Jake Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 If I bought a PS3 could I transfer HiDef video from my PC over my wireless network and onto the PS3 and play it on my TV? Or would I need to transfer the files on to something (SD Card, DVD, whatever) and then load it onto the PS3 that way? I have searched on the net but couldn't find the answer. Ashley Willis thinks it can be done but hasn't actually tried it yet. Can anyone confirm? Before I go and waste £400 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9937/bumpvf4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I've not tried that tbh but will later if you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Please mate. Although, while searching for the answer to this I read somewhere that the PS3 can't play XviD, DivX, etc. If that's right then it's no use to me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony8 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 £400?? its gone down a bit now http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85385&highlight=playstation http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84323&highlight=playstation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Seems a bit of an expensive way to get HD content on to your telly. What connections does your telly have ? If it has HDMI then get a cheap g card with DVI that (encodes / decodes HD content )and get a dvi to HDMI connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 PS3 60gb are about £350 and yes you can send it via wifi. However it only accepts mpg and mpg4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Apparently there's a way you can hook it up via Media Player or another proxy type device which can encode the video on the fly to something the PS3 can accept. One of the tech guys at work does this, I've not had chance to play with one myself but am keen to learn more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Seems a bit of an expensive way to get HD content on to your telly. What connections does your telly have ? It's got everything. HDMI, 2x Scart, component. If it has HDMI then get a cheap g card with DVI that (encodes / decodes HD content )and get a dvi to HDMI connector. What's a g card? Where does it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Here's some info on the streaming. http://www.hardcoreware.net/ps3-18-firmware-streams-music-photos-and-video-from-vista/ and a vid of it in action - http://ps3mods.blogspot.com/2007/05/windows-vista-ps3-media-streaming.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 There's a also a tool called TwonkyVision which explicitly states it'll do DivX http://www.twonkyvision.com/Products/TwonkyMedia/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBDJ Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 A word of warning; generally HD video streaming in general struggles over wireless networks. It can certainly be done, but it's far from ideal as the throughput varies - interference from other devices etc - and it only takes a small drop to kill the HD video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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