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    PlayTV - how do you update?

    Got my brother a PlayTV unit for his birthday - he loves recording all sorts of crap over Christmas.

    Anyhow, hooked it up to the PS3 and it works ok but it keeps saying there's an update available. Unfortunately, as with just about everything else on the PS3, it doesn't do anything to explain and there's no clue as to where the update can be found. There's nothing in PlayTV settings and the system update on the XMB says no new updates are available.

    Whilst I'm here, do all PS3s have no USB ports on the back? We couldn't find one so had to plug it in to the front. It works, but it doesn't look too pretty.

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    Re: PlayTV - how do you update?

    No USB on the back.

    I've also not had to update Play TV. Are you perhaps mistaking it for a system update?

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    Re: PlayTV - how do you update?

    Lowe, I don't think I am. When you load PlayTV, underneath Live TV it says "Update Available" with a spinning circle next to it. First I thought the spinning circle meant it was updating, but I left it a while and nothing happened.

    In the settings menu (I think), it tells me it's PlayTV v1.00. Do you know which version you're at?

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    Re: PlayTV - how do you update?

    No rear USB ports which is an oversight IMO. From Wiki:

    Software Updates
    Software updates are available via the About section in Settings using the "Game Update Check" Functionality
    [edit]1.01 Update
    The 1.01 19MB Update was released on 20 November 2008 without any official announcement from Sony or SCE.[11] Changes include:
    The Guide now loads data much quicker than previously with all data.[11]
    Recoded programs now contain fewer glitches.[citation needed]

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    Re: PlayTV - how do you update?

    Will check to see what version I'm at when I get home. Odd though, every other app/game has prompted me saying updates are available, but PlayTV never has. Weird.

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    Re: PlayTV - how do you update?

    Thanks Stringent, that looks to be it. I'll tell my brother and get him to check the about section.

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    Re: PlayTV - how do you update?

    Yup, it took me a while to hunt it down either, seems a bit silly to bury it out of the way like they did..
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    Re: PlayTV - how do you update?

    I was thinking of purchasing Playtv. Is it any good?

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    Re: PlayTV - how do you update?

    Well i just got it today and i found out how to update play tv just go in to settings then go down till you see about then it will let you update from there

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