PSP firmware 3.30 served up
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Mar 28th 2007 at 3:24PM }
It's been seven long weeks since Sony last updated PSP's firmware to version 3.11. The extended lapse between then and today's firmware v3.30 could be a sign of two factors at play: 1) 3.11 actually secured the handheld (for almost 2 months), despite the firmware being quickly decrypted; and 2) compatibility issues weren't plaguing downloadable PS1 titles (because there weren't any new ones(!) -- unless you count WipEout). So what does 3.30 offer users besides the obvious security patch and extended PSN support? Not much:
- Support for thumbnail images of items has been added under [RSS Channel]
- Support for thumbnail images of videos that are stored in the "VIDEO" folder has been added
- The following sizes of MPEG-4/H.264 AVC Main Profile (AVC CABAC) video files can now be played in the "VIDEO" folder: 720X480, 352X480, and 480X272 (native resolution)
- [Use Wireless Hotspot] has been added as a feature under [Network Settings]
Update: corrected Remote Play analysis. [Thanks, Zamfir]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JodyAnthony @ Mar 28th 2007 3:28PM
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PhrawzT @ Mar 28th 2007 3:32PM
What is this, the twentieth firmware update for the PSP? My 1.5 has worked just fine and I see no reason to upgrade. I don't have a PS3 and my new games will still play with the right program installed.
Justin @ Mar 28th 2007 3:35PM
Let the cracking begin!
Zamfir @ Mar 28th 2007 3:37PM
"But the added resolutions should result in better compatibility with PlayStation 3 videos via Remote Play"
There are no compatibility issues with videos being served from the PS3 because everything you see is a single MPEG4 stream being transcoded on-the-fly. If the PS3 doesn't have an issue with a particular video, then neither will the PSP. Maybe I misunderstood, but it sounds like you're suggesting that videos stored on the PS3 are simply being streamed to the PSP for decode, that's not how it works at all.
Xizer @ Mar 28th 2007 3:56PM
I can't wait for 3.30 OE-A!
DWells55 @ Mar 28th 2007 4:31PM
@ 5. Xizer
"5. I can't wait for 3.30 OE-A!"
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Exactly!
JodyAnthony @ Mar 28th 2007 4:39PM
wow, that ate my post pretty nicely.
what I had written was "I (heart) 3.10 OE-A'"
Seroth @ Mar 28th 2007 5:17PM
Full resolution videos? FINALLY. Too bad I don't have a PSP anymore...'course, if I still had one, I'd have a hacked firmware that already allowed full resolution playback...
C. Grant @ Mar 28th 2007 5:28PM
It seems that the full resolution playback only works with videos encoded in AVC with the "main profile." No idea what that means, but apparently it's not a simple setting ...
Mank @ Mar 29th 2007 4:22AM
At least those that don't know about firmware hacks can view full res video now.