Streaming to PS3

[anto1208]

Ive ORB installed and can manage to stream my pics and music with little or no problems but my video is a different story you have to go online through the PS3 and link into your PC now i can get into the folder and see the vids but when i press play all i get is this buffering ( spinning clock face ) thing thats been going now for 10 mins with out any playback.

Any one any better programs or ideas how to stream over a local network maybe instead of a internet type one.

Ive a wireless network but everything is wired up through the router the PS3 can find the info on my external and can play the music just fine but not the vids.

[tetsujin1979]

friend of mine in work has a twonkyvision server set up in his place to stream to his PS3 and says it's top notch - http://www.twonkyvision.de/

[GavinZac]

What format is the video? This is a total guess, but I can imagine a situation where the PS3 doesn't play nice with WMVs.

[anto1208]

What format is the video? This is a total guess, but I can imagine a situation where the PS3 doesn't play nice with WMVs.

This is why i want to stream rather than convert them and copy over to the HD


friend of mine in work has a twonkyvision server set up in his place to stream to his PS3 and says it's top notch - http://www.twonkyvision.de/

It is indeed i spent a good 4 hours messing around with ORB and TVersity i could stream music with ORB and nothing with TVersity then i downloaded Twonkyvision 30 second to install and everything worked perfectly instantly i didnt even need to scan for servers !!

[tetsujin1979]

It is indeed i spent a good 4 hours messing around with ORB and TVersity i could stream music with ORB and nothing with TVersity then i downloaded Twonkyvision 30 second to install and everything worked perfectly instantly i didnt even need to scan for servers !!
Actually, I just had a word with him there, and he's using TVersity, he's never even heard of TwonkyVision! I had been doing some reading on media servers earlier in the year, and guess it was stuck in the back of my head.
Still, alls well that ends well.

[anto1208]

Actually, I just had a word with him there, and he's using TVersity, he's never even heard of TwonkyVision! I had been doing some reading on media servers earlier in the year, and guess it was stuck in the back of my head.
Still, alls well that ends well.

:D

I have to pay for twonky im on a 30 day trail so ill keep trying to get TVersity working but its extreamly painfull at the moment

[tetsujin1979]

List of media servers for streaming to PS3 here: http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/28/20-upnp-clients-that-may-stream-to-your-playstation-3/
it might be a little out of date though
if you are familiar with Linux, I'd recommend MythTV, or LinuxMCE, although LinuxMCE works best on a dedicated machine
alternatively, here's a list of UPnP streaming servers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPnP_AV_MediaServers

according to the TVersity homepage, the release candidate for TVersity 1.0 is out soon, might be worth waiting for