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PlayStation 3 adds AVC high profile playback

30 June 2007 14:32 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 6 comments

The latest PlayStation 3 firmware update, version 1.82, released yesterday by Sony, promises to improve AVC playback as well as backward compatibility.

AVC High Profile (H.264/MPEG-4) format video is a high image quality encoding method used by Blu ray discs among others.

�Hopefully this update is moving us closer to the audio playback features many of you commented about,� wrote Eric Lempel, director of PlayStation Network operations. �We�re continuing to evaluate and improve things across the board, including PS2 software compatibility. Thanks for all of your support and feedback, keep it coming!�

Along with the improved AVC High Profile playback, also improved is the backwards compatibility for PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games although no specific titles were mentioned.

The new firmware is just a small incremental update building upon the 1.80 firmware which added 1080p upscaling for backwards compatible games as well as DVDs. 1.81 added an RGB Full Range setting for HDMI users.

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DailyTech

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borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 30 June 2007 17:13
Well all this is just an update for sound. [ + quote]
Pop_Smith (Senior Member) 30 June 2007 23:39
Oh well, at least its always good to see the ability to play more PS and PS2 games on the PS3. Even if only a small percent do so I like to see more and more titles being given the ability to be played on the new-gen consoles. [ + quote]
vinny13 (Inactive) 1 July 2007 7:47
Wow where's the flamers? I know it's an update, so that only means good. But even in non-console related topics, there's PS3 haters! It's getting to be rally annoying :S [ + quote]
neo1000 (Junior Member) 1 July 2007 8:33
$600 for a toy?.....just kidding [ + quote]
DVDBack23 (Staff Member) 1 July 2007 9:38
Originally posted by vinny13: Wow where's the flamers? I know it's an update, so that only means good. But even in non-console related topics, there's PS3 haters! It's getting to be rally annoying :S shhh, you might wake them :P [ + quote]
oerllikon (Newbie) 1 July 2007 20:57
i was going to flame,but i dont want to anymore. isnt this the same format that the 5g ipod uses? [ + quote]