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[50MXE20]

mattls, on Jan 22 2009, 09:49 AM, said:

Wouldn't that be more to do with the bitrates on your network and their max settings in tversity than just using ps3mediaserver?

I would have thought so too.

But I switched from TVersity to Winamp remote because the overheads etc on the latter seemed much less.
And it was absolutely seamless and so simple to install.

[JandB]

Purpleax, on Jan 9 2009, 10:31 AM, said:

XBMC has to be the best media centre program on the planet. Incredible what they have done with it on the old xbox, and they are porting it to OSX and Linux as well.

I cant wait until the OSX version is stable and convert my MAC Mini into a media server.

Is the XBMC wireless? If not what do I need to connect it back to my wirelss network? (Access Point?)

[mattls]

What I'm looking for is a media streaming solution for my PS3 using 801.11g that has minimal/no pausing during ffwd/rewind, won't stutter during music playback and won't put up network errors every time I press pause. I currently use tversity, have spent about 5 hours configuring and testing but it's just not cutting the mustard. I also require simple menus, ie no huge folder hierarchies. Is there something out there that will meet my needs? PS3mediaserver? Winamp remote?

[digitalj]

what signal strength does your PS3 report? Is the PC you're using also connected using wireless? If so what strength does it report?

Edit: If need be, you can copy to the PS3's HDD over the network play it from there without any stuttering and then delete at the end. You can also upgrade the HDD so that you can copy all your Media Files to the PS3 and play without needing to stream.

Edited by digitalj, 22 January 2009 - 01:11 PM.

[mattls]

Thanks, I know I can copy etc but streaming is easier for my needs at the moment.

FWIW videos play from my main desktop which is wired to the router. Music plays from the laptop which is wireless. Signals on PS3 and laptop report very good to excellent (70+).

[DaveH1]

mattls, on Jan 22 2009, 02:22 PM, said:

Thanks, I know I can copy etc but streaming is easier for my needs at the moment.

FWIW videos play from my main desktop which is wired to the router. Music plays from the laptop which is wireless. Signals on PS3 and laptop report very good to excellent (70+).

You don't have a spare patch cable around and you can test streaming over a wired network and see if that fixes your playback problems?

[diesel]

Sounds like wireless issues more than anything else IMO

[DaveH1]

diesel, on Jan 23 2009, 10:24 AM, said:

Sounds like wireless issues more than anything else IMO

I agree.

The only other thing I can think to check is that you're not doing anything intense with that HDD whilst you're trying to stream. For example I record HDTV to one hard drive and store all my media on another because trying to do both at once from a single HDD will give me stuttered playback.

[diesel]

Or if you are using the network for other stuff at the same time as trying to stream to the PS3, that can slow down network speeds (ie the more computers using it to access the net, emails, stream youtube videos etc)

[mattls]

I agree that it's wireless/bandwidth issues. I don't know why, since I should be able to get around 20mb on a 54mb technology. I can have everything sitting idle but the second I try to fast forward or rewind it will stutter like steady eddie, and often require me to press stop then resume from point. I cannot fast forward faster than 1.5 speed without having to do the stop/resume every 10 seconds.

[diesel]

That is frustrating!

[DaveH1]

Lyle, on Jan 22 2009, 11:54 AM, said:

But I switched from TVersity to Winamp remote because the overheads etc on the latter seemed much less.

Hi Lyle, what do you mean the overheads are less? I've got TVersity running in the background and it doesn't seem to be causing any problems.

[fd3s]

i used PS3 media server - used to use Tvserity as i found it have very bad lagging issues on my system..... PS3 media server is better but still lags.... prior to FW 2.52 upgrade streaming from my pc to ps3 is perfect....

[DaveH1]

I reported yesterday in the FW 2.6 thread that the new update appeared to allow streaming of AC-3 5.1 audio in MPEG-TS containers. Tested this last night and this morning and it is working well. Am now wondering if I'll edit HDTV recordings and save in ts rather than ps containers - will probably be quicker to do so.

[jordang]

DaveH1, on Jan 25 2009, 10:23 AM, said:

I reported yesterday in the FW 2.6 thread that the new update appeared to allow streaming of AC-3 5.1 audio in MPEG-TS containers. Tested this last night and this morning and it is working well. Am now wondering if I'll edit HDTV recordings and save in ts rather than ps containers - will probably be quicker to do so.

I've tried to playback .ts format but it didn't work - did you have success with this?

I'm getting a bit frustrated - i recorded the obama inauguration, but everytime i convert it was projectx, etc, the sound goes seriuosly out of whack.

