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   I thought the full screen flash support would be limited and weak as most internet use on the PS3 has historically been.  I have totally been proven wrong and couldn't be happier.

   They understated how much of a change this was.  One key example is www.pandora.com which will make a playlist out of whatever song/artist you put in.  A few months ago I tried to get this to work to no avail (kept memory crashing on me) but now?  Flawless!  I can finally run Pandora through my home theatre effortlessly without plugging in my Iphone and dealing with reduced sound quality!

  Next I tried another site that has failed over and over again, my favorite site, hulu.com.  I found that I could navigate relatively easily (a little slower then on my mac obviously, but quite passable) even with a keyboard/mouse if I use a wireless one.  I was able to watch 4 episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia flawlessly and full screen to boot!  They advertise youtube when your PS3 boots up but that's the tip of the iceberg.  All the shows on hulu, CBS.com, theCW ect seem to work on the PS3 which means no watching them on your computer monitor or trying to figure out workarounds.  I bet anything once netflix finishes their mac compatibilty (which seems like it might be flash based) it will work in the browser as well (it already works with an external PC to PS3 transfer program you can download). 

   This update has gone a long way to making the PS3 the difinitive media device.  It plays almost every video codec including Divx, plays every media type from CD to SACD to DVD to Blu-Ray, works as a media server and much more.  With this flash update there is literally nothing I can think of that I can't use the PS3 to watch which is such a change from the hodge podge of solutions from hooking my laptop up to my reciever to using a slingbox I've had to deal with in the past.




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You're missing the point. The PS3 is for watching porn. We already got that with the last update.



that cool thanx i'll go to that site

Did u also know that there are some sites were u can DL new release movies and watch them on ur ps3 for free youtube shows how



                                                             

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Those are some pretty cool updates, nice to see another Sunny P watcher as well, which episodes did you see?




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Yuck, I have tried watching Hulu on my TV and the result was a mess.



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The BBC isn't flash blased, it JUST recently started working with the mac at all. I think they use the activex controller or something like that.

It's not true that ALL sites will work, just flash based ones (which luckily most of the major ones are).

As to hulu.com not working sometimes you need to refresh the RAM by turning the PS3 fully off then on (ideally with a full switch off then on). The one serious limitation of the PS3 is that it only has 256MB of RAM which is fine for most things (including games) but is not ideal for web browsing. That it is FUNCTIONAL though is a HUGE boon vs dealing with the very limited hulu on TV options.




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Grahamhsu said:
Those are some pretty cool updates, nice to see another Sunny P watcher as well, which episodes did you see?

 

   My favorite by far is Dennis and Dee go on Welfare where they try unemployment and end up on crack to get unemployment benefits for recovering crack addicts.  That show is seriously twisted.  It's like Seinfield with 10x the douchiness.

Link to best episode of the show below.  Watch it quick its going away in a day.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/25440/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-dennis-and-dee-go-on-welfare#s-p8-so-i0

 




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KylieDog said:
I still can't watch the BBC iplayer shows through my PS3 :/

 

that's odd, i can with no problems...



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Oh thanks, I actually have the boxset of Sunny P seasons 1-3, definitely one of my favorite shows. Dennis and Dee on Welfare is great I love it when they go to the dealer "One please" One what? "One... rock of crack is that going to be enough?"

I'd have to say best episode of the show for me would have to either be Charlie gets molested or the Nightman Cometh




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"what suggestions do you have for a first time crack user?"

"I'll give you a deal, 2 for 1, 200 dollars"

Such a great show, though yah the charlie gets molested is great, or the gang gets invincible where Danny Devito is tripping on acid, also good stuff.




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