Sony PS3 update 2.50 gets DivX VOD
Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3 | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: October 15, 2008 | 58 Comments
The Sony PS3 update 2.50 is now available and comes with a host of new features, one of which is DivX VOD. I have not had time to download my update yet, so will have to wait a while until I can see how good the update is.
Video on Demand’ is a digital video delivery service that lets you rent or purchase DivX movies from any of our licensed VOD partners. It is hoped that Sony will soon start to DivX for PS Store downloads, but that will be in the future.
Have you had a chance to download the Sony PS3 firmware update 2.50 yet, if so let us know what your thoughts are?
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I will just clarify the update itself was no problem love the flash 9 other little tweaks seem fine have not maneged to sort out the divx/vod yet even the life thing seems bit borin but works.
the only problem…and its a whopper of a prob..is that about 100gb of films i have are now black n white…not alfred hitchcock ones either ones from my pc through media server and avi files on disc do the same, yet b4 update they worked fine… i dont know if its cos my tv is shite or the more believable pal/ntsc bug….reason i say that is because i get a flash of blue screen b4 film starts like the ps3 has jus tried to play another region film….Somebody plz show this bug to sony so they can do a firmware 2.55 asap
since the update some of my mpeg videos are in black and white both from the hdd and dvd. Any word on solutions yet? ITS TOTALLY CRAP!
i am playing on a normal tv, and i think its not a problem in hdmi tv`s. Do any of you guys have hdmi and the black/white problem ?
” i am playing on a normal tv, and i think its not a problem in hdmi tv`s. Do any of you guys have hdmi and the black/white problem ? “…
RE :
I want to just reply to your comment,
No I haven’t got Standard TV, and I’m in fact using HDTV 720p. I’m pretty sure it’s only affecting those whom are using SDTV.
Take Care and hopefully Sony will resolve this issue for you guys ASAP !
Best
Jordan
Like everyone who is running PS3 on a SD TV, I have got the Black & White picture when playing video content from my Media Server! So very annoyed as this was one of the main purposes of purchasing a PS3.
I hope SONY action a solution ASAP!
Also I would like to mention, that for those who purchased SOCOM, lately the servers have been experiencing difficulties and problems, so it’s a little glitchy at times while playing SOCOM.
Hopefully the developers will rectify this issue ASAP !
However as for my review of the 2.5 update, I haven’t really got any complaints everything seems to be working fine on my end, I’m really enjoying the new features and I’m glad Sony slightly improved browsing in PS Store.
I’m pretty sure the PS3 will keep on getting better and better….
Take Care
Jordan
Hi, I would just like to mention that there is only a glitch where if you have a SDTV (Standard-Definition or non-HD) that you should not download PS3 Firmware Update 2.50. If you download the update all movies and the such will display in black and white. If you have a HDTV you need not worry about the black and white glitch as it only affects SDTV’s. Otherwise update 2.50 seems to be working fine.
~Paul
this is a disgrace. i have an sd tv, same problems, did the divx registration thing, still didn’t work. i’ve emailed playstation with my anger. £400 for fuzzy black and white movies? shambles
I use my ps3 as a dvd player and i have over 50gb of films on my hard drive and its bang out of order that al of them play in black and white y add summert so f*kin sh*t in an update
I want it sorted out because i have payed a lot of f*kin money for this and i cant watch any films now!
My internet browser seems better and I don’t get forced to close windows any more (for now), they solved one or two errors but they created more. Some youtube videos shows sound with no picture and the mouse cursor thing dissapears for no reason and I can’t get it to come back on until it decides to reappear itself, Anybody else with this problem?