Whats new to PSP 5.00 Firmware Compared to 4.01

/* Posted October 20th, 2008 at 2:27pm */
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For those weary of upgrading from 4.01 m33-2 to 5.00 m33. Here is a list of changed made to the 5.00 Firmware:

First “universal” firmware version for the original PSP-10xx, PSP-20xx PSP Slim & Lite and PSP-30xx series

The feature for outputting video from PlayStation® format software to a TV has been improved.

You can now output video from PlayStation® format software to a TV in full-screen size.
You can now use video output cables that do not support video in progressive mode to output video from PlayStation® format software to a TV.

[Playstation Network] has been added as a category in the XMB
[Playstation Store] has been added under Playstation Network menu
[Account Management] has been added under Playstation Network menu
Sleep Timer Function for [Music]

A new full-screen keyboard; press [Select] when the OSK is displayed.
Redesigned XMB Background
Support for more video formats

Changes made in the 4.20 Firmware:

Initial Firmware for the Sony PSP-30xx series No update to this firmware was ever made available. This firmware was only available pre-installed on the initial release of the PSP-30xx series

PSP 3000-only features:

[Flicker Reduction] under the [Connected Display] menu in [Settings].
[Noise Reduction] under the [Connected Display] menu in [Settings].
[Color Space] under the [System Settings] menu in [Settings].
[USB Auto-Connect] under [System Settings] menu in [Settings].

Changes made in the 4.05 Firmware:

Added new visualization effect under [Music].
Added support for viewing rentals and purchased videos downloaded from the playstation store (temporarily US version only)

Slim-only features:

Up to 8 programs may now be scheduled for record using the One-segment TV Tuner (Japanese version only)
You may now set up a whole series of programs to record using the One-segment TV Tuner (Japanese version only)
You may now record TV using the One-segment TV Tuner without having to also watch it (Japanese version only)

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2 Responses to “Whats new to PSP 5.00 Firmware Compared to 4.01”

Comment from Recian

/* November 29, 2008 at 5:57 am */

wait so we can actually make use of our 3-plug PSP to video cables now?

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Comment from Costy

/* January 25, 2009 at 12:45 pm */

Thank you very much for the psp 5.00 update..I’ve downloaded it and hope that it will be very usefull!

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