I agree with the general thread sentiment: PS3 Media Server is an awesome piece of work!

Generally, stuttering happens because:-

1 - not enough network bandwidth. Wireless is fine for normal videos but if you plan to watch HD it's better to go wired (Aztech Homeplugs ftw), or lower your mencoder quality settings, or set your mencoder bandwidth limit.

2 - not enough CPU power for transcoding. The PS3 only supports certain video formats, so if you try to watch a video that is unsupported the PS3 Media Server will try to re-encode it to a supported format as you watch. You can tell if the media server is transcoding if the trancode buffer bar is filled while you're watching. If the buffer continuously decreases while you are watching then you definitely need more CPU power to watch that movie.

Personally I've had stuttering issues with some 1080 HD movies that are encoded at High Profile@5.1. I'm planning to buy a new PC anyway, so I'm hoping a Core i7 will be sufficient for that purpose. Other people just use tools like mkv2vob to convert their HD mkv's to something that the PS3 supports. PS3 media server will just stream compatible files directly to the PS3 without any transcoding.

I'm wondering the same thing. I read somewhere that the signal ends at the meter; on the other hand someone also told me StarHub or somewhat in Singapore streams video to houses over powerline.

If I'm rajin maybe I'll test it sometime. Mother-in-law lives next door.

That's right. A set of plugs have a common key to encrypt communications; it's somewhat like a WEP or WPA key for wireless. Otherwise it's hard to tell where your information is going.

I stand corrected on Starhub. The idea did sound a bit farfetched but I'm always willing to take everything with a pinch of salt.

Anyway, let's get back to discussing the media server. ... nothing else to say, it's great! lol.

I'd still try to get wired/homeplugs though. I have an old WRT54Gv4 which I don't think I'll be upgrading anytime soon. ;

It just means that your CPU cannot keep up with the transcoding. Letting the buffer fill up gives PS3MS a head start.

I have not tried it myself, but I'm assuming it should be playable.

I think key interval is the number of frames in between a key frame. A key frame is a basically a full frame, and the next 10 frames (with your settings) will only contain changes from that frame.

u kena pastikan lagging tu sebab network ke sebab cpu.
try play balik file tu pakai #TRANSCODE# --> Mencoder.
pastu tengok buffer kat media server:
- kalau dia steady/naik masa lagging, maknanya network. boleh beli homeplug
- kalau dia menurun, pastu kosong & lagging, maknanya cpu. beli quad core atau kalau ada graphics card NVidia yg support CUDA, boleh try CoreAVC 1.9+ bersama dgn AviSynth/Mencoder.

well, there's a linux version. why don't you try it out and let us know.

x sure la apa masalah u. try tengok file debug.log kat dlm folder Program Files/PS3 Media Server.

nope, don't need Dvico Tivx or WDTV. while those devices are hassle-free, using a media server is much cheaper, assuming you already have a PC to run it on.

hm.. x pasti la apa problemnya. :\

hm.. let's start with the symptoms.
does the avi file appear on the XMB?
and what errors does it say when you select the file from the XMB?
have you tried any of the other options in the #-TRANSCODE-# folder?

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Added on July 14, 2009, 10:30 amAnyone considering to purchase Homeplugs, you might want to get the Powerline HD ones (1Gbps). Apparently it's set to hit Europe by August, so we should see it available after that.

Source: http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/...tarter_kit.html

(Not to be confused with D-Link's DHP-301 product, or Netgear's HDX, which still uses the current Powerline AV standard).

I currently use Aztech's HL108E. Stuttering occurs when my bitrate hits 60Mbps and above. A bit the sien looking for firmware updates that might help.

This post has been edited by myuu: Jul 14 2009, 10:39 AM

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Look for a dropdown menu that shows something like 'keyint=1:vqscale=1:vqmin=2'.

I think you do that in ffdshow. You're most likely using a codec pack, so you should find it somewhere in the codec pack's menu.

hm, i can't remember what i did to make it run on W7 RC.

at the moment, i just have it run as per normal from the Startup menu.

if referring to the PS3 not being able to see PMS, maybe check your firewall rules?

i'm using mine on 64bit actually. maybe what it actually needed is 32bit java. ;

besides checking firewall, etc., try checking which IP the media server is listening on in the Trace window. It should be on the same subnet as the PS3.

I've also heard there's conflicts when you enable windows media sharing, altho not sure if that applies to XP.

There's a checkbox called Keep DTS audio in stream, which I use. The PS3 then just passes the DTS stream to my decoder.

ps3 media server transcodes all incompatible videos to mpeg2. Unfortunately mpeg2 is not size-efficient, so the size of the movie being sent to the ps3 becomes a lot bigger. Assuming this is not an issue with your CPU, u can either prep ur movies with mkv2vob, lower your transcoding quality settings, or run a direct wired connection between ur pc and the ps3. Personally I chose the last option, adding a 2nd gigabit adapter to the pc and running cat6 to the ps3, bypassing my router.

Ps: the Mbps display on the ps3 is actually incorrect when the video stutters. The actual is actually much lower (maybe around 50 Mbps max).