Comments on: PlayTV Update

By: Bidenrage

Bidenrage — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:36:08 +0000

Thanks for the 1.21. Good for Ausis and Kiwis, and for Frenchis too.

But some problems still there.

- Make my own chanel ranking.

- Fix the image problems on HD. (A lot of blocs during 10 or 20 secondes, but not on all HD channels)

By: RICH318i

RICH318i — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:39:52 +0000

i have playtv already will you be releasing a HD playtv box for the U.K as we are using a different signal format to the other country’s that have it?

By: dannyandmel

dannyandmel — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:51:48 +0000

Please can you fix the bravia sync issues in play tv.

1. If you turn off the TV with the remote Play TV stops the PS3 turning off over the Bravia sync. This means you have to manually exit playtv first which…..

2. you cannot exit play tv with a sony tv remote over bravia sync because there is no way of getting to the exit icon!! This means you then have to turn on the PS3 controller just to exit. All the other features in playtv are scrollable with the tv remote!!

3. As per everybody else, series link and 14 day programme please

By: Foofighter

Foofighter — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:53:28 +0000

What is “Compatibility version Software 3.0″?

By: yeldems99

yeldems99 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:41:07 +0000

Hi All
In Australia it is now possible to get a new firmware update 1.21. Downloading now, not sure i’m not really sure what has change. It does say they have added Australia as a region.

Also the x120 FF seems to have been removed from what I have heard from others in Australia.

By: kRoy_03

kRoy_03 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:23:42 +0000

@Biphter: here in Hungary they’ve swithced to MPEG4; works well with my PlayTV. Regarding to your DVBC-related question: I’m afraid it does not work. Not only because DVB-C uses different band, but it do use different modulation as well. The tuner chips of PlayTV (dibcom 7070 or whatever) do not “understand” DVB-C.

By: Biphter

Biphter — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:35:25 +0000

I’ve had Play TV since launch (Bought in UK). I live in Denmark and here there is only 5 free to air channels. I have until now been quite happy however as the quality is great. But now Denmark is switching Fully over to Digital on November 1st. More Digital Channels will become available but ONLY IN MPEG4… Is MPEG4 compatibility being worked on for PlayTV? also, is it possible with software to make the PlayTV tuner accept DVB-C Digital Channels? Is this been worked on also?

By: sprint900

sprint900 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:53:32 +0000

I pre-download bbc iplayer videos using get_iplayer, I wrote a crude web page wrapper round it, and then I can play the videos from my local server. see http://beebhack.wikia.com/wiki/Programs#Platform_agnostic – the cgi_get_iplayer bit.

By: Fr34kyUK

Fr34kyUK — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:45:29 +0000

I heard on the grapevine that Xbox 360 is getting Sky soon, wonder how that will cope on the quality front seeing as when i watch BBC iPlayer thru my ps3 it is stuttery and sometimes outta sync.

By: PlaytvAndy

PlaytvAndy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:35:14 +0000

Recently bought PS3 Slim 250Gb. Love it. Really want Play TV but will not be purchasing it until series linking is introduced. This is a basic functionality that I have on my current Freeview recorder box and so don’t wish to downgrade. I love the idea of the PS3 as a complete media centre and have already ditched my DVD player, but Sony have let themselves down with a poor TV offering. I see it’s being talked about but can Sony confirm a date?

By: Fr34kyUK

Fr34kyUK — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:05:05 +0000

My problem with scheduling is sorted now

By: kRoy_03

kRoy_03 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:49:58 +0000

Hi Marco,

It would only require a software change only, since there are USB-based SmartCard readers available for few euros. The cards are standardised (ISO7816) as well as the interface (PC/SC) and they can apply DRM for scrambled programmes, I would not mind. But without the ability to see all available programmes, PlayTV’s a geek toy only and not one of the central parts of my living room. Hope that Sony guys will realize it.

cheers
Károly

By: merman04

merman04 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:02:49 +0000

WILL THIS WORK IN IRELAND, IS THEIR ANYONE IN IRELAND USING THIS AND IF SO HOW GOOD IS IT?

By: sprint900

sprint900 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:38:55 +0000

I’d like to add my vote to being able to record two programs at the same time, although it does mean not being able to watch live. Could I plug in *two* PlayTV adaptors maybe? Perhaps when you do the DVB-T2 adaptor for Hi-def you could have an RF pass-through and built-in hub so as to daisy-chain modules?

Also, it’d be good when watching live to be able to record from the *start* of changing to the live stream, not just from the moment record is pressed (which is still a great feature BTW, I just want it even better!)

By: allman-uk-au

allman-uk-au — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:39:49 +0000

Hi team,

Any chance you can give an ETA on the next update to be released?
It’s been months!

By: marco3key

marco3key — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:33:59 +0000

Hello Karoly , i think they at sony made their statement it`s a free to air reciever and no smartcard based set is planned by sony.
I have the same problem here in the netherlands because the most signals are scrambled by a smartcard and only local channels i can recieve that are free to recieve. Thi is also the thing why sony pulled the play tv from the dutch PS3 website no advertisement on it any more.The only way to play as an early adapt user is to take the risk to import the playtv set and for so far on be happy if it works.
Here into the netherlands the only way for Sony to set ground is to start talking to KPN who owns the pack for dtv T.
The market here is to small they never will roll out this product her into the netherlands , but for so far i am happy with playtv…

greets marco

By: marco3key

marco3key — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:01:41 +0000

I have got my playtv today by post from expansys. Al channels are been scanned but we know that kpn has allmost all channels behind a card. The free open channels works great here in the netherlands even stream to my PSP.

Hopefully sony can make a deal with KPN that will be great!!

greets marco from the netherlands….

By: kRoy_03

kRoy_03 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:12:16 +0000

Well, it’s time to ask my old question again:

Gents, do you plan to add support for USB-based SmartCard readers, so that scrambled channels can be decrypted and viewed?

cheers
Károly

By: sprint900

sprint900 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:34:25 +0000

p.s. Given that the PS3 is a fairly well locked down device, is there any chance of implementing decryption in software so that we can use TopUP TV or other encrypted subscription TV service?

I’m looking forward to the DVB-T2 decoder or FreeSat, or both. Please consider offering existing customers a decent discount on this, especially those of us who tell you it’s a wonderful product (me! me! I’ll be a beta tester).

All this said, I hope Sony will continue to improve the product, I’d especially like it to make better use of the Bluray remote control rather than require us to think in terms of a game controller. I’d also like to be able to control the PS3 from a remote place, a bit like PSP stuff, so I can schedule a recording from work if I forget.

thanks.

By: sprint900

sprint900 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:32:45 +0000

I bought my PS3 barely a month ago here in the UK. Two days ago I borrowed a PlayTV from a friend having only read about PlayTV. It took me only an hour to be convinced that PlayTV was an excellent product and bought one today for GB£40.

I wanted to test was that it would work through a USB hub (come on Sony, please fitting the next PS3 revision with a rear USB socket or two!). I also discovered that PlayTV program will only run when the DVB-T adaptor is plugged in, and programs are not available through the XMB video playback section – please consider tighter integration there!