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Tezcatlipoca · 15-03-2010, 20:35

I use my PS3.

It will play... http://a8t8.spaces.live.com/blog/cns...13E8!188.entry

For streaming from the PC, I use PS3 Media Server (as mentioned above by Graham). You can also of course use any other UPnP Media Server, such as tversity or WMP11/12, but I prefer PS3 Media Server. It will stream everything the PS3 can natively handle, plus transcode/re-mux-on-the-fly & stream anything the PS3 can't natively handle.

There are easy ways to play .mkv files on the PS3 if using a server which doesn't transcode stuff (e.g. WMP): Use something such as mkv2vob or tsMuxeR (both free) to re-mux your .mkv files into a PS3 compatible container (e.g. .vob), without losing any quality (as no transcoding takes place, the H.264 content is simply repackaged into a container the PS3 can handle).

15-03-2010, 20:35	#3
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: Network media player I use my PS3. It will play... http://a8t8.spaces.live.com/blog/cns...13E8!188.entry For streaming from the PC, I use PS3 Media Server (as mentioned above by Graham). You can also of course use any other UPnP Media Server, such as tversity or WMP11/12, but I prefer PS3 Media Server. It will stream everything the PS3 can natively handle, plus transcode/re-mux-on-the-fly & stream anything the PS3 can't natively handle. There are easy ways to play .mkv files on the PS3 if using a server which doesn't transcode stuff (e.g. WMP): Use something such as mkv2vob or tsMuxeR (both free) to re-mux your .mkv files into a PS3 compatible container (e.g. .vob), without losing any quality (as no transcoding takes place, the H.264 content is simply repackaged into a container the PS3 can handle).