PS3 media server with mac

bcburrows · Nov 9, 2009, 05:21 PM

Has anyone seen this doc?
Anyone managed to do this with a macbook pro, snow leopard and a new time capsule?

http://manuals.playstation.net/docum...nnectdlna.html

Any thoughts would be much appreciated

GimmeSlack12 · Nov 9, 2009, 05:23 PM

http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink

It's well worth the $20.

Guiyon · 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GimmeSlack12

It's well worth the $20.

When they finally get it working well, maybe. It works perfectly for music and photos but forget videos. I've had much better luck with PS3 Media Server. It doesn't have quite the user-friendly interface though.

Bennieboy© · Nov 9, 2009, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GimmeSlack12

http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink

It's well worth the $20.

+1

been using medialink for months now and it's awesome, does everything you could want for the cheapest price, and it's simple to set up

bcburrows · Nov 10, 2009, 09:30 AM

I have the media link add on, it was more the wifi media server I was interested in. Has anyone managed to set it up so that the PS3 can obtain videos/music etc from a wifi hard drive (such as TC) or an alternate wifi hard drive.

media link is ok - but even with music I notice a lag and with video - forget it - its just painful

rkdiddy · Nov 10, 2009, 11:34 AM

I really wish PS3 would add media server support for iTunes.

UrFatMom · Nov 10, 2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by rkdiddy

I really wish PS3 would add media server support for iTunes.

Yep... For now I just keep connecting my external media HD to the PS3 to stream movies on TV...

Would be easier if it connected directly on my network, but whatever...

gorjan · Nov 10, 2009, 12:06 PM

I have a Western Digital My Book World edt. It's a NAS with a built in twonkymedia server for the ps3.

bcburrows · Nov 10, 2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gorjan

I have a Western Digital My Book World edt. It's a NAS with a built in twonkymedia server for the ps3.

Can you please enlighten me as to your set up

Thanks

rkdiddy · Nov 10, 2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gorjan

I have a Western Digital My Book World edt. It's a NAS with a built in twonkymedia server for the ps3.

Interesting - how well does that work? Are you able to stream videos, music, pictures, etc?

gumbyx84 · Nov 10, 2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rkdiddy

Interesting - how well does that work? Are you able to stream videos, music, pictures, etc?

Seconded and Thirded. I was thinking of getting a dedicated NAS when I have the money as I have XBMC on my XBox and MBP and stream downloaded shows from my external HD (connected to APEB via USB port). This might be a cheaper alternative (and work easily with my PS3).

bcburrows · Nov 11, 2009, 06:15 AM

I have started to now look into the Netgear readyNAS boxes - look pretty good, and in the UK there is at present a 'free' hard drive upgrade!!!

kgeier82 · Nov 11, 2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by GimmeSlack12

http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink

It's well worth the $20.

buy it.

I did, good purchase.

Jhanson09 · Nov 11, 2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kgeier82

buy it.

I did, good purchase.

agreed. definite good buy.

SpeedFleX · Nov 11, 2009, 01:34 PM

i have a windows home server, it can serve my ps3 and my apple tv at the same time...

it is very nice and small and has 8 TBs in it.

also i can access it when on the go

pastrychef · Nov 11, 2009, 03:09 PM

PS3 Media Server is worth looking at.

http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com

robrose20 · Nov 11, 2009, 04:23 PM

I just got the 250 gb PS3 (low profile), I installed medialink and the ps3 recognizes my itunes library but when I try to stream anything I get an error message saying that it is an unsupported format. I have my itunes drive hooked up to the USB port on my airport extreme basestation. I also turned the translation option on and off. Any suggestions?

SpeedFleX · Nov 15, 2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by robrose20

I just got the 250 gb PS3 (low profile), I installed medialink and the ps3 recognizes my itunes library but when I try to stream anything I get an error message saying that it is an unsupported format. I have my itunes drive hooked up to the USB port on my airport extreme basestation. I also turned the translation option on and off. Any suggestions?

Does it have DRM, the format you are trying to play?

robrose20 · Nov 16, 2009, 12:19 PM

Some of it is content that i downloaded from itunes, others are my own DVD's that I ripped through handbrake. It won't play any of it. So yes, some of it may have DRM, a lot doesn't

rmb7984 · Nov 16, 2009, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robrose20

I just got the 250 gb PS3 (low profile), I installed medialink and the ps3 recognizes my itunes library but when I try to stream anything I get an error message saying that it is an unsupported format. I have my itunes drive hooked up to the USB port on my airport extreme basestation. I also turned the translation option on and off. Any suggestions?

