PS3 firmware v2.53 redux: it's coming for real this time [update]

I love the PS3, but it’s painfully obvious to me that it wasn’t designed with this stuff in mind.

I’ve tried a number of video Web sites, and while most of them work just fine, the entire shoddy experience just left me wanting more (i.e., a real computer). Here’s an example. I happened to be watching the most recent episode of 30 Rock on Hulu HD (aside: in my opinion, it’s the funniest show on network TV right now, and you should be watching it). When I clicked the "1280×720" button to get it to display in HD, a new browser window automatically opened up -- and it was summarily replaced with a blank white page, upon which a "there is not enough memory" message was overlaid. Still, I can confirm that Hulu videos can now be full-screened, which is pretty great, and I didn’t really have any problems with non-HD videos.

I also checked out GameTrailers’ exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves teaser trailer, which Grim posted earlier today. While I was able to open the GT HD Flash video page for the teaser, in addition to viewing it full-screened, the frame rate was rather poor (and it wasn’t the stuttering, buffering kind of poor, so I don’t think my Internet connection had anything to do with it). The Destructoid video player was a bit finicky, but I did get it to display in fullscreen eventually.

The one saving grace was YouTube, which works beautifully -- especially now that the entire Web site is in widescreen. I full-screened a video of New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker getting jacked up by Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Ryan Clark yesterday evening, and the glorious bone-crunching hit filled my HDTV. It’s just as simple as it is on a computer: you click the usual button to full-screen the video, and then you can hit circle to exit the fullscreen view.

Oh yeah, YouPorn works. I tested it myself.