Sorted wrote:The latest PSP firmware supports 720x480 resolution via AVC!
If Dark Alex cracks the firmware so a homebrew PSP can use it, does this rnean that PMP MOD finally becomes obselete?
If you read the release notes of Dark Alex custom firmware carefully:
3.03 OE-B
. Patched the firmware to allow decrypted mp4-AVC videos to play at 480x272 resolution.
3.03 OE-C
. AVC videos bitrate limit patched. The firmware limited the bitrate of avc videos to only 768 Kbps
then you see that it's already possible to get rid of the 368x207 (< 76.800 pixel) limit in former Sony Firmwares. You may already play videos with the built in Sony media player.
However there are still many advantages in using PMPMod:
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extended battery life: PMP Mod AVC runs @120MHz clock AFAIK. Default Sony is @266Mhz
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better colors: brown colors tend to display red in the Sony browser. By raising the brightness level in PMPMod the colors of displayed colors are more realistic
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better seeking within videos interface
. better file selection, subtitles, ... [and more]
. basis for other work like PMPVLC, but certainly that doesn't bother you
Last but nut least it is currently unknowned whether FW 3.30 puts some constraints on the maximum bitstream rate of videos.
regards,
7oby