VidZone update fixes ad spamming, adds features

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Ben Creasey, head of production on the European PlayStation Network’s music video service, VidZone, recently posted on the PlayStation Blog regarding a brand new update to the service, which includes a fix for the constant advertisement spamming before and after viewing a music video, full support for widescreen displays, and much more.

Flick through the list of fixes and additions to VidZone below:

  • Pre-roll advertising will be shown no more than once every 15 minutes – No more adverts after every video, guaranteed!

  • 16:9 support, true full screen display – This means that if the video is shot in widescreen, it will display in its full widescreen glory on your TV.

  • Virtual Keyboard is now supported in Search – Use your external or the standard PlayStation virtual keyboard to type instead of scrolling through each letter.

  • Search is faster and improved – Faster searching and you are now able to search for special characters (ie you can now search for P!nk etc)

  • Start up time is reduced – No more waiting about to get partying!

  • Audio volume on music videos can now be normalised – Each video will play at the same volume meaning no more volume control surfing

  • PlayStation Network presence now shows the music video being watched in VidZone on the XMB friends list – Your friends will now know what you are watching so no more secret Celine Dion video viewing sessions!

  • Support for PlayStation Store purchases in Download menu – Videos will link to equivelant RockBand track in the PlayStation Store with more game/product links coming soon.

  • Default settings are now saved – If you have turned the clicker off, it will remember it for the next time you open VidZone.

  • Cache has been increased – VidZone will store more of your last viewed videos on the PlayStation’s hard drive so you don’t have to stream so much data.

  • Help screens are available in Settings menu – Having issues? Try the new help screens to answer your questions

  • Settings menu has been reordered – More logical ordering of the setting menu.



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