Media Sharing PC to PS3...WMV issue?

TheBigEvil · 20-10-2007 03:43PM #1

I just set my PS3 and PC so I can stream my music from my PC to the PS3.

Got everything working, and have been streaming music to my PS3. Cool a boola

, a very happy bunny.

But I noticed that when playing WMV music files that the playback sometimes "stutters". Anyone else have this issue or something similar?

My set-up is:
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PC connected to my eircom netopia router via the ethernet cable, and my PS3 is connecting wirelessly to the netopia router. I also use Comodo firewall, with the relevant ports open to allow the PS3 to see my shared media.

projectmayhem · 20-10-2007 03:48PM

not sure but i would assume the ps3 doesn't use wmv as a proprietry format so it's being converted on the fly, so the stuttering is the system trying to catch up with the stream, and being unsuccessful

TheBigEvil · 20-10-2007 04:08PM

projectmayhem wrote: »

not sure but i would assume the ps3 doesn't use wmv as a proprietry format so it's being converted on the fly, so the stuttering is the system trying to catch up with the stream, and being unsuccessful

Ok, thats a possibility, but the PS3 has a setting to allow WMV playback (which I have on), so it seems odd it would convert on the fly, but I suppose you can't rule it out.

Cheers

eddhorse · 20-10-2007 04:53PM

Are you using any software on your PC as a media centre ? ie Nero Media Home, TVersity, Windows Media etc ?

I use Nero MH and it works great.
If you copy a WMV file to the PS3 and run it from there does it stutter?
Could be a traffic issue on your network?

TheBigEvil · 20-10-2007 11:16PM

eddhorse wrote: »

Are you using any software on your PC as a media centre ? ie Nero Media Home, TVersity, Windows Media etc ?

I use Nero MH and it works great.
If you copy a WMV file to the PS3 and run it from there does it stutter?
Could be a traffic issue on your network?

I'm just using Windows Media Player 11 on XP. I haven't tried coyping a WMV to the PS3, I'll give that a go.

I hope there isn't a traffic issue on my network, I'm the only one on it !!! (I hope!!)

CountryWise · 22-10-2007 10:37AM

you can set up your PS3 to wirelessly access the Music on your laptop?
How so?

Gran Hermano · 22-10-2007 10:49AM

Check Orb or TVersity.

Both will convert the media to a format supported by the PS3 or 360
(on the fly) and then act as a media-server and stream it to the
console.

Fingleberries · 22-10-2007 11:23AM

I'd reccomend TVersity. If the media format is supported by the equipment it just steams it, otherwise it converts (transcodes) on the fly for you - If your PC is up to it.

It's a really handy piece of kit and free too. Can't go too far wrong.

eddhorse · 22-10-2007 03:47PM

I had problems with TVersity thats why i switched to NERO media home.
So there is options if you cant get it going.

The PS3 has gone up notches in my book lately since ive been streaming music/video and downloading games etc

DeX_Wizard · 22-10-2007 09:17PM

Try the RedKawa Media Server for PS3 http://www.redkawa.com/ scroll down the page and you will find it.
and if you have a WII there is a server for that to and video converters.

22-10-2007 09:23PM

I thought the ps3 would only play back windows audio files and not video?

Media Sharing PC to PS3...WMV issue?

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