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PSP gets built in webbrowser
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:45 pm
by MKJ
no more hacking WipeOut pure
latest PSP firmware update:
NETWORK - Internet Browser - The biggie of the bunch, a new browser function has been added to the PSP so that you can connect to a website any time you are in the area of a compatible / accessible WiFi hotspot.The browser supports standard 4.01 HTML, but will not support Flash (although it is listed what sounds to be a sniffer function for Flash to show when it is requested but not available ... might it be part of the PSP brower someday?)
NETWORK - New Network Menu - This is where the web browser will be housed. The icon for it will be a globe, and it'll cycle in with the music note, film frame, and game logos
VIDEO - Performance Jump in UMD Video/Music - We have no idea what the specifics of that are, but we like the sound of it
VIDEO - A-B Repeat Mode - A handy feature for watching clips you like, this feature allows UMD Video, Music or Memory Stick videos to repeat your favorite scenes
VIDEO - 4x3 Video Mode - We're not sure what this accomplishes, as videos were already 4x3.
VIDEO - Audio Performance Change - Again, no details, but that sounds spiffy.
VIDEO - MP4 (AVC) Playback - This is the good stuff. Homemade PSP videos have so far been hobbled by limited codec implementation and an adherence to a regulated Memory Stick standard. Instead, the PSP is finally allowed to branch out and play more complex, high-quality, full-screen video in the advanced h.264 codec. Exact implementation of the AVC codec may still depend on certain variables, but get your compressors ready.
MUSIC - ATRAC3plus Support on PRO Duo - Correcting a silly technical gaff in the Memory Stick format, music fans can now put ATRAC3plus files on their PSPs. (SonicStage v3.2 software is required.)
MP4 AAC & WAVE Support - The PSP can now play MP4 audio (MP4's AAC format) as well as Linear PCM WAVE files.
PHOTO - Wallpaper Feature - We're guessing this is the much-requested feature for taking your favorite pictures and smacking them in the background of the PSP menu. There's no mention of a randomizer or anything else that would make this feature even more cool, but at last, something other than that swishy swirl on this month's color.
PHOTO - Picture Sending - You can now trade photos with other PSP owners over an ad-hoc (local) wireless connection
PHOTO - New Formats - The PSP can now read TIFF, GIF (we're not sure about animated GIF yet) and BMP files.
SETTING - Korean Language - A new language option on the menu. That'll be nice for them
SETTING - New Character Set - No details available on this.
SETTING - Theme Setting - No details.
SETTING - Internet Browser Restriction Setting - A set of options for configuring the access your PSP has to the net, presumably your cookie and personal security handling.
SETTING - WPA Support - If WEP isn't secure enough for your home, you can now access PSP with WPA-PSK (TKIP.)
SETTING - Web Support on Keyboard - It's unfortunately not as cool as it sounds (we were hoping for USB keyboard support to be added, as there are a couple of USB manufacturers with mini-keyboards on deck.) The old dial-a-letter keyboard will be the input for the web browser.
have fun you crazy psp kids
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:47 pm
by CrinklyArse
cool, if only it would hurry its ass up and get realeased in UK
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:48 pm
by Guest
Cool... Gonna get one next week I think... I was gonna get one the other day maybe I'll wait not till they come standard with that.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:52 pm
by tnf
downloading update now..thanks for the info.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:59 pm
by o'dium
My giod, what an update. I never knew... I'll have to wait until i go up town to get into a wifi area now
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:03 pm
by tnf
umm..where did you see that description of the update MKJ? I just did my system update and all it gets is 1.52, which doesn't have that stuff you describe.
Also, the psp website only lists 1.52 as the latest update.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:07 pm
by tnf
In fact, I can't find any of the stuff you just wrote about using google...
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:09 pm
by MKJ
2.0 is due Jul 27 sir. its an upcoming update
http://psp.ign.com/articles/635/635528p1.html (with video of the browser)
http://psp.ign.com/articles/635/635505p1.html is the article with the features list
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:14 pm
by Don Carlos
Fuck updating...i will lose my "mods" support
Doom on my PSP rocks...
