what if got network connection. can stream fr pc?
if i attach a network attach storage drive, can read n stream to PS3?
so, if yes, all my mp3 songs can play fr PS3?

by the way, can PS3 play mp3 songs from it's USB port with thumb drive?

thks

sychong, one advice, shoot 1st , question later

BUY !!!!!

elites will buy n shoot 1st

peasant will ask a lot of questions then only CONSIDER buying one

Finally someone who is actually helpful.

and why you dun help?

Because I am looking for the answer also.

OK, I also chip in to help,

sure, when you plug in the USB stick with MP3.. it'll play them.. AVI videos too..

The new 3.0 firmware has bugs, it stutters and hangs the PS3 when playing Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Donno if any other games is affected, hope nothing esle.

Damn... i cant find more trophies for Uncharted for now, so back to Infamous and GTA4.

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Added on September 6, 2009, 2:27 amIf yr PS3 is attached to yr network, it can stream from PC directly. Use TVersity, PS3 Media Stream and even Vuze. There are many guides online.

The PS3 cant read external HDD if connected to the USB. Tried.

It reads other files from thumbdrives easily (MP3, MP4, .jpeg, .png, Avi, m2ts... but not flv or mkv), u need to find them under their respective folder (ie Music, Video, Photos) under "USB Device".

The PS3 is really worth it, 1080p BD player, HD audio out, streams files from PC, and it plays games. All for less than 1300. After all, "It only does everything"....

This post has been edited by Poadster: Sep 6 2009, 02:31 AM

Heard about that, luckily I don't have that game.

Anyway, the PS3 can read external HDD via USB, just make sure it's FAT32 formatted, not NTFS. And those folder structure not really a must, just use triangle to display all then you should be able to browse. And MKV files can easily remuxed to MP4 container in 10 minutes.

yea... you need to click Triangle and select "display all" to view the contents of your external HDD (FAT32 format).. too bad cant read NTFS if not loads of stuff I can use my PS3 to watch.

So even if PC HDD is NTFS, PS3 can read it if they are all connected via a network?

Yes.

Great, so that's a workaround for reading those mkv files bigger than 4GB.

That's true. Can also split the file if there's no network, many remuxing software provides this option.

You can also stream media to the PS3 from any DLNA-compliant NAS that's connected to your home network WITHOUT the need to transcode from a pc/notebook. That means u don't need a pc/notebook to stream to the PS3. Examples of such NAS include Synology, QNAP, etc.

If not mistaken those NAS, such as Synology or QNAP are quite expensive, right? What is the cost like?

Yes, but I haven't tried. Don't think we can do that for MKV files? Only the formats that the PS3 can read right?

same thing, cannot play mkv from NAS

Cannot play mkv, is it because PS3 doesn't recognize that format?