13-10-2005, 10:38 PM
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Firmware upgrade - v2.50
ONOES! Yet another firmware upgrade (wasn't there one released just last week?). Anyway, this one adds some small features, but the biggest would have to be LocationFree TV support. Obviously, most people don't have it, so it's kinda useless. Either way, here are the deets:
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PSP Firmware 2.50 Released
New software supports protected movies, wireless video.
by David Adams
October 13, 2005 - Sony has officially released firmare version 2.50 for the PlayStation Portable in North America, offering support for copywrite-protected videos, wireless video via Sony's LocationFree system, and minor web browser updates.
The new LocationFree Player included in 2.50 works with Sony's LocationFree Base Station hardware, which lets users watch TV and movies wirelessly and via the Internet.
Version 2.50 also adds support for saving form text in the web browser, setting PSP date and time via the Internet, and other miscellaneous improvements.
Download the new firmware either through the PSP's Network Update feature, or via the official update page -- which also has a full list of changes
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Portable TV For PSP
As long as you buy a pricey accessory.
by Anoop Gantayat
October 13, 2005 - Sony is continuing apace with updates for the PSP, each updating adding more and more multimedia functionality to the growing platform. The latest update in Japan, version 2.5, adds a feature we've all been waiting for: portable television!
By updating your Japanese model PSP with Version 2.5 firmware, you make the system compatible with Sony's Location Free tuner (LF-PK1). This device plugs into your entertainment center and gives your portable equipment, including laptops and now PSP, access to all your content. When the Location Free tuner is hooked up with a television signal and your home's internet connection, you'll be able to access television through your PSP from anywhere in the world, as long as you can find a wireless access point. Hook up the Location Free tuner to your digital video recorder (DRV), and the PSP will act as a viewer for the content located on the recorder.
There are a few hurdles to getting this system up and running. First, the LF-PK1 itself costs about $300 over in Japan. Also, in order to access high quality video feeds of your DRV's content, you'll need to have a super high speed connection. Sony says a fiber optic connection should do the trick, although it's likely that anything with a high-enough upload speed will work as well.
Once you've downloaded the version 2.5 update, an option for "Location Station Player" appears under the PSP's network menu, above the current WWW option. Click this, and you'll be set to go. The PSP and LF-PK1 unit apparently take care of most of the initial set up hassles for you.
In addition to the new Location Free support, the version 2.5 update fixes a number of issues:
# Options for automatic encoding and Unicode (UTF-8) in the browser
# Ability to save settings for character size and display mode in the browser
# The browser now saves previously entered form data
# Date/Time settings can be automatically obtained through the internet
# WPA-PSK(AES) security protocol included in network settings
# Keyboard is now compatible with Korean input
# Support for protected downloadable content
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Of course, that last article was released only slightly before the update hit the States.
Discuss.
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