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PS3 as an HTPC (Playing movie files at the very least)
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10-07-09
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PS3 as an HTPC (Playing movie files at the very least)
How does the PS3 hold up in this area? I already have an HTPC using XBMC as my movie manager to get plot summaries, poster art, fan art, etc.
__________________ Is there such interface like that with a PS3 that does more than just display a the movie name? Also, most of my stuff is in MKV format if that matters.
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It shows a short clip to the movie, the name, size etc.... during the movie (if its on the hdd) the selects button brings up the kbps rate of audio and video, how far the movie is through etc.... stereo or dpl2, yea thats pretty much it
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Sorry nothing yet. The best you can do is stream from your pc or a source.
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10-08-09
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Actually, there are converters for divx/mkv files to be played on ps3. Google is your friend.
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The PS3 plays DivX/XviD nowadays... plus, many MKVs can be simply remuxed to mp4 and played (takes a minute or less, no quality loss, same size).
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you could always install another OS...
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I don't have a PS3. I'm just asking questions before I get one.
__________________ I already knew there were plenty of ways like PS3 Media Server to stream and convert movies, but I was more interested in a nice interface. If there had been a nice interface, I would've sold off my HTPC to help cover the cost of the PS3. But I guess I'm keeping the HTPC.
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10-17-09
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I use mine to play movies. last tiem i tried toplay an mkv file it wont play. I just convert them to avi's and trasnfer them to the ps3.
Movie list is more less well jsut a list. Do not recall every option for the list sicne i keep them from a to z edit: i use Red Kawa software for coverting and moving files. never tried to steam them since when i 1st started to use it wasn working. I think they fixed that a year ago or so.
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