PS3 FW 1.80 to add upscaling for DVDs and games!

[TechHead]

Firmware 1.80 to include 1080p upscaling for games and movies - PS3 Fanboy

FINALLY! Excuse the shouting, but this seals the deal for me.. upscaling of my DVD collection onto the 720p HDTV is what I've been waiting for!

 

[Params7]

This is awesome!

Even though I'm playing it on a very beautiful 26inch Samsung LCD in my room, and I've learned the fact that Next-Gen gaming is only 50% complete without an LCD TV, 720P DVD's upscale is all that I needed to complete the full entertainment package in my room ^_^ I'm already playing PS3 on 1080i over HDMI (Since Divx and regualr cable look horrendous on the TV, DVD's and gaming is all I'll be using the screen for)

 

[arrow055]

Good news.This should have been there from the beginning.But better late than never.

 

[xXx]

Well I took a bunch of pictures and the update is amazing. The resolution and smooth textures look awsome. Here are 4 I liked most:

http://www.vgoa.com/gow2upscaled1.JPG

http://www.vgoa.com/syphonupscaled1.JPG

http://www.vgoa.com/ff12upscaled1.JPG

http://www.vgoa.com/ff12upscaled2.JPG

Source: Video Gamers of America

I am sure that the pics were taken from his Camera.....Lol...

But I think the games would look better on PS3 upscaled to 1080i/p...:hap2:

 

[TechHead]

I thought GOW was 1080p native?

 

[Params7]

lol. Its a PS2 game first, remember that!

Hardly any game out on PS3 now is 1080p native, but in some news about GOW3 on Ps3 they said it'll be 1080p native.

 

[TechHead]

^Ah, you're right. It's 720p. Only RR7 and Virtua Fighter 5 are 1080p native on the PS3.

How's the upscaling working out for you? Noticeable difference on DVDs?

 

[Params7]

The update hasn't released yet (May 24th in US), I'll post screenshots of the upscale on DVD's as soon as I get it.

Here's the official press release :

PlayStation.com

Another neat little feature with the firmware :

Photo Printing, Viewing, and Editing The photo capabilities of PS3 system have been enhanced, allowing users to print digital photos stored on a PS3s hard drive or inserted storage media. Currently, select Epson printers connected via USB are compatible. In addition, users will find a new type of slideshow for displaying photos, zoom functionality and the option to crop images.

They need to add support for Canon printers and I'm fit. Having images being printed out would not only make it an ideal package to use with word processors and firefox on Linux on PS3, but also with my Sony Cybershot camera

Eidt :

The updates released but its a large ass 110mb download, I should get have it installed by tomorrow morning.

 

[arrow055]

Upscaling really works for games.You can see a noticeable improvement.However video streaming is still a pain in the a**.

 

[xXx]

the link: gameswank - PS3 Upscaling Comparisons

"hold your mouse over the image to see the upscaled image"

very nice comparison...though DVD upscaling needs to be tested now...hey Params7 / Madmonkey...have u tried upscaling ur games & DVD movies.....

 

[thexfactor]

another link ... Hands-on with New PS3 Firmware news from 1UP.com

 

[Params7]

Got the update. It'll upscale everything now.

Though, my DVD-R ripped copies of movies didn't look that pretty still (most probably because I compressed them to 4gb when they originally were around 7-9gb in their dual layered original DVD)

Played X-Men 2, which I have original, looked good (MUCH better than without upscale), but when sitting real close, you can still see some color distortion and grains, maybe its the LCD thing and the reason Bluray/HD DVD were made...