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Firmware 2.50 made PS3 into a true multi-media center piece

Excerpt, "The cool part of this is that the PS3 browser is made to be viewed on big HDTV, so by clicking the R3 button once it will zoom into the page, and by pressing the R2 and L2 button you can drag the video even closer to you filling your whole 52 inch Samsung HDTV! (hint: let your imagination run wild, let Tera Patrick's private part fill all 52 inches of pixels on your HDTV while you stream her on-the-fly from your PS3 browser)"
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Published: 431 days 3 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Tech
 
 

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DrWan - 431 days 4 hours ago
1 - This is so true
watching all the anime on PS3 now. So much better on the big screen tv; i thank dtw for the update and the tips on the R2,L2, i never knew.. The best part of this is that the resolution doesn't seem to get worst!
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plain rice - 431 days 3 hours ago
1.1 -
I've been using the L2/R2 zooming in feature for a while now. Well only for YouTube when that was the only video site that was watchable. :)
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IzKyD1331 - 431 days 2 hours ago
1.2 -
HULU.COM WORKS!
Now I can watch (most) of my favorite shows on my 46' tv instead of my computer....this is so awesome
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the4time2doctor0 - 431 days 2 hours ago
1.3 -
cool feature, but why don't you just hook a computer to your tv?
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darkdoom3000 - 431 days 1 hour ago
1.4 -
^^^ Some people cant be stuffed.

MY PC is in the guest room. my PS3+ TV is in my bedroom. Its a lot easier just watching thru PS3. rather than hooking it up to the TV.
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nbsmatambo - 430 days 23 hours ago
1.5 - lol...
"and that includes the popular porn site such as redtube as well."
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xhi4 - 430 days 22 hours ago
1.6 - THIS IS SO TRUE!!
before I'd watch it on my PC screen.........

now i can watch, even living in Australia, ALL the latest shows and movies on my HD 52 inch bravia before they're even released here! It's heaven!
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B-Rein - 430 days 17 hours ago
1.7 -
I jus download thge videos from veoh anthen watch em on my tv, they all seem to work on the ps3 lol. also wtchin it from veoh is bo trouble (streamin)
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Glad to be a gamer - 430 days 15 hours ago
1.8 - Yeah the browser is impressive except that its a bit slow.
So far tried out Gametrailers,watch-movies.net and red tube : ). All working brilliantly.
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MaximusPrime - 431 days 4 hours ago
2 -
urm... that zoom feature appeared on internet browser wayy before v2.5

you are probably talking about the browser in LifewithPlaystation
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DrWan - 431 days 3 hours ago
2.1 -
Yes, the zoom feature was there before according to some further research i believe, but i never notice it bc the browser was pretty much useless at the time but now. oh baby, browser is soooo good on video stream
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ExcelKnight - 431 days 2 hours ago
2.2 -
The zoom function was in the default browser since I got my PS3 at the top of this year. That should be 2.3 or so.

The zoom function added to Life with Playstation is new since 2.5 and is worth it, though. Gotta love it when people don't fully research the functionality of a system...
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thebudgetgamer - 430 days 22 hours ago
2.3 - this is why sony has my loyalty
the ps3 im playing now is almost nothing like the ps3 i bought
and its gonna keep getting better

:)
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mfwahwah - 430 days 11 hours ago
2.4 -
It doesn't have to be new to mention it if it's relevant. The author of the article is talking about watching youtube videos on your tv, and mentions that you can always zoom in if you want. I've read a few comments already saying they didn't know this.
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Marcan21 - 431 days 3 hours ago
3 - no...
he probalbly means that no more troubles with the flash player since we got an update (9.0). But that function was there way before...
What would be nice is to have a better browser... like firefox or google chrome, instead of that crappy mozilla/nestcape 5.0
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baseballkid721 - 431 days 3 hours ago
3.1 -
did you know that mozilla is firefox?
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Sarcasm - 430 days 20 hours ago
3.2 -
"What would be nice is to have a better browser... like firefox or google chrome, instead of that crappy mozilla/nestcape 5.0"

