PS3's media sharing....question

I just bought a PS3 today, so go easy on me.

I noticed that under the video and music tabs it says, "Search for Media Servers"

I'm guessing its refering to a local computer.

If so can someone please explain to me how to set it it.

Thank you,

Ryan

d/l WMP 11 onto your computer add some music to it and then authorize your PS3 as a device to share the media with

i think it is an option under tools, i dont really remember though seeing as how i did it awhile back now and i havent really messed with it since

Sure thing Ryan.. first you need a computer connected to the same network that your PS3 is currently. It will go a bit more smoothly if you are wired in, but wireless will work fine too.

-The first step is to choose your media server, if you are using windows then the easiest and cheapest way is to just use windows media player 10. Under WMP10 you will have an option under library called media shareing.

-At this point have your PS3 on and ready to go. Click "Share my media to" box in the media sharing screen and you should see "unknown device". That unknown device is your PS3. Allow it and hit "OK".

-Now at your PS3 search for media servers and a windows media icon should appear with the name of your computer next to it. If you get this far then you are set to go.

-Remember though that the PS3 can only see certain formats. You should be fine for audio since it plays most major formats, but for video you must have AVC video formats or MPEG2(atleast untill they update the PS3 to read other files). I recommend getting PS3 video 9 from Red Kawa to change formats over to AVC.

-Nero - When you buy nero ultamate you get what they call mediahome, which is awesome. If you try to play a .avi file for example from the nero mediaserver nero will know that the PS3 can't display it.. so it converts it to MPEG2, on the fly. Meaning it will encode it while it streams it to your PS3. So if you can spare the money for the nero ultamate set then do it.

I know i'm kind of a rambler.. so if anything is confusing ask me and i'll try to clarify. :P

Wow you guys are great!! :D

Thanks for the fast responses.

by the way. This console is awesome!!! :D

I will recomend the Tversity, this converts any file format. This way you can watch anyting on the ps3. Love this program and use this all the time._Scavneger_

Free?

WMP11 sucks so much at being a media center.... it freezes its slow and I just plain hate wmp period. Get SimpleCenter it's free it's awesome, it doesn't lag or freeze. It will act as your media center and double as a music/picture/video player. Set it up share your folders and all your computer media is on you 360 or PS3 console with ease. SimpleCenter is awesome. get it here.KaptainKernal

Thanks :D.

Yepp, Tversity is free program. http://tversity.com/download/
Simple and easy to understand._Scavneger_

Thanks :D

Sure thing Ryan.. first you need a computer connected to the same network that your PS3 is currently. It will go a bit more smoothly if you are wired in, but wireless will work fine too.

-The first step is to choose your media server, if you are using windows then the easiest and cheapest way is to just use windows media player 10. Under WMP10 you will have an option under library called media shareing.

***-At this point have your PS3 on and ready to go. Click "Share my media to" box in the media sharing screen and you should see "unknown device". That unknown device is your PS3. Allow it and hit "OK".***

-Now at your PS3 search for media servers and a windows media icon should appear with the name of your computer next to it. If you get this far then you are set to go.

-Remember though that the PS3 can only see certain formats. You should be fine for audio since it plays most major formats, but for video you must have AVC video formats or MPEG2(atleast untill they update the PS3 to read other files). I recommend getting PS3 video 9 from Red Kawa to change formats over to AVC.

-Nero - When you buy nero ultamate you get what they call mediahome, which is awesome. If you try to play a .avi file for example from the nero mediaserver nero will know that the PS3 can't display it.. so it converts it to MPEG2, on the fly. Meaning it will encode it while it streams it to your PS3. So if you can spare the money for the nero ultamate set then do it.

I know i'm kind of a rambler.. so if anything is confusing ask me and i'll try to clarify. :P

orithamat

^ i got to step three but i don't see anything in the box thats listed as "unknown device" is there something im doing wrong? everything is authorized and ready to go, my WMP11 just doesn't read my PS3 hardware for some reason =/