Large-sized MPEG-2 file playback a tad wonky in PS3?

Although Tommi Pisto’s email tip, represented by the JPEG you’re looking at stage right, makes the case perfectly clear, why it’s happening that the PS3’s playback of larger-than-4GB MPEG-2 video files is rather shot. Although the menu language isn’t English, the running commentary and the results are still perfectly understood.

In those test cases, the PS3 can’t properly read files larger than 4GB, leading to a screwy inability to track (rewind/fast forward) through the video. As Tommi notes, this bug makes the PS3 ineffective as a home media center “for those who wants to watch their own captured (Sony HDV digital camcorder) files (one hour cassette = 10GB).” In short, it could spark home video issues.

Well thanks, Tommi, for bringing this to light. Now we wonder if this is a firmware thing, possibly encouraging a future update to correct it. Too bad we don’t know what firmware Tommi experimented on. We wonder if Sony’s aware of this and if this is an isolated case or not.

Just click the pic for a closer look.

Although Tommi Pisto’s email tip, represented by the JPEG you’re looking at stage right, makes the case perfectly clear, why it’s happening that the PS3’s playback of larger-than-4GB MPEG-2 video files is rather shot. Although the menu language isn’t English, the running commentary and the results are still perfectly understood.

In those test cases, the PS3 can’t properly read files larger than 4GB, leading to a screwy inability to track (rewind/fast forward) through the video. As Tommi notes, this bug makes the PS3 ineffective as a home media center “for those who wants to watch their own captured (Sony HDV digital camcorder) files (one hour cassette = 10GB).” In short, it could spark home video issues.

Well thanks, Tommi, for bringing this to light. Now we wonder if this is a firmware thing, possibly encouraging a future update to correct it. Too bad we don’t know what firmware Tommi experimented on. We wonder if Sony’s aware of this and if this is an isolated case or not.

Just click the pic for a closer look.