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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,
There are no extra steps. If you have a ReadyNas, the DLNA protocol is part of the firmware, you just simply enable it (it is needed). It really is simple and the DLNA on the ReadyNas is more than adequate. I have never had a problem with my PS3 not recognizing the ReadyNas via DLNA. No other steps. If the PS3 recognizes the file format, it will play it.
Those other steps I described were in response to your question about how to rip blu rays. I do follow your question, if you just rip a blu ray into BDMV stream (which is apparently an m2ts file) and forget about transcoding it with RipBot264, can the Popcorn Hour device play it - the answer is I don't know. I do not have a Popcorn Hour device (yet, I am seriously interested in the new Popbox). I did have a movie in the BDMV format once and it would not play on the PS3. Something about streaming, cause when I burned it to a DVD, it played on the PS3. Sorry I don't know more about why this was the case.
Good to hear you are going with CAT6, the wireless N standard makes alot of claims (like 100mbps) but those are usually under test conditions not replicated in the home. I have a wireless N router, and I can tell you that actual throughput is closer to 2-4mbps, not 100. I am not a network expert at all but I have read that even if you are running CAT6, you are not going to get 1000mbps even though it is gigabit. Actual transfer rates are far less than the stated rate. I have CAT5E in my walls and I generally can transfer a 4GB movie file across the network in about 3 minutes (which equates to around 25 to 30 mbps, a far cry from 1000mbps). Most of the forums I have read say the same thing, wired streaming is still the best way to go.
The PS3 will easily access your video. Whether or not it plays all of your videos depends on how much of it is in a compatible format.
Cheers,
Ushman
There are no extra steps. If you have a ReadyNas, the DLNA protocol is part of the firmware, you just simply enable it (it is needed). It really is simple and the DLNA on the ReadyNas is more than adequate. I have never had a problem with my PS3 not recognizing the ReadyNas via DLNA. No other steps. If the PS3 recognizes the file format, it will play it.
Those other steps I described were in response to your question about how to rip blu rays. I do follow your question, if you just rip a blu ray into BDMV stream (which is apparently an m2ts file) and forget about transcoding it with RipBot264, can the Popcorn Hour device play it - the answer is I don't know. I do not have a Popcorn Hour device (yet, I am seriously interested in the new Popbox). I did have a movie in the BDMV format once and it would not play on the PS3. Something about streaming, cause when I burned it to a DVD, it played on the PS3. Sorry I don't know more about why this was the case.
Good to hear you are going with CAT6, the wireless N standard makes alot of claims (like 100mbps) but those are usually under test conditions not replicated in the home. I have a wireless N router, and I can tell you that actual throughput is closer to 2-4mbps, not 100. I am not a network expert at all but I have read that even if you are running CAT6, you are not going to get 1000mbps even though it is gigabit. Actual transfer rates are far less than the stated rate. I have CAT5E in my walls and I generally can transfer a 4GB movie file across the network in about 3 minutes (which equates to around 25 to 30 mbps, a far cry from 1000mbps). Most of the forums I have read say the same thing, wired streaming is still the best way to go.
The PS3 will easily access your video. Whether or not it plays all of your videos depends on how much of it is in a compatible format.
Cheers,
Ushman
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