[macca78]

Hi guys sorry if this has been answered did a search but came up with nothing...

Just wondering how much of your download quota it uses to stream programs

e.g if i stream a 300MB program will it use 300MB of my download/upload quota? If not does anybody have a rough idea of how much it does use?

thanks in advance

Macca

[diesel]

If it's a 300MB file and you download it, it uses 300MB of your quota. Streaming is the same thing...unless you have first downloaded it to your PC (still uses up 300MB of your quota) and then stream this to your PS3. Streaming a file that resides on your PC to your PS3 does not use any download/upload quota

[macca78]

diesel, on Jan 27 2009, 07:20 AM, said:

If it's a 300MB file and you download it, it uses 300MB of your quota. Streaming is the same thing...unless you have first downloaded it to your PC (still uses up 300MB of your quota) and then stream this to your PS3. Streaming a file that resides on your PC to your PS3 does not use any download/upload quota

Brilliant thats what i was trying to say - does it use download quota if it resides on pc and then stream to ps3...thanks very much indeed!

[mattls]

Yeah, I'm gonna give streaming videos the flick, I might pick up an external hdd or stick with my 8gb usb key, it's as flawless as if it was copied to the ps3 hdd.

[50MXE20]

DaveH1, on Jan 24 2009, 01:29 PM, said:

Hi Lyle, what do you mean the overheads are less? I've got TVersity running in the background and it doesn't seem to be causing any problems.

I guess I found TVersity to be slow and a bit cumbersome to use.
I'm having trouble remembering what I didn't like about it except that when I switched to winamp remote it worked instantly. At the time I was rapt. All I had to do was set the share directory (s) and it worked. Whereas with Tversity I seemed to be always stuffing around tweaking something or waiting for it to index or ??

I actually have both still running and can use either.

[Dr X]

mattls, on Jan 23 2009, 12:20 PM, said:

I agree that it's wireless/bandwidth issues. I don't know why, since I should be able to get around 20mb on a 54mb technology. I can have everything sitting idle but the second I try to fast forward or rewind it will stutter like steady eddie, and often require me to press stop then resume from point. I cannot fast forward faster than 1.5 speed without having to do the stop/resume every 10 seconds.

I get exactly the same behavior with my PS3 and TVersity as you do.

[DaveH1]

jordang, on Jan 26 2009, 09:14 PM, said:

I've tried to playback .ts format but it didn't work - did you have success with this?
I'm getting a bit frustrated - i recorded the obama inauguration, but everytime i convert it was projectx, etc, the sound goes seriuosly out of whack.

Hi jordang, I experimented a bit last night after reading your post. If I tried to play a .ts file that I had just recorded, it would play for some recordings and not others and with audio out of sync some of the time too. When I edit out the ads and beginning and ending and re-sync the audio, the finished product plays fine in an MPEG-TS container with AC-3 audio now supported. Haven't had any experience with Project-X so can't comment there.
The other option is to save the file as .m2t and the PS3 will think its an M2TS container and play it, or you can remux to M2TS if that fails.
If Project-X is anything like Avidemux, there are particular rules for editing which relate to not starting the file/clip on a P or B frame, but on an I-frame (hope I'm not trying to tell you how to suck eggs here). If you don't follow those rules, you get av-sync problems.
Avidemux on my pc gets upset if I do other things whilst saving files with the finished product often having av-sync problems. I tend to leave my pc alone whilst it's saving and then it seems to work fine.
Thanks Lyle for your comments re: TVersity. I think I've managed to switch off its automatic downloading and so am happy with the way things are going at present.

[blairy]

Recently started streaming wav files from pc to ps3 using wmp and ethernet connection.  Typically I play these on a random shuffle (or whatever it's called).  Between each track I get a pop or clicking sound.

Any clues as to why and how I get rid of it?

Thanks

[MOPAR_or_NoCar]

Guys,

How come no-one is copying the files to the HDD 1st? The PS3 will clean up and upscale the images to look much much better! I do it all the tim ewith eps or TopGear from the UK, movies etc all look much much better when copied over 1st, PS3 WON'T apply any magic to a file it is streaming, only files it has stored locally. It also allows for a much smoother playback, fast fwd rewind etc. No lag No delays. Just delete file when your finished watching if space is an issue. I gave up on Wi-Fi, ran a Cat-5 30m outside and downstairs to office to Gig switch now it flys, copies movies in no time....Streaming is for fishes!!

[diesel]

If you have a NAS sharing files around the house to various devices, streaming is  better option than having to copy files all the time