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PS3 PlayTV
fireflymr
6 min - Jul 25, 2008
Everything about PlayTV for Playstation 3 explained.
"Sony has talked up the multimedia capabilities of the PlayStation 3 since before it was launched - but it is only now that those promises are being met.
Later this year Sony will launch an add-on that will let PS3 owners watch digital TV via their console: PlayTV is a small black box which connects to a USB port on the machine and has an aerial port in (and a pass through port) to pick up digital terrestrial signals.
I had a chance to play with PlayTV at Sony's UK offices on Wednesday. The hardware itself is uninteresting - it's the software and features that are worth talking about.
It's a very slick piece of user interface design. The Electronic Programme Guide and menu systems are well designed and laid out and the whole experience is certainly simple enough that PlayTV could be used as a main Freeview system in the home.
Just like a PVR, you can pause and rewind live TV, as well as record programmes. The PlayTV has a dual tuner so you can record one channel while watching another.
At the moment you can't record TV in the background while playing a game on the PS3 but I'm told the software developers are working hard to add the feature. If it isn't available at launch, the feature could be added later as a software update.
But the really interesting feature is the ability to watch TV on your PlayStation Portable from anywhere in the world using PlayTV, turning the PS3 into a Slingbox on steroids.
RemotePlay allows PSP users to access their PlayStation 3's over a wi-fi connection, either on a local network or over the internet.
You can already watch videos stored on your PS3's hard drive - but with PlayTV you can now watch live TV, programmes you've recorded to the hard drive or schedule programmes to be recorded in the future.
Cleverly, if you know you are likely to stick with one channel for a period of time - if you are watching live sport or a film, for example - you can increase the buffering on the PSP to improve picture quality. And it makes a real difference.
The developers have worked hard to keep the whole operation as simple as possible so that even casual users can get live TV up and running on their PS3 quickly.
It will be interesting to see how much marketing effort is put behind PlayTV because this kind of feature is a real competitive advantage over Xbox 360, which offers nothing remotely similar.
It is also another strong feature for the PSP which is beginning to flourish as a handheld device once again."
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| New PlayTV video for PlayStation 3 & PSP |
New PlayTV video for PlayStation 3 & PSP
SeikenRyujin
5 min - Feb 15, 2008
New PlayTV video for PlayStation 3
Sony announced today that PlayTV will be released September 19th for £69.99 UK
Turn Subtitles on / off
Turn Audio Description on / off
Set whether you would like live TV to always be recorded or just when paused for trick mode.
Screen Size settings
Game play recordings on / off (See below)
Parental Lock
HDD Size: PlayTV can use the PlayStation 3's own internal hard drive or an external storage device.
Codecs: PlayTV supports MPEG2 SD and HD, and AVC/MPEG4 broadcasts.
PlayTV can be controlled using the a PlayStation controller or Blu-ray remote control.
Although previously advertised as being HD compatible, due to a decision taken by OFCOM to broadcast Freeview HD in the UK using DVB-T2 as the transmission standard, PlayTV will not be able to receive Freeview HD pictures when broadcasting starts in 2009. Play TV will be able to receive HD pictures in countries that use DVB-T as their transmission standard.
Sony has stated that PlayTV will be able to record TV whilst playing games, the code for the function has already been incorporated in the version 2.41 firmware update.
"Sony has talked up the multimedia capabilities of the PlayStation 3 since before it was launched - but it is only now that those promises are being met.
Later this year Sony will launch an add-on that will let PS3 owners watch digital TV via their console: PlayTV is a small black box which connects to a USB port on the machine and has an aerial port in (and a pass through port) to pick up digital terrestrial signals.
I had a chance to play with PlayTV at Sony's UK offices on Wednesday. The hardware itself is uninteresting - it's the software and features that are worth talking about.
It's a very slick piece of user interface design. The Electronic Programme Guide and menu systems are well designed and laid out and the whole experience is certainly simple enough that PlayTV could be used as a main Freeview system in the home.
Just like a PVR, you can pause and rewind live TV, as well as record programmes. The PlayTV has a dual tuner so you can record one channel while watching another.
At the moment you can't record TV in the background while playing a game on the PS3 but I'm told the software developers are working hard to add the feature. If it isn't available at launch, the feature could be added later as a software update.
But the really interesting feature is the ability to watch TV on your PlayStation Portable from anywhere in the world using PlayTV, turning the PS3 into a Slingbox on steroids.
RemotePlay allows PSP users to access their PlayStation 3's over a wi-fi connection, either on a local network or over the internet.
You can already watch videos stored on your PS3's hard drive - but with PlayTV you can now watch live TV, programmes you've recorded to the hard drive or schedule programmes to be recorded in the future.
Cleverly, if you know you are likely to stick with one channel for a period of time - if you are watching live sport or a film, for example - you can increase the buffering on the PSP to improve picture quality. And it makes a real difference.
The developers have worked hard to keep the whole operation as simple as possible so that even casual users can get live TV up and running on their PS3 quickly.
It will be interesting to see how much marketing effort is put behind PlayTV because this kind of feature is a real competitive advantage over Xbox 360, which offers nothing remotely similar.
It is also another strong feature for the PSP which is beginning to flourish as a handheld device once again."
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NEW Installer 4.0 BETA 6 ---Download--- Please This helped, please give feedback and subscribe =)
iPhoneArena
31 sec - Aug 18, 2008
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DOWNLOAD LINK :
BETA 6 - To get Installer 6, you will need to download installer 5 and update it on your device.
BETA5: http://rapidshare.com/files/138141375/Installer_BETA_5_iPhoneArena.rar.html
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BETA 6 Whats NEW?
* Search.
* Uninstall now works correctly.
* Fixed a lot of locking issues especially with custom HTML info pages.
* Updated the Categories and Tasks icons so they are less ugly.
* Fixed a bug with multiple copies of Installer appearing in Installed Packages under some circumstances.
* Installer will now correctly check and prompt for an update of itself.
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BETA 5 What's new?
* Many visual enhancements and fixes in regards to source and packages display.
* Fixed an issue with failing installs with dependencies under some circumstances.
* Fixed a bug causing package information to be displayed incorrectly (size 0 bytes) on the first access, or when the custom information HTML page (such as packages from Big Boss' repository) was not displayed.
* When updating a package, and one of its dependencies also has an update available, the dependency will be updated as well.
* The package icons will only be downloaded when on the Wi-Fi to help you save on bandwidth.
* The repositories are being refreshed upon Installer.app launch so you always stay on the bleeding edge with the updates. This is exeperimental behavior and we're not yet sure it will make it to the final release.
* Fixed a script command Confirm that was returning invalid button index for the "OK" button.
* Lots and lots of both cosmetic and internal application core fixes that improve the overall performance, presentation and stability of the application.
Meanwhile, we have also took the opportunity and updated Community Sources package. It now includes a repository for modmyifone.com (which needs no introduction, imho), and iphone-notes.de that has BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH, as well as numerous carrier bundles and other useful stuff.
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How to Improve Your Xbox 360 WiFi
Unknown length - Aug 4, 2008
NOTE: The different voice is due to the fact that this episode is presented by the other tech (there are two of us!). Look forward to twice the science! -HH Visit our website! http://www . householdhacker . com In today's episode, we show you how to craft a directional antenna to improve your Xbox 360 wireless connection. This will reduce latency (ping times) and improve your general connection if your router signal is weak. You will need: 1) Roll of clear tape 2) Aluminum Foil 3) Empty chip bag 4) Spork Disclaimer: This and other videos produced by Household Hacker are controlled experiments performed by professionals and unless you are an expert should NOT be attempted at home if you don't know what you are doing!
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