Firmware 1.80 streams media from Vista, also XP and Macs with a little extra tweaking
We spotted a few more details regarding the new firmware for Sony‘s next gen PS3 console. If you’re running Windows Vista on your PC, then this will be good news for you. According to Carl Nelson of the HCW Tech Blog, firmware 1.80 will let you share media on your Vista-running PC with the PS3. Well, Vista does support DLNA after all.
If you’re still running on Windows XP, it seems that upgrading to Windows Media Player 11 and fiddling with the settings a bit will still let you share your media. Some formats are still not supported though, such as native .ts files and lossless WMA files as well as DivX/XviD files. Anyway, here’s a look at the PS3’s XMB streaming media interface.
Nelson also notes that video streaming seems a bit stifled at the moment, and recommends that you “need to demux, convert the audio to stereo, then remux again”. Mac users, on the other hand, are advised to try installing either TwonkyMedia (if you have money) or the VideoLAN VLC media player (if you don’t).
Via Hardcoreware
We spotted a few more details regarding the new firmware for Sony‘s next gen PS3 console. If you’re running Windows Vista on your PC, then this will be good news for you. According to Carl Nelson of the HCW Tech Blog, firmware 1.80 will let you share media on your Vista-running PC with the PS3. Well, Vista does support DLNA after all.
If you’re still running on Windows XP, it seems that upgrading to Windows Media Player 11 and fiddling with the settings a bit will still let you share your media. Some formats are still not supported though, such as native .ts files and lossless WMA files as well as DivX/XviD files. Anyway, here’s a look at the PS3’s XMB streaming media interface.
Nelson also notes that video streaming seems a bit stifled at the moment, and recommends that you “need to demux, convert the audio to stereo, then remux again”. Mac users, on the other hand, are advised to try installing either TwonkyMedia (if you have money) or the VideoLAN VLC media player (if you don’t).
Via Hardcoreware
