PS3 doesn't adjust fro DST?

[pontifex]

I just noticed that my PS3 didn't automatically change time for daylight savings. what the heck?

 

[mugs]

As a programmer, dealing with time, time zones, etc is one of the things I dread. If I were working on the OS for an entertainment device that is used in dozens of countries with different DST/summer time start and stop times, I'd probably say screw it, let them change their own damn clock. 😉

The clock on my PS3 has been way off for a long time now... I'm not sure if that's because it was unplugged too long at one point, or because it keeps bad time... I've just never bothered to correct it.

 

[Thraxen]

The clock on my PS3 has been way off for a long time now... I'm not sure if that's because it was unplugged too long at one point, or because it keeps bad time... I've just never bothered to correct it.

Is your clock fast? Every PS3 I've seen has a fast clock. After only a month or two mine will be ahead by 2 or 3 minutes. I like how you can set the time via the internet, but it would useful if they would add an option to have it sync on it's own periodically.

 

[mugs]

Is your clock fast? Every PS3 I've seen has a fast clock. After only a month or two mine will be ahead by 2 or 3 minutes. I like how you can set the time via the internet, but it would useful if they would add an option to have it sync on it's own periodically.

I think mine was slow... but maybe it was fast before DST, then it was slow during DST, and now it's fast again since apparently it doesn't adjust for DST. It's probably off by about a half hour, which would be plausible if it advances by a couple minutes every month or two. I haven't adjusted the clock since I first set it up. I guess I'll go fix it now.

 

[erwos]

As a programmer, dealing with time, time zones, etc is one of the things I dread. If I were working on the OS for an entertainment device that is used in dozens of countries with different DST/summer time start and stop times, I'd probably say screw it, let them change their own damn clock.

I don't mean to impugn your programming abilities, but you're completely wrong about that. The zoneinfo file has been the method to solve this for a very, very long time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoneinfo

Public domain, super useful, super easy to use. There's no reason whatsoever that Sony couldn't have used it - if they didn't. If your time zone wasn't set correctly, all bets are off...

 

[R Nilla]

I swear mine changed just fine.

 

[Blayze]

I had to change mine as well. My trophy times have been off since I got a PS3 in August. Its always an hour off from when I actually earn the trophy.

 

[Sadaiyappan]

How do you even change the time? I thought it was impossible to manually change it? I thought it syncs everytime you log onto PSN?

 

[Blayze]

Go to settings, then Date and Time settings. You can manually adjust it or set it by the internet.

 

[pontifex]

Go to settings, then Date and Time settings. You can manually adjust it or set it by the internet.

the internet option didn't work for me today.

also there is a DST option for standard and Daylight Savings. Not sure what the difference is though.

 

[mugs]

the internet option didn't work for me today.

also there is a DST option for standard and Daylight Savings. Not sure what the difference is though.

Standard time is the time when it is not daylight saving time. i.e. "Eastern Standard Time" vs "Eastern Daylight Time"