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PS3 Media Server for ReadyNAS PRO
I have made addon PMS for readynas pro. it support transcoding in realtime (mkv can play at PS3). Addon include java, mplayer, mencoder, ffmpeg, tsmuxer and PMS. If anybody want to test it - downloa...
Lew,
The add-on we are discussing here is the PS3 Media Server for the ReadyNas. Currently this program can be installed on your computer so that your PS3 can communicate with your computer. The problem here is that your computer must be running while you are streaming media from your NAS to the PS3.
This add-on is the same program however you install it onto your NAS drive (instead of your computer) and you don't need to run your computer in the background. Like I said before, it is a great add-on and makes life much simpler for a NAS to PS3 system.
In your case, you would run this program on your computer and I highly recommend it. You said you were a PS3 rookie so as you play with it you will find some file formats do not work with the PS3 (compared to a PCH product which plays everything you throw at it). This program allows the PS3 to play almost everything, like a PCH.
As for streamer comparison, you should review this link:
http://www.iboum.com/artkill/tablesort.php
Lists all PCH competitors. Only major difference between C-200 and A-110 is the box itself (can add a blu-ray drive) - the functionality of both units is near identical. The C-200 may have a newer chipset.
One piece of advice on ripping HD and BR, if you are doing this into their native format, you better have lots of space on your hard drive cause one BR rip can be 35GB. BR rips are no longer video_ts, it is a BDMV Stream or something like that but the size is huge. I don't know of any device that can play BR rip iso's yet (i.e. seeing the menu like watching the disc) but I am sure there has got to be one. Also, streaming a HD files wirelessly is a challenge as the bandwidth just can't support this without stuttering playback. If you can run CAT6, definitely do that. Otherwise you can use existing electrical outlets and adapters to create and ethernet over coax connection.
Cheers,
Ushman
The add-on we are discussing here is the PS3 Media Server for the ReadyNas. Currently this program can be installed on your computer so that your PS3 can communicate with your computer. The problem here is that your computer must be running while you are streaming media from your NAS to the PS3.
This add-on is the same program however you install it onto your NAS drive (instead of your computer) and you don't need to run your computer in the background. Like I said before, it is a great add-on and makes life much simpler for a NAS to PS3 system.
In your case, you would run this program on your computer and I highly recommend it. You said you were a PS3 rookie so as you play with it you will find some file formats do not work with the PS3 (compared to a PCH product which plays everything you throw at it). This program allows the PS3 to play almost everything, like a PCH.
As for streamer comparison, you should review this link:
http://www.iboum.com/artkill/tablesort.php
Lists all PCH competitors. Only major difference between C-200 and A-110 is the box itself (can add a blu-ray drive) - the functionality of both units is near identical. The C-200 may have a newer chipset.
One piece of advice on ripping HD and BR, if you are doing this into their native format, you better have lots of space on your hard drive cause one BR rip can be 35GB. BR rips are no longer video_ts, it is a BDMV Stream or something like that but the size is huge. I don't know of any device that can play BR rip iso's yet (i.e. seeing the menu like watching the disc) but I am sure there has got to be one. Also, streaming a HD files wirelessly is a challenge as the bandwidth just can't support this without stuttering playback. If you can run CAT6, definitely do that. Otherwise you can use existing electrical outlets and adapters to create and ethernet over coax connection.
Cheers,
Ushman
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