THis is a difficult problem. I've had the same thing happen intermittently and have not been able to find an explanation or solution. A work around is to copy the file onto the PS3 using the medialink option.

Otherwise, I don't have a solution. My setup did this last week, and then this weekend everything worked fine - and without me changing a thing. Weird.

Nov 9, 2009, 05:21 PM	#1
bcburrows macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newcastle	PS3 media server with mac Has anyone seen this doc? Anyone managed to do this with a macbook pro, snow leopard and a new time capsule? http://manuals.playstation.net/docum...nnectdlna.html Any thoughts would be much appreciated __________________ 15 inches of macbook pro 2.66Ghz, 4GB, 320HDD iPhone 3GS 16GB, iPod 60Gb, Shuffle 1Gb 1 TB Time Caspule with 1TB WD NAS Remote, Few cables, A Box, Some headphones

Nov 9, 2009, 05:23 PM	#2
GimmeSlack12 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Francisco	http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink It's well worth the $20. __________________ iMac 24" [Al] iBook 12" G4 iPhone 3GS iPod Classic

Nov 10, 2009, 09:30 AM	#5
bcburrows Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newcastle	I have the media link add on, it was more the wifi media server I was interested in. Has anyone managed to set it up so that the PS3 can obtain videos/music etc from a wifi hard drive (such as TC) or an alternate wifi hard drive. media link is ok - but even with music I notice a lag and with video - forget it - its just painful __________________ 15 inches of macbook pro 2.66Ghz, 4GB, 320HDD iPhone 3GS 16GB, iPod 60Gb, Shuffle 1Gb 1 TB Time Caspule with 1TB WD NAS Remote, Few cables, A Box, Some headphones

Nov 10, 2009, 11:34 AM	#6
rkdiddy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: OC Baby!	I really wish PS3 would add media server support for iTunes. __________________ 15" MBPu: 2.53ghz, 4gb, 320gb HD Mini: 2.0ghz, 4gb & 500gb Scorpio HD Dual Dell 2209wa \| 1TB TC & AEBS Print/Web/Twitter Design: www.risencreative.com

Nov 10, 2009, 12:06 PM	#8
gorjan macrumors regular Join Date: May 2009	I have a Western Digital My Book World edt. It's a NAS with a built in twonkymedia server for the ps3. __________________ Gorjan http://www.kulosman.net/

Nov 11, 2009, 06:15 AM	#12
bcburrows Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newcastle	I have started to now look into the Netgear readyNAS boxes - look pretty good, and in the UK there is at present a 'free' hard drive upgrade!!! __________________ 15 inches of macbook pro 2.66Ghz, 4GB, 320HDD iPhone 3GS 16GB, iPod 60Gb, Shuffle 1Gb 1 TB Time Caspule with 1TB WD NAS Remote, Few cables, A Box, Some headphones

Nov 11, 2009, 01:34 PM	#15
SpeedFleX macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Interwebz	i have a windows home server, it can serve my ps3 and my apple tv at the same time... it is very nice and small and has 8 TBs in it. also i can access it when on the go __________________ Macbook 2.4 GHz, iPhone 3g 16 GB http://www.last.fm/user/SpeedFleX

Nov 11, 2009, 03:09 PM	#16
pastrychef macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York City, NY	PS3 Media Server is worth looking at. http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com __________________ Mac Pro 2.8x8 - 16GB - EVGA GTX285 - Apple Remote - Dell 3007WFP-HC MacBook 2GHz - C2D - 4GB - GMA X3100 Mac mini 2.33GHz C2D - 4GB - GMA950 - 2 Drobos - Linksys NSS4000 iPhone 3G + iPhone 3G S⃣

Nov 11, 2009, 04:23 PM	#17
robrose20 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	Problem with medialink I just got the 250 gb PS3 (low profile), I installed medialink and the ps3 recognizes my itunes library but when I try to stream anything I get an error message saying that it is an unsupported format. I have my itunes drive hooked up to the USB port on my airport extreme basestation. I also turned the translation option on and off. Any suggestions? __________________ MacBook Pro; 2.4 Ghz; 4GB; 160 GB HD; 15.4" Mercury Elite-AL Pro FW RAID 1 TB Ext HD TV IPhone 3G 16Gb Black

Nov 16, 2009, 12:19 PM	#19
robrose20 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	Some of it is content that i downloaded from itunes, others are my own DVD's that I ripped through handbrake. It won't play any of it. So yes, some of it may have DRM, a lot doesn't __________________ MacBook Pro; 2.4 Ghz; 4GB; 160 GB HD; 15.4" Mercury Elite-AL Pro FW RAID 1 TB Ext HD TV IPhone 3G 16Gb Black

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