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PS4 System Update 1.70 is Live

Septimus

Member
It's only slight but you can even notice a difference between screenshots uploaded via the messaging trick and those exported to USB. For comparison:

Messaging trick | USB
Most noticeable in the bottom left area.

Actually this is very noticeable to me (Macbook pro retina). Messaging trick has a vertical artifact pattern everywhere in the sky. While USB looks great. I guess it really depends on your monitor.
 

Shin-Ra

Junior Member
Actually this is very noticeable to me (Macbook pro retina). Messaging trick has a vertical artifact pattern everywhere in the sky. While USB looks great. I guess it really depends on your monitor.
Yeah, I noticed that vertical banding before too and there's some discolouring in the sky. The PSN App trick is much more convenient than fiddling with USB sticks though. :/
 
Sorry for not using the share feature, but I'm in a hurry. I just noticed this:

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Did it explicitly state "songs" there before? I do not remember, but I have a feeling the description has changed.
Could be a big hint at MP3 playback.

I hope this means we could play music during broadcasts and have viewers hear it too.
 

DryvBy

Member
So with the HDMI support, HDMI output is fixed for center speakers? I was even having problems in games. Bass was too loud and the voices were always muffled on my 7.1 system.
 

Gurish

Member
Did anybody try using the touchpad to type? Does it work well?
Works really well and much faster, only problem is that it's not comfortable to press triangle in order to space, they need to change it to one of the triggers and than it would be perfect.
 

Donos

Member
I purposely left my PS4 in standby last night. I have never done this before. Will the update be downloaded and installed when I boot up later tonight?

I think automatic installing is not possible because you have to agree to stuff/TOS/whatever.
 

Audioboxer

Member
So with the HDMI support, HDMI output is fixed for center speakers? I was even having problems in games. Bass was too loud and the voices were always muffled on my 7.1 system.

5.1 audio is still broken for me in Netflix. Nothing coming out of the centre channel. Even although I want the PS4 audio settings the same as the PS3, I think it's finally time for me to agree it's a Netflix issue and not PS4. Shoddy as hell if it's Netflix though and they still haven't fixed it....
 

level44

Member
As if the UI wasn't really fast, it's now lightening fast. Awesome.

I'm also expecting another FW update just after E3 regarding some of the more demanded features.
 
Awesome that you can dim the DS4 light bar. That should save some power, right? My one little gripe is that now in cutscenes there is a popup message that informs you of non-recording. Annoying.





Clearly offside.
That message was there for ground zeros ending cutscene when I beat it day 1.
 

SRTtoZ

Member
Fantastic update. Everything is super slick now, no loading at all. I tried a quick HD stream of Outlast and it looked great when watching it on my computer.

Awesome!
 

McSpidey

Member
The PS4 now works with my Yamaha receiver, even with HDCP still enabled. Before this update the HDCP handshake would break it and I'd have to use a HDCP stripper or plug directly into the TV.
 

Tsundere

Banned
My automatic downloads have magically started working again this week it seems, they would traditionally not start until I turned on my PS4, but now I have them downloaded and ready to install when I boot up my PS4. May not be related since it happened prior to the Firmware update though.
 

FHIZ

Member
So was the recording the incorrect 15 minutes of footage bug fixed or what? Haven't seen any official word on it and couldn't find any definitive post in here about it.
 

dallow_bg

nods at old men
The PS4 now works with my Yamaha receiver, even with HDCP still enabled. Before this update the HDCP handshake would break it and I'd have to use a HDCP stripper or plug directly into the TV.

Ooh, I hope this fixes the annoying flashing when app/games are started.
 

th4tguy

Member
Where is the hdcp settings and where is the 5.1 setting? I checked out video and sound settings but beside the deep color option, it all looks the same.
 
My automatic downloads have magically started working again this week it seems, they would traditionally not start until I turned on my PS4, but now I have them downloaded and ready to install when I boot up my PS4. May not be related since it happened prior to the Firmware update though.

It just depends on when the firmware is released.
In standby mode the PS4 will only check once per day around 4-5am for updates, never else. So it's easy to miss.
 

rawd

Member
My Denon always experienced a bunch of extra flashes when switching to the PS4 HDMI input. PS3 never does/did... Wonder if it fixed this too.
 

SRTtoZ

Member
Theres a guy streaming BF4 -Angry russian 720p FW 1.7 and it looks very very nice straight from my PS4. Next up, 1080p streaming :)
 
Where is the hdcp settings and where is the 5.1 setting? I checked out video and sound settings but beside the deep color option, it all looks the same.

HDCP is in System Settings
5.1 is in Audio settings. Choose the "primary audio output" option and set it to HDMI, even if it already is. Then the option appears.
 

Audioboxer

Member
5.1 audio is still broken for me in Netflix. Nothing coming out of the centre channel. Even although I want the PS4 audio settings the same as the PS3, I think it's finally time for me to agree it's a Netflix issue and not PS4. Shoddy as hell if it's Netflix though and they still haven't fixed it....

Just to follow up, coincidence of 1.7 or not I've finally sorted my Netflix issues. Had to turn on a setting called PCM-fix on my Panasonic Receiver. Now works great.
 

Sande

Member
I guess they're going to have to do something about the menu soon since with the addition of share factory and screenshot viewer it got even more cluttered. Hell, I've bought 2 games and have about 20 items there already.
 
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