DISQUS

PS3 Addict · 1 year ago

Thanks for the extremely useful article.

I'm a little new to macs and it came across this page when trying to work out the best way of streaming content to my PS3.

The process was quite easy to setup once i knew where i was going, and now, it works a treat !!!

If only encoding those PS3 videos didnt take so long to convert in handbrake :(

Martin · 1 year ago

Just bought a 24" iMac :) I'm wondering if I can stream HD stuff to my PS3, either downloaded or recorded off-air.

Nate · 1 year ago

I am in the process of testing out EyeConnect right now, but Medialink is quite nice @ a $20 price tag. Here are the differences that I have seen so far.

Medialink and EyeConnect play the same media. Both cannot do transcoding for MKV files.
Now Medialink can share your Aperature library. EyeConnect doesn't have that but I am sure you can just share the directory.

Medialink is a tad slow when you browse your media. I have about 30 gigs of music and it takes a bit to have everything show up. EyeConnect is about 10x quicker. Also EyeConnect will not show media on your PS3 that it cannot read. So that may eliminate some frustration out of playing files.

I disagree with your comment that Medialink needs to be restarted occasionally. I have yet to run into that issue. You may want to update your version.

If you need help setting up Medialink or EyeConnect, I have tutorials for both @ http://blog.hillbillyhardware.net

OT · 1 year ago

Does this solution play movies and shows purchased from the iTunes store? There's the issue with ownership, as shows are locked and only allowed to be opened through iTunes if you're logged into the account that bought the movie...

So basically if I buy an HD Movie in iTunes, can I stream it to my PS3?

Steve O'Hear, editor · 1 year ago

@ OT

I'm afraid there is no way to stream movies or TV shows purchased from the iTunes Store to a PS3. That's because of the DRM (copy protection) system that Apple employs.

Nate · 1 year ago

Keep in mind that there is solutions on removing the DRM on anything purchased from iTunes, but I am not going to tell you how.

Johnny D · 1 year ago

I'm having a lot of trouble with MediaLink 1.59 causing kernel panic on Leopard 10.5.5. Nullriver Software is not even bothering to respond to my support tickets, so I would NOT recommend purchasing their product until you try it out and make sure it doesn't crash your Mac. I'm very disappointed in Nullriver.

Johnny D.

Jason Kulas · 1 year ago

Did you miss one of the Mac server software options...TwonkyMedia
http://www.twonkyvision.com/Products/TwonkyMedi...

You might want to update the article

Sean · 1 year ago

I've got to agree with Johnny D, medialink worked great for me up until a month ago. Now the program uses all available cpu and memory and it will only play approximately two songs before crashing. Nullriver also won't respond to any issues. I've sent requests through their website every week for the past month with no response from them.

d · 1 year ago

It's all about http://www.mediatomb.cc

Setup requires a bit of shell work but it's well worth the effort. MT is the only thing that has been 99% reliable between my Mac and PS3.

d, (mt)

Brian · 11 months ago

Thanks for the post. Just got a PS3 yesterday and read your post an hour ago. I bought MediaLink immediately and got it working within 10 minutes. I give it two thumbs up for being easy to use and extremely effective in turning your PS3 into full blown home media entertainment unit. Just awesome.

Peter · 11 months ago

Or just buy an Apple TV?

Peters Aho · 10 months ago

Hmmm, spend $250 for a refurbished Apple TV or spend $20 for a program that works flawlessly if I already own a PS3?

Hmmm......

Such a tough decision.

Or maybe not everyone is as smart as Peter.

Brian · 9 months ago

I love this idea. I have most of my media in Video TS format and I am not crazy about using Handbrake and PS3 preset on them all. If I decide that the PS3 isn't my end all solution I don't want my entire movie collection in that form. What form should I put my files in that are the most "universal?"

check it · 5 months ago

vuze does it better

Nate · 3 months ago

You may want to dump on Medialink and look at using PS3mediaserver. It is Java based but man does it play everything you throw at it. It even does MKV files way better than Tversity could ever imagine.

http://blog.hillbillyhardware.net/?page_id=500