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Make The Most Of Your PlayStation 3 Web Browser

When the PlayStation 3 updated to firmware 2.50 it added a lot of cool functions but the most useful one was the Adobe 9 flash player for the Internet browser. It was badly needed so that annoying ' Windows content can not be displayed, the page will be replaced with a blank page' would never show up again and you were no longer told to run a plug-in. And obviously so you can view sites that require Adobe 9 flash player. So here is the full list of all the websites to visit after firmware 2.50 was added to the PlayStation 3.
tommy-cronin - contributor
Published: 346 days 1 hour ago | News | PlayStation 3
 
 

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BRACHATTACK - 346 days 1 hour ago
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Its ALMOST perfect, if only you could log on to n4g from it.
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chaosatom - 346 days 1 hour ago
1.1 - I have to sort of disagree. Ok let me explain.
Whenever I use Hulu, it's slows down a lot and sometimes even crashes the browser or even the ps3 (one time).

It's good if u know what you're exactly looking for. But U need to know the EXACT place of that Content. So First I need to use my computer to know the fast way of getting there, and then I use my ps3.

It's better than before, but it can definitely improve. In speed or just stability. I am glad sony is doing something about the browser.
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PoSTedUP - 346 days ago
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i am on it all the time.

right now i use it for my new stereo system, just jump on to youtube and, wahla! you now have access to all the music you could ever want : ) great for partys too. love it.
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RememberThe357 - 345 days 23 hours ago
1.3 - The PS3 browser is far from perfect.
It's slow, and clunky. We all know Sony could do better, and that is what I expect.
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Godmars290 - 345 days 13 hours ago
1.4 - Too much info on the main page
Just not enough memory to display everything. Kotaku had the same problem until their re-design.
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olivia - 345 days 5 hours ago
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you can go on n4g i go there all the time must be your internet connection my's work with all the sites i go to on my pc
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tommy-cronin - 346 days 1 hour ago
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That would be so handy if you could
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Raoh - 346 days 1 hour ago
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good stuff.
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Close_Second - 346 days ago
4 - Do a deal with google...
...and use Chrome or something similar. The PS3 browser is pretty inept and only delivers basic web access.
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kharma45 - 345 days 15 hours ago
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Chrome I think Sony should try to get, seeing as we have Google search on the XMB of the PS3 and PSP.
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Bren86 - 346 days ago
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Flash or no flash, ps3s web browser is poor at best.
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celldomceen1 - 346 days ago
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I mean as far as console goes it has an okay web browser, its not a computer so i didnt really expect that much at all to begin with.

<edit> exactly boty if it continues to improve thats great, but i dont need a web browser on my console its more like icing on the cake to me. Who really can complain about icing on a gotdamn cake!
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Boty - 346 days ago
6.1 - I agree with you my good freind.
When I bought the Ps3 I bought it to mainly play games and watch movies, not browse the internet. Though it is nice to have an alternate way of accessing the web if my computer is down.
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GrandTheftStreetcar - 345 days 22 hours ago
6.2 - It is nice to have an alternate way of accessing the web ...
... lying down on a sofa.
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claney - 345 days 20 hours ago
6.3 - @ Iceing on a cake
as long as its not sh!t on top of that cupcake, or an xbox360 on top... well if a cupcake had a 360 on top i would buy it lol
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Godmars290 - 345 days 13 hours ago
6.4 - "Who really can complain about icing on a gotdamn cake!"
Any and every Xbot, as they often do.

The only thing that's worse is that Sony doesn't advertise what the browser can do.

They really should have had an introductory video installed.
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 346 days ago
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We want Firefox NOW!!!
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kharma45 - 345 days 14 hours ago
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Only if it isn't a huge memory hog like the PC version.
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Killzonegamer83 - 346 days ago
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PS3 web browser is sure a hell of a lot better than the 360's web browser. oh wait..
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tommy-cronin - 345 days 23 hours ago
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Goodone Killer Zone. If they did have a internet browser it would be just full of viruses. Stupid Microsoft
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xwabbit - 345 days 23 hours ago
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Its been working good for me on Hulu and every site i go to tbh. No freezing or anything, it use to lag on videos b4 but after the update its been smoth
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thereapersson - 345 days 23 hours ago
11 - The browser kind of sucks
It has javascript conflicts, and it sometimes freezes. Also, trying to watch videos on HULU causes it to lag, especially if you want to watch HD videos, which the picture then does not show up.

It's nice the system has a browser, though. I used to use it all the time before I built my computer. A shame you can't log in to N4G from it, though.
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DeathroW22 - 345 days 19 hours ago
12 - No.
I have a PC and a laptop for web browsing.
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resistance100 - 345 days 16 hours ago
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If your in the UK, BBC iplayer works a treat, i use it all the time to watch Top Gear
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Karum - 345 days 15 hours ago
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I like streaming from BBC iPlayer when I miss a show I wanted to watch and I like streaming some other things such as HD trailers from Gametrailers etc. but I think the entire browser needs improved upon, it can be slow sometimes, not that intuitive to use and sometimes can cause my entire console to slow down.

Although that said for the most part it does what I use it for fairly well. I just think they could do so much more with it.
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Marquis_de_Sade - 345 days 13 hours ago
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Or just visit these sites on your computer instead?
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40cal - 345 days 12 hours ago
16 - I have been using it alot.
HULU is great (catching up on all the Heros I missed this season) and my wife got me the wireless keypad for Christmas, its nice to browse the web on my couch.
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tommy-cronin - 345 days 9 hours ago
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www.mobile.msn.com also works on the ps3 for windows live messenger
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