LMAO

Man I never used LMAO, but that deserves a big fat LMAO
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slave2Dcontroller - 431 days 3 hours ago
4 - I cant watch full episodes of Family Guy on HULU
is Sony blocking certain shows that can be bought on PSN video store?
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xhi4 - 430 days 22 hours ago
4.1 - on the browser go to......
familyguynow.com

or familyguyx.net

that's what I do, I watch all the family guy eps on my 52 inch HD tv......its gloriousss!
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Kain81 - 431 days 3 hours ago
5 - OFF TOPIC
Hey guys i have a Question about the two announced MMORPGs from NCsoft
for ps3
Balde and Soul
Aion
when they will be released???
i have searched but could not find a Release Date^^

Edit: @DrWan Sorry for the off topic thing
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DrWan - 431 days 3 hours ago
5.1 -
sup Kain, it's ok to be offtopic, to tell u the truth, they never annouced the titles yet but those two are being rumored to be what they are working on. So the truth is, no one knows yet, bc those titles are guesses by fans.
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Kain81 - 431 days 3 hours ago
5.2 - Here in germany the most relaible Mag
has written a news about that It was Gamestar ( its like Gamepro) and they said its offical. NCsoft annouced both of them.
EDIT:
Here i find the online Gamestar news about Blade and soul i have the Mag too, but i must search for them:
http://www.gamestar.de/news...
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DrWan - 431 days 3 hours ago
5.3 -
If that's true, man i hope it's free to play after purchasing the copy of the game. Instead of month to month paytment. bc Soul and Blade looks freaking hot
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Steven Colbert - 431 days 3 hours ago
5.4 -
@Kain

Thats an old article.Its from January
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Kain81 - 431 days 3 hours ago
5.5 - I know i had the Orginal Mag from Gamestar
the only thing i know is that they will be released sometimes in 2009

Edit: Damn i cant find the Mag Sorry T.T

Edit2: @Steven Colbert oh the date reads Day.Month.Year in germany
its not old^^ the news is from August 2008^^
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Karum - 430 days 15 hours ago
5.6 -
Can't help you with dates but I believe Aion has been in closed beta in Korea for some time now.

Check out aionsource.com there's a lot of info on that site regarding Aion.

Can't help you with Blade & Soul.
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juuken - 431 days 3 hours ago
6 -
Lordie, the PS3 is a beast.

I just bought Iron Man for Bluray and was blown away by the quality. o_o;

And I also bought Dead Space. ^___^

I'm very happy with 2.5.

Now Sony, release Home already! =3
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DIRTYHAIRYJOYSTICK - 431 days 3 hours ago
7 - I didn't know this
Thank you for posting the story and I will definetely check it out.
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Farsendor1 - 431 days 3 hours ago
8 -
i love my mozilla firefox wait does that mean some other company makes my firefox browser nah believe its mozilla lol

marcan you made me laugh sure hope that was a typo

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What would be nice is to have a better browser... like firefox or google chrome, instead of that crappy mozilla/nestcape 5.0
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ReBurn - 431 days 3 hours ago
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Mozilla is not actually a company. It's more of a self-organized community made up of people from many different organizations. It's interesting how with no formal reporting structure the Mozilla project continues to progress and evolve.
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EnglishPatriot - 431 days 3 hours ago
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My PS3 would be a true multi-media center piece if my porn movies werent in black and white because of the update.
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PlayStation360 - 431 days 3 hours ago
10 - Come on Sony
Make it where the PS3 can be used as an IPTV receiver for U-verse/FiOS. You do that, and my PS3 will definitely be my "Multi-Media Center piece". :D And just for the hell of it, put in your "Internet Video Link" function in the PS3. :)

OK, just wishful thinking, BUT COME ON! How dope would that be? :P
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Killjoy3000 - 431 days 3 hours ago
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When will Sony make a deal with Mozilla to put Firefox 3 on PS3? That would be truly revolutionary. And don't say it's not possible or unlikely, because anything is possible.
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dktxx2 - 431 days 3 hours ago
11.1 -
its probably more likely chrome will be on the ps3. Google and Sony are helping each other out a lot these days now.
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ReBurn - 431 days 3 hours ago
11.2 -
Mozilla is open source. Download the code and port away:

http://developer.mozilla.or...

