And with clients for Windows, Linux and the Mac, along with basic Xbox support, PS3 Media Server should be able to adapt to just about any network setup to deliver the results you need. It's occasionally complex, and a little demanding of your hardware, but once you've got PS3 Media Server set up then it's an excellent way to stream media files around your home.
Choose which applications get the lion's share of your web bandwidth with this traffic balancing utility. Show all. PS3 Media Server 1. This is the software we will use to get the job done.
It's available for free on CNET's download. Step 3: Once you click on "Download Now", the download will start immediately. After its done, locate it in your downloads folder, and open up the file. It will be named "pms-macosx Step 4: A new window will open up that looks like the one below.
Click and drag the icon that looks like a Playstation 3 into the "Applications" folder to install it. Step 5: Turn on your PS3 and just leave it on the home screen. This ensures that it will be recognized by the media server program once it is opened. It won't have the PS3 icon at the moment, but go ahead and click on it anyway. When the following window pops up, press open. If it doesn't show up after a minute or so, navigate to the video tab on your PS3 menu and select "Search for Media Servers" to ensure that your computer and Playstation 3 are connected.
Step 8: Now, it is time to choose the folders containing the files on your computer that you wish to access on your PS3. Step 9: Select as many folders as you want and add them to the list of shared folders. The folders in that list, and the files within them will then be directly accessible by your console. Step Look under the Video section of your Playstation's menu for the PS3 Media Server icon, within that folder will be the shared folders that you specified in Step 8.
Step Simply clicking on a file will initiate video playback. Reverse, rewind, pausing and chapter skipping are all supported functions.
Subtitles work, but they are pretty buggy, and disrupt the overall viewing experience. In my experience, this program works really well. Video quality is decent and it can play HD movies with little to no stuttering. For a free media streaming program, you really can't ask for more than that. So, get some popcorn and coke, and use your PS3 to watch a movie from your Mac. Watching movies from different devices wasn't always possible, but a group of companies banded together to create a standard called DLNA that helps different media devices talk to each other.
Note: most of the screenshots are for the Linux version, but the Windows version works the same way. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. My friends will enjoy reading it also. RSS subscribe Follow on Twitter. Search for:. Poll: does the AppleTV spell the end for the Mac mini? Printing of digital photos stored on a PS3s hard drive or inserted storage media.
Currently, select Epson printers connected via USB are compatible. Recent headlines Tech year wrapped up: Awful battery life, QR code comeback, global chip shortage,.. PS3 Media Server v1. Free Download. Description Info All versions Reviews.
Current features Ready to launch and play. No codec packs to install. No folder configuration and pre-parsing or this kind of annoying thing. All your folders are directly browsed by the PS3, there's an automatic refresh also.
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