as an option in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser.
11. Friends
- The number of Friends who can be added to a Friends list has been increased from 50 to 100.
- The [Information] screen has been redesigned and renamed as [Profile].
How to Update?
You can update your system software by any of the following methods:
1. System Update.
Update using the PS3™ system’s [System Update] feature.
2. Update using a PC
Download update data using a PC and save on storage media* or a USB Mass Storage device. Copy the update data to the PS3™ system’s hard disk drive and perform the update.
An appropriate USB adaptor (not included) is required to use storage media with some models of the PS3™ system.
3. Update using disc media
Update using update data that is included on a game disc.
AVSForum posters are also reporting some DTS-HD 7.1 discs now map to their speakers properly, but as we’ve seen, your experience may vary.
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