Media server - Video sharing

Darkfoo · 08-26-2009, 02:17 PM

Ive been trying to find out how to watch videos directly from my laptop through my ps3 via a media server. Now Ive managed to use windows media player as a media server but It only wants to allow me to share music

But its a small success, now I want to be able to either stream with no lag or copy files directly from my laptop, using an ethernet cable by the way! Is there a specific media server I should use? Or something I should do differently? Im running off vista also! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

ebackhus · 08-26-2009, 10:14 PM

I was using the Zune software until I got Windows Media Player 11 running. But this is to an XBox 360, not a PS3.

Google TVersity.

Darkfoo · 09-10-2009, 01:33 PM

Hey thanks for getting back, yeh I got tversity and installed it with all the extras, I added it to my exceptions in windows firewall, added media into the tversity library but now as I plug it into the ps3, the ps3 cant find any media servers? Is this a standard fault do you think? Or is there maybe a more ps3 friendly video media server you could suggest?

08-26-2009, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Darkfoo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Vista	Media server - Video sharing Ive been trying to find out how to watch videos directly from my laptop through my ps3 via a media server. Now Ive managed to use windows media player as a media server but It only wants to allow me to share music But its a small success, now I want to be able to either stream with no lag or copy files directly from my laptop, using an ethernet cable by the way! Is there a specific media server I should use? Or something I should do differently? Im running off vista also! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

08-26-2009, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,347 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Media server - Video sharing I was using the Zune software until I got Windows Media Player 11 running. But this is to an XBox 360, not a PS3. Google TVersity. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-10-2009, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Darkfoo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Vista	Re: Media server - Video sharing Hey thanks for getting back, yeh I got tversity and installed it with all the extras, I added it to my exceptions in windows firewall, added media into the tversity library but now as I plug it into the ps3, the ps3 cant find any media servers? Is this a standard fault do you think? Or is there maybe a more ps3 friendly video media server you could suggest?