HP DreamScreen Firmware Updated (v1.5.2)
Written on Nov 5, 2009 by Brian and filed under HP, News
HP has released their third major firmware update for the DreamScreen line of digital screens. They’ve also updated the desktop client, which is used to help manage account info for Pandora and the other third party services, as well as configuration for wireless photo sharing and uploading. Major highlights include updates to Pandora, and file compression to allow users to fit more pictures on the internal storage.
Here’s a detailed update on what users can expect
- PC software update (v 1.27) that optimizes the image size for the resolution on the DreamScreen and compresses the file size to take advantage of storing more photos on the 2GB storage without degrading the picture quality
- Pandora
- Better readability of station names
- Station names now allow for accented characters in station name
- Weather
- Channel now supports 3-digit temperature & sub-zero temperature readings
- Data refreshes every 10 minutes
- Better AVI video file playback
- HP SmartRadio – cleaned up listings to remove inactive stations and updated others
- Better ways to manage folder copy — keep folder structure on the HP DreamScreen
- General optimization and bug fixes in the DreamScreen software
Again, it’s a great sign to see HP issue this third firmware update since the DreamScreen’s release less than two months ago. We fully expect HP to keep up the progressive work and look forward to seeing what comes next. Perhaps a search option or better localized access to SmartRadio stations?
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