Taikor/otai2/bro/cifu2....
Actually after read MP topic thru this website i concern with MP capabilities (play HD movie files,play music,display photo).
But after searching some info i found that i can use ps3 as my MP.Sorry if i am lag of knowledge toward ps3 condescendingly.
This is a good news if it become true coz i can safe a bit my bujet for 2010 As i know ps3 already come with 120gb/250gb HDD is it.
SO i no need to buy another HDD for my HD movies storage.What must i do after this ....Pls share with me your xperience

Also would like to find out on this, eventhough I have a couple media players in place already...

PS3 cannot play MKV files..mean no good...

actually can coz i've seen it. ps3 streaming mkv from a pc.

oi ryan come give these guys a few lesson

No body out there have done this xperiment?

Bro, you're right, but looking at some articles around the globe, it seems PS3's are capable of playing *.mkv..

Actually ive done it several different ways..

You can use an external drive (or even a thumb drive) to transfer files into your PS3, or as ive recently found out, you can use Vuze to stream it from your pc to your PS3..im using Vuze now and all i have to do is make sure the PS3 and my laptop (Mac) is logged on to the same local network,then just drag the files into the Vuze application..Vuze will then convert it to a playable format for the PS3..From the PS3 you can either just watch it directly off the network,or you can copy the files into your PS3 hard drive.. Really simple..

It does not support .mkv natively. You need to use a middleware to play the file in your PC/Mac, then stream it to your PS3.

I give up on this option and bought the PLayOn HD.

I started with PS3 with so called all-in-one solution. Then using MK2VOB to convert the MKV file into PS3 readable file. Next, using PS3MediaServer to stream to PS3, but you need to turn on both PC/Notebook and PS3. Now, I owned standalone HD media player and avoid those "mah-fun"

Unless your are serious gamer, otherwise no point to invest on PS3. For serious movie hardcore, should consider standalone HD media player or Blu Ray/HD media hybrid like Dune and etc...

ah that's the one he use....PS3MediaServer.

Honestly..i'm not a serious gamers like u say.What i thought about ps3 it is simply just transfer HD movies from PC/MAC to ps3 n PLAY
but i'm totally wrong.Quite difficult .So the best way is seeking for standalone Media Player is it?What specs i must know before buying Media Player...Example audio/video format,file format.. Better if otai2 can recommend good brand with its price AC Ryan is a good investment but very..very.. hard to find here.Correct me if i'm wrong.
For BD player i've found in MUDAH website:


Any review from sony's BDers here...

good player. get it.

i know can streaming..
but why the trouble?
get a media player better this way...

PS3 is a good media player plaque by a few serious problem.

The biggest problem with PS3 as a media player is that it does not support NTFS. PS3 can only read drive in fat32 format and that means you cannot have 1 big large HD movie file, but have to split to multiple part.

PS3 cannot play HD mkv files directly, but you can remux it using mkv2vob to either a ts or vob files which the PS3 can then play. That is how I use to play my HD movies but have long given up the remuxing process....too mafan.

The other way is keep the mkv in the PC and using a media server like PS3mediaserver to stream the movies to your PS3. Problem with this is that you need to keep the PC on and lag becomes an issue for high bit rate movies.

Best is get a standalone media player. I am currently using the WDTV Live. My friend got a unit of WDTV(1st gen) which he hardly use so he wants to sell at RM250.

where do you live bro??
not in kl?

I just started fiddling with it lately. In my opinion, it works better as a Media Extender than a Media Player. The PS3 supports Windows 7's MCE platform, dun need PS3MediaServer.

The interface for managing and browsing media locally is very bad. The albums, photos and video files all show up individually in the XMB instead of a "stored locally" sub-menu, making navigating the files a PITA especially when you have tons of CDs ripped into your library (they can only be grouped by artist, genre or year which if your CD collection is very diverse like mine, you'll end up with a messy XMB). It's even worse for videos and photos (since those typically can only be grouped by date, which in my case is not useful at all). Why they don't put a "Local Music", "Local Videos" and "Local Pictures" item in the XMB and put the files into those instead of scattering them on the main XMB menu, I don't understand.

Yes, I dun use MKV and RMVB. All my videos are in AVI format, so it's more universal. But the clutter it creates on the XMB is unbearable to me. At least as a Media Center Extender, you pick the server name from the XMB first (in my case, only one server shows up, my HTPC, which doesn't mess up the XMB too much).

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 5 2010, 03:35 PM

I've frust with my pioneer DV-300.Frequent stuck when DVD software unbalance spin.Perhaps after this time for me to switching for SONY BD..

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Added on March 5, 2010, 3:07 pmI live in kl maa.Klang gate area

This post has been edited by VSX-AX2as: Mar 5 2010, 03:07 PM

the good thing about the PS3 is it keep getting new feature and refinement every firmware update, so it could still be possible later it will be able to play mkv and support ntfs.

It's time for the mod to bar this guy with online ads...

then should be able to find it easily in digital mall or lowyat plaza...
how come you say hard to find?

who?