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Title: PS3 wifi capabilities
Post by: Jhurlbs81 on November 08, 2009, 08:21:27 AM

Has anyone maximized the wireless capabilities of their PS3? I've read it can link to Mac (and Windows) computers and you can access your iTunes on your TV wirelessly.  Also links to iPhoto so you can view your Photos on your TV.  Anyone do this?

Jesse

Title: Re: PS3 wifi capabilities
Post by: kindms on November 08, 2009, 08:25:29 AM

i dont have a mac but the ps3 will recognize any UPnP server. I would imagine itunes and iphoto announce themselves as such

I have had success doing what you describe in the windows(windows media player)  realm as well as FreeNAS

Title: Re: PS3 wifi capabilities
Post by: nic on December 09, 2009, 11:27:43 AM

Quote from: Jesse Hurlburt on November 08, 2009, 08:21:27 AM

Has anyone maximized the wireless capabilities of their PS3? I've read it can link to Mac (and Windows) computers and you can access your iTunes on your TV wirelessly.  Also links to iPhoto so you can view your Photos on your TV.  Anyone do this?

Jesse

the PS3 (slim) does not see an iTunes server   >:(

Title: Re: PS3 wifi capabilities
Post by: hummat on December 10, 2009, 08:25:53 AM

there are UPnP apps out there for us mac users.  I found one that not only made iTunes and iPhoto libraries available to the PS3, but also transcoded flacs on the fly.  Too bad it requires an intel mac, as my plan was to re-purpose an old G5 into a media server type thing.

There is another one that worked real well (no flac transcoding though). Can;t remember the names of either off the top of my head but I will check if I remember (and info is still needed) when I get home.

-j

Title: Re: PS3 wifi capabilities
Post by: jhirte on December 17, 2009, 01:29:14 PM

I've used TVersity (didn't care for it, and getting flac to decode was a PITA), then found this: http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/
works pretty good for flacs. since I'm using wireless vs hardline I cant play DVD's (I dont have the best of signal from my router even AFTER jacking up the gain) but 24bit flacs worked out ok. not the fastest to queue up via wifi, but it works.

Title: Re: PS3 wifi capabilities
Post by: hzgone on January 05, 2010, 06:38:29 PM

Quote from: jhirte on December 17, 2009, 01:29:14 PM

I've used TVersity (didn't care for it, and getting flac to decode was a PITA), then found this: http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/
works pretty good for flacs. since I'm using wireless vs hardline I cant play DVD's (I dont have the best of signal from my router even AFTER jacking up the gain) but 24bit flacs worked out ok. not the fastest to queue up via wifi, but it works.

I use both of the above.  I haven't streamed audio but i have done video.  It works ok over the wireless but it's not that great.  If you can plug it in to your network that would be ideal.  I never had a problem watching a movie hard wired.