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:26 pm
by bitWISE
So wait...how is it built in if you have to install it afterwards?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:18 pm
by tnf
Don Carlos wrote:Fuck updating...i will lose my "mods" support
Doom on my PSP rocks...
What doom?
I am a complete newb in terms of modding the PSP.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:22 pm
by andyman
Does that update allow emulators to work? The last one didn't.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:59 pm
by dzjepp
I'm not going to update just for a browser. Sony did this on purpose to make the people drool and drop their emulator support. I'm not gonna drop PSP Doom/SNES/Neo Geo CD/Homebrew/etc. just for that. There is bound to be a nice homebrew browser released soon anyway. And if you install PSP VNC, then you can have one already.
And there are homebrew apps that are similar to the other firmware 2.0 features, and are getting better with updates. In 3-6 months time, the homebrew scene will even be bigger and better than now.
What I really will have to fuss over is if I want to play Liberty City Stories (which will undeniably try to update firmware to the latest version)... and it prolly won't work with any loaders, because Sony dropped some hints that newer games WILL use bits of updated firmware code to actually make the newer games function, so that will be a requirement.
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:14 am
by tnf
So there is no way to revert back to 1.50 once you update?
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:18 am
by dzjepp
Not at this time. 1.50 has encryption which hasn't been hacked, and my understanding is that would be the one thing needed to be done in order to suceed in any type of firmware swapping.
2.0 will probably have even stronger encryption. It will probably never get hacked (the same with 1.5x actually).
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:42 am
by Eraser
YEAH THAT'S REAL CUTE IF I COULD BUY ONE!!!!111``ONEQUOTEQUOTE
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:56 am
by Kills On Site
I made the unfortunate mistake of upgrading my PSP firmware. No homebrew for me. I believe Team Xecuter is worknig hard on cracking 1.52
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:51 am
by dzjepp
I thought they were working on a mod chip hmmm... well, if teamx does manage to slip a chip into such small dimensions as it is, and it functions good, then that would be the best alternative. But chipping isn't something I would be overly excited about. It took a good few years I believe for teamx to release a 110% perfect xbox mod chip, you can do everything with it and then some, but it didn't start out that way. And certainly the psp will be under a similar circumstance.
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:48 pm
by PhoeniX
I don't own a PSP but:
Volksport writes "Sony has released a new major firmware update for the PSP, bringing it to v2.00 (This link points to the install file). This new version offers updates such as a built-in web browser (User agent says it is Mozilla/4.0) and Korean language support. Although it was only released in Japan so far, it installs normally on US PSP systems." This version apparently breaks all hacks so far too.
it's out.
http://games.slashdot.org/games/05/07/2 ... 33&tid=207
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:27 am
by tnf
Just tried to get it. Not available here.
Damn japanese getting first crack at everything..
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:16 am
by eepberries
Come on goddamnit. Hurry the fuck up
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:32 am
by Busch
Kills On Site wrote:I made the unfortunate mistake of upgrading my PSP firmware. No homebrew for me. I believe Team Xecuter is worknig hard on cracking 1.52
I hope they do too. I didn't upgrade mine, but playing NES games on it is just as fun as anything else on there
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:08 am
by Kills On Site
Busch wrote:Kills On Site wrote:I made the unfortunate mistake of upgrading my PSP firmware. No homebrew for me. I believe Team Xecuter is worknig hard on cracking 1.52
I hope they do too. I didn't upgrade mine, but playing NES games on it is just as fun as anything else on there
I just wanted some Sonic
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:34 am
by eepberries
Fuck it. Downloading the jap version now. I'll post my results when I'm finished installing.
btw download =
http://dj01.psp.update.playstation.org/ ... /EBOOT.PBP
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:54 am
by eepberries
Well it works. Memory seems to be a problem though if you try loading and image that's too big.
edit: ah, I see you can up the cache size to 1028kb. and i think it might have tabs!? more on this later
this is actually kinda neat