Too bad Sony doesn't allow community development for the PS3 platform. I'm sure someone would have done it by now.
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Killjoy3000 - 431 days 2 hours ago
11.3 -
Good thought, but the web browser on the PS3 is by Mozilla, so they already have relations in terms of the web. So it could go either way.

Especially with the Youtube functionality being as highlighted as it is, it is entirely possible for Chrome to be coming. If so, I would love that. Chrome is my browser of choice now over Firefox. Such a smart interface.
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plain rice - 431 days 3 hours ago
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All I need is PlayTV to make it to the US and I'm set. I can throw out my digital cable box for good.

I tried the PlayTV demo on the Euro store and I really liked the interface.
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PlayStation360 - 430 days 23 hours ago
12.1 - Woah Woah bro :)
PlayTV is not a Cable set-top-box replacement. IF a PlayTV type function was to come to the US, it could only be used to pick up free over-the-air channels (ie: non cable channels). That's why I like the PS3 IPtv function Korea has (MegaTV) more.

Lets say, for instance, you had AT&T U-verse or Verizon FiOS, and the PS3 had the IPtv compatibility functions (ie: MegaTV, but for the US). You could use the PS3 to act as an IPtv receiver, and just plug up your ethernet cable to the PS3. Thus, able to watch/record your fav programs from paid channels (HBO, Comedy Central, etc.) using your PS3. That, would be a Digital Cable box replacement :) Then later watch those programs on your PSP.

DAMN Sony, bring this to US. X( Give us some looooove.
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cliffbo - 431 days 2 hours ago
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Sony are set for the future. Capcom just announced their own PSN store and others are going to follow. this firmware just made the PS3 the only box you need in your livingroom.
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thehitman - 431 days 2 hours ago
14 - yea
Im glad they finally updated the flash they kept on top of it when ps3 first came out then all of a sudden they stopped. They should make it you can update it yourself from site.
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Hellangelzx - 431 days 2 hours ago
15 - You guys...
Didn't know you can zoom in on the ps3 browser?

I've known this since day one.

The only thing that was recently added was the LwP zoom in on the news, which is really helpful.

Other than that, Zooming in has been on the ps3 since it first came out.
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Quickstrike - 431 days 1 hour ago
16 - sweet :D
wait does this mean that I can download Veoh.tv on the PS3 now?
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ExcessiveGBH - 431 days ago
18 - Gamespot Dead Space video reveiw
It plays that video review at about 20 frames per second, f%#$*ing useless.
Web browsing is too slow, easier and faster to use PC.
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OgTheClever - 431 days ago
18.1 -
Wow, you can actually see 4 fps difference!
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Sarcasm - 430 days 20 hours ago
18.2 -
While others are enjoying content from hulu.com, red tube, divx movies, and god knows what else on their nice big HDTV.

We got this guy here complaining about a dead space review.
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ExcessiveGBH - 430 days 14 hours ago
18.3 - Reply to 18.2
I'm complaining how useless the PS3 is for web browsing. I used that as an example!
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ugabugaz - 431 days ago
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Well im not too sure if he can see a precise 4fps drop, but i mean if something lags even by 1fps especially in video you can easily tell.
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OldGamer - 430 days 23 hours ago
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And so begins the age of the PornStation3
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Jacobite - 430 days 15 hours ago
20.1 - yipee lol
Yes god bless Sony, Games and Porn perfect match lol
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