Calling all PS3 guru's , need some help please

[The Grizz]

I am tryin to figure out how to play a video file on my PS3. Is there a certain conversion program I need to use to make it playable from a USB stick? I already know that the stick has to be formatted to Fat32 & have done that already.

[MarkoD]

I am tryin to figure out how to play a video file on my PS3. Is there a certain conversion program I need to use to make it playable from a USB stick? I already know that the stick has to be formatted to Fat32 & have done that already.

it doesnt play any of the HD formats that you download online. i think AVI and mpeg only

[The Grizz]

According to all the info I have found so far the video file has to be converted to a PS3 MP4 format. I have the files in both AVI. & MP4. But neither work.

[MaxwellSilver]

Why not make a media server on your PC then you wouldn't have to put your files in your USB.

[The Grizz]

If I knew how to do that too I would, just a welder not a techie :lol: My PC does show up on the PS3 but the files that show up will not play.

[MaxwellSilver]

goto ps3mediaserver.org. if your file isn't playing, could it be that you havent updated your ps3 yet?

[The Grizz]

My boy updated it a couple nights ago.

[RedCoralEdmonton]

does the usb show up at all? does it show up empty? I had the same problem, but found that you need to press the triangle to "show all" and then I could play .avi and such... might work for you....

Steve

[The Grizz]

does the usb show up at all? does it show up empty? I had the same problem, but found that you need to press the triangle to "show all" and then I could play .avi and such... might work for you....

Steve

It does show up but when I hit the triangle it sits there forever & doesn't show anything. It should show up within a few minutes, right? When I back out of the USB it freezes up for a few minutes as well.

[MaxwellSilver]

try to put the videos under a folder.

[The Grizz]

I GOT IT WHOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!! Now I am wiped out and going to bed, I will tell you what I did tomorrow or should I say latter today. :biggrin:

[The Grizz]

MaxWell you got me on the track to getting this figured out sorta :lol:

I took the file with all the .AVI & put them in to my Video folder in my documents, then found the folder in my PS3 video folder.

But I found out that it stream perfectly is both PS3 & PC are hard wired to my router.

[MaxwellSilver]

glad I could help.

[The Grizz]

Yes & thanks! Now I can watch Sons of Anarchy season 4 :biggrin: