Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or bluray 
movies?

Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used to 
stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment centre as 
well? I am assuming not, just curious.

ZB wrote:
> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or
> bluray movies?

Everybody's Golf, Call of Duty 4, Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, GTA 
IV, Resistance, FIFA 08.

All movies look superb on blu ray, especially if you have a 1080p TV with 
HDMI 1.3 support

>
> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used
> to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment
> centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.

Yes, it will find media serves such as Windows Media Player, Nero Home, etc, 
no bother and stream XVids, photos, music, etc.

The other good thing about the PS3 is you can easily fit any computer 2.5" 
SATA hard drive without invalidating the warranty.  You can get a 320GB one 
for about £60

"ZB"  wrote in message 
news:67sanjF2qv3q8U1@mid.individual.net...
> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or 
> bluray movies?
>
> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used to 
> stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment centre 
> as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>

We don't use bluray on uk.sport.football.clubs.sellik

"Moody Marco"  wrote in message 
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> ZB wrote:
>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or
>> bluray movies?
>
> Everybody's Golf, Call of Duty 4, Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, GTA 
> IV, Resistance, FIFA 08.

FIFA 08 is superb.

> All movies look superb on blu ray, especially if you have a 1080p TV with 
> HDMI 1.3 support

What exactly is HDMI 1.3? Is that just refering to a cable that supports 
full 1080p?

>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used
>> to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment
>> centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>
> Yes, it will find media serves such as Windows Media Player, Nero Home, 
> etc, no bother and stream XVids, photos, music, etc.
>
> The other good thing about the PS3 is you can easily fit any computer 2.5" 
> SATA hard drive without invalidating the warranty.  You can get a 320GB 
> one for about £60

Cool. Thanks.

ZB wrote:
> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or bluray 
> movies?
> 
> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used to 
> stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment centre as 
> well? I am assuming not, just curious. 
> 
> 

Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank TOD, 
Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk, GTA 4 just to 
name some. It makes a very fine media centre and will connect to and 
streams from pretty much any media centre you may have. If you have a 
PSP aswell you can watch the media on your PSP from anywhere you have a 
wireless connection available.

regards,

pb

"Psychobudgie"  wrote in message 
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> ZB wrote:
>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or 
>> bluray movies?
>>
>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used to 
>> stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment centre 
>> as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>
> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank TOD, 
> Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk, GTA 4 just to 
> name some. It makes a very fine media centre and will connect to and 
> streams from pretty much any media centre you may have. If you have a PSP 
> aswell you can watch the media on your PSP from anywhere you have a 
> wireless connection available.

Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set up the 
video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.

I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and running 
XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3 to find it?

ZB wrote:
> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message 
> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>> ZB wrote:
>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or 
>>> bluray movies?
>>>
>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used to 
>>> stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment centre 
>>> as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank TOD, 
>> Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk, GTA 4 just to 
>> name some. It makes a very fine media centre and will connect to and 
>> streams from pretty much any media centre you may have. If you have a PSP 
>> aswell you can watch the media on your PSP from anywhere you have a 
>> wireless connection available.
> 
> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set up the 
> video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.
> 
> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and running 
> XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3 to find it? 
> 
> 

Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and ensure 
that your router is configured correctly. You should also have a look at 
tversity which is a far better media centre application for windows and 
unix pc's and absolutely free to boot.

regards,

pb

"Psychobudgie"  wrote in message 
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> ZB wrote:
>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message 
>> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> ZB wrote:
>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or 
>>>> bluray movies?
>>>>
>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used 
>>>> to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment 
>>>> centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank TOD, 
>>> Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk, GTA 4 just to 
>>> name some. It makes a very fine media centre and will connect to and 
>>> streams from pretty much any media centre you may have. If you have a 
>>> PSP aswell you can watch the media on your PSP from anywhere you have a 
>>> wireless connection available.
>>
>> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set up the 
>> video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.
>>
>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and 
>> running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3 to 
>> find it?
>
> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and ensure 
> that your router is configured correctly.

Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?

> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media centre 
> application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to boot.

OK, will check it out, cheers.

ZB wrote:

>>>
>>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and 
>>> running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3 to 
>>> find it?
>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and ensure 
>> that your router is configured correctly.
> 
> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
> 
>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media centre 
>> application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to boot.
> 
> OK, will check it out, cheers. 
> 
> 

http://www.rbgrn.net/blog/2007/06/how-to-set-up-media-servers-for-your-ps3-or-xbox-360.html

hopefully that should help you out.

Feel free to add me to your friends list btw.

tag is Psychobudgie

oddly enough

pb

"Psychobudgie"  wrote in message 
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> ZB wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and 
>>>> running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3 to 
>>>> find it?
>>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and ensure 
>>> that your router is configured correctly.
>>
>> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>>
>>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media 
>>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to 
>>> boot.
>>
>> OK, will check it out, cheers.
>
> http://www.rbgrn.net/blog/2007/06/how-to-set-up-media-servers-for-your-ps3-or-xbox-360.html
>
> hopefully that should help you out.

Thanks pb

> Feel free to add me to your friends list btw.
>
> tag is Psychobudgie
>
> oddly enough

Will do.

ZB wrote:
> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
> news:M4ednT0mhNJT_4TVnZ2dnUVZ8h-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> ZB wrote:
>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or
>>> bluray movies?
>>
>> Everybody's Golf, Call of Duty 4, Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5
>> Prologue, GTA IV, Resistance, FIFA 08.
>
> FIFA 08 is superb.
>
>> All movies look superb on blu ray, especially if you have a 1080p TV
>> with HDMI 1.3 support
>
> What exactly is HDMI 1.3? Is that just refering to a cable that
> supports full 1080p?
>

No, the cable matters not a jot.  What matters is the output soruce (PS3) 
and input source (TV) support 1.3.  It provides Deep Colour support, amongst 
other things.  Wikipedia it.

And DO NOT get fooled by Currys/Comet/etc into buying a dear HDMI cable. 
ANY HDMI cable will do.  A digital source is a digital source - it's either 
there 100% quality or not at all.  A £3.99 HDMi cable is as good as a £100 
Monster branded one.  Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.  Look up AV 
Forums if you don't believe me.

Disclaimer: all the above applies to short lengths only (say 1m to 5m). 
Really long lengths may lose some signal on a poor quality cable

>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be
>>> used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an
>>> entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>
>> Yes, it will find media serves such as Windows Media Player, Nero
>> Home, etc, no bother and stream XVids, photos, music, etc.
>>
>> The other good thing about the PS3 is you can easily fit any
>> computer 2.5" SATA hard drive without invalidating the warranty. You can 
>> get a 320GB one for about £60
>
> Cool. Thanks.

You're welcome.

By the way, GIRFUY ;-)

Psychobudgie wrote:
> ZB wrote:
>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> ZB wrote:
>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games
>>>> or bluray movies?
>>>> 
>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be
>>>> used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an
>>>> entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank TOD,
>>> Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk, GTA 4 just
>>> to name some. It makes a very fine media centre and will connect to
>>> and streams from pretty much any media centre you may have. If you
>>> have a PSP aswell you can watch the media on your PSP from anywhere
>>> you have a wireless connection available.
>> 
>> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set up
>> the video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.
>> 
>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and
>> running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3
>> to find it? 
>> 
>> 
> 
> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
> ensure that your router is configured correctly. You should also have
> a look at tversity which is a far better media centre application for
> windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to boot.
> 
> regards,
> 
> pb

Seconded, TVersity is the mutts nuts

ZB wrote:
> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
> news:67vu5lF2ooe2cU1@mid.individual.net...
>> ZB wrote:
>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games
>>>>> or bluray movies?
>>>>>
>>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be
>>>>> used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an
>>>>> entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank TOD,
>>>> Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk, GTA 4
>>>> just to name some. It makes a very fine media centre and will
>>>> connect to and streams from pretty much any media centre you may
>>>> have. If you have a PSP aswell you can watch the media on your PSP
>>>> from anywhere you have a wireless connection available.
>>>
>>> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set
>>> up the video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.
>>>
>>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and
>>> running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3
>>> to find it?
>>
>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>
> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>
>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media
>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to
>> boot.
>
> OK, will check it out, cheers.

Give your PS3 a static IP in your router's settings, then stick that IP in 
your routers DMZ zone (i.e. all ports will be open to the PS3 at all times)

ZB wrote:
> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
> news:67vu5lF2ooe2cU1@mid.individual.net...
>> ZB wrote:
>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games
>>>>> or bluray movies?
>>>>>
>>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be
>>>>> used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an
>>>>> entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank TOD,
>>>> Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk, GTA 4
>>>> just to name some. It makes a very fine media centre and will
>>>> connect to and streams from pretty much any media centre you may
>>>> have. If you have a PSP aswell you can watch the media on your PSP
>>>> from anywhere you have a wireless connection available.
>>>
>>> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set
>>> up the video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.
>>>
>>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and
>>> running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3
>>> to find it?
>>
>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>
> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>
>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media
>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to
>> boot.
>
> OK, will check it out, cheers.

By the way you want your PS3 to say "NAT Type 2".  If you get type 3, you 
may have problems connecting.

Type 1 is the best, but you can't get that with a router, you'd have to have 
the internet connected directly to the PS3 (i.e. a modem connected to the 
PS3, which I doubt anyone does, NAT Type 2 is fine)

Also if you want to stream album art to the PS3 from the PC, I believe only 
Nero Home does it.  WMP and TVersity don't.

ZB wrote:
> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
> news:M4ednT0mhNJT_4TVnZ2dnUVZ8h-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> ZB wrote:
>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or
>>> bluray movies?
>> 
>> Everybody's Golf, Call of Duty 4, Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5
>> Prologue, GTA IV, Resistance, FIFA 08.
> 
> FIFA 08 is superb.

What's ur online PSN ID?

Add me, I'm mmcrobie

"Moody Marco"  wrote in message 
news:IOydnbl0yM5H3IbVnZ2dnUVZ8qKvnZ2d@giganews.com...
> ZB wrote:
>> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
>> news:M4ednT0mhNJT_4TVnZ2dnUVZ8h-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>> ZB wrote:
>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or
>>>> bluray movies?
>>>
>>> Everybody's Golf, Call of Duty 4, Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5
>>> Prologue, GTA IV, Resistance, FIFA 08.
>>
>> FIFA 08 is superb.
>
> What's ur online PSN ID?
>
> Add me, I'm mmcrobie

OK, will add u on.

I haven't got it setup all the time yet. I have a little lad who thinks that 
TVs and monitors are for drawing on and that anything electrical that has a 
slot in it should be filled with playdough, his socks, magnets, paper or 
anythint the little bugger can lay his hands on. I am happy for him to screw 
up the DVD player, but not the shiny new PS3! Once I can figure out how the 
hell I am going to do that, I will be on more often.

"Moody Marco"  wrote in message 
news:z7ydnXsMlvNv3YbVnZ2dnUVZ8sCknZ2d@giganews.com...
> ZB wrote:
>> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
>> news:M4ednT0mhNJT_4TVnZ2dnUVZ8h-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>> ZB wrote:
>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or
>>>> bluray movies?
>>>
>>> Everybody's Golf, Call of Duty 4, Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5
>>> Prologue, GTA IV, Resistance, FIFA 08.
>>
>> FIFA 08 is superb.
>>
>>> All movies look superb on blu ray, especially if you have a 1080p TV
>>> with HDMI 1.3 support
>>
>> What exactly is HDMI 1.3? Is that just refering to a cable that
>> supports full 1080p?
>>
>
> No, the cable matters not a jot.  What matters is the output soruce (PS3) 
> and input source (TV) support 1.3.  It provides Deep Colour support, 
> amongst other things.  Wikipedia it.
>
> And DO NOT get fooled by Currys/Comet/etc into buying a dear HDMI cable. 
> ANY HDMI cable will do.  A digital source is a digital source - it's 
> either there 100% quality or not at all.  A £3.99 HDMi cable is as good as 
> a £100 Monster branded one.  Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.  Look up 
> AV Forums if you don't believe me.

Agreed, I just bought a cable online for 4 quid.

> Disclaimer: all the above applies to short lengths only (say 1m to 5m). 
> Really long lengths may lose some signal on a poor quality cable
>
>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be
>>>> used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an
>>>> entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>>
>>> Yes, it will find media serves such as Windows Media Player, Nero
>>> Home, etc, no bother and stream XVids, photos, music, etc.
>>>
>>> The other good thing about the PS3 is you can easily fit any
>>> computer 2.5" SATA hard drive without invalidating the warranty. You can 
>>> get a 320GB one for about £60
>>
>> Cool. Thanks.
>
> You're welcome.
>
> By the way, GIRFUY ;-)

LOL! No response from me, head down time.

"Moody Marco"  wrote in message 
news:8IOdnUu0_Jb53IbVnZ2dnUVZ8tmhnZ2d@giganews.com...
> ZB wrote:
>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>> news:67vu5lF2ooe2cU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> ZB wrote:
>>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>>> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games
>>>>>> or bluray movies?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be
>>>>>> used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an
>>>>>> entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>>>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank TOD,
>>>>> Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk, GTA 4
>>>>> just to name some. It makes a very fine media centre and will
>>>>> connect to and streams from pretty much any media centre you may
>>>>> have. If you have a PSP aswell you can watch the media on your PSP
>>>>> from anywhere you have a wireless connection available.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set
>>>> up the video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.
>>>>
>>>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected and
>>>> running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for the PS3
>>>> to find it?
>>>
>>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>>
>> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>>
>>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media
>>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to
>>> boot.
>>
>> OK, will check it out, cheers.
>
> Give your PS3 a static IP in your router's settings, then stick that IP in 
> your routers DMZ zone (i.e. all ports will be open to the PS3 at all 
> times)

I'm on media centre 2005 SP2, a lot of the online stuff refers to Vista 
media centre and also media centre v11, no idea what that is. I'll try the 
router config stuff and see if it works, but unsure if my older version of 
MC is supported. Think I might just set up TVersity thingy you guys were 
talking about.

ZB wrote:

>>
>> Add me, I'm mmcrobie
> 
> OK, will add u on.
> 
> I haven't got it setup all the time yet. I have a little lad who thinks that 
> TVs and monitors are for drawing on and that anything electrical that has a 
> slot in it should be filled with playdough, his socks, magnets, paper or 
> anythint the little bugger can lay his hands on. I am happy for him to screw 
> up the DVD player, but not the shiny new PS3! Once I can figure out how the 
> hell I am going to do that, I will be on more often. 
> 
> 

A Cattle prod works.

pb

Moody Marco wrote:

>>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>>
>> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>>
>>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media
>>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to
>>> boot.
>>
>> OK, will check it out, cheers.
> 
> By the way you want your PS3 to say "NAT Type 2".  If you get type 3, 
> you may have problems connecting.
> 
> Type 1 is the best, but you can't get that with a router, you'd have to 
> have the internet connected directly to the PS3 (i.e. a modem connected 
> to the PS3, which I doubt anyone does, NAT Type 2 is fine)
> 
> Also if you want to stream album art to the PS3 from the PC, I believe 
> only Nero Home does it.  WMP and TVersity don't.

Twonkyvision does. I use twonky on my ubuntu box. But that one aint free.

pb

ZB wrote:
> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
> news:IOydnbl0yM5H3IbVnZ2dnUVZ8qKvnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> ZB wrote:
>>> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
>>> news:M4ednT0mhNJT_4TVnZ2dnUVZ8h-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games
>>>>> or bluray movies?
>>>>
>>>> Everybody's Golf, Call of Duty 4, Uncharted, Gran Turismo 5
>>>> Prologue, GTA IV, Resistance, FIFA 08.
>>>
>>> FIFA 08 is superb.
>>
>> What's ur online PSN ID?
>>
>> Add me, I'm mmcrobie
>
> OK, will add u on.
>
> I haven't got it setup all the time yet. I have a little lad who
> thinks that TVs and monitors are for drawing on and that anything
> electrical that has a slot in it should be filled with playdough, his
> socks, magnets, paper or anythint the little bugger can lay his hands
> on. I am happy for him to screw up the DVD player, but not the shiny
> new PS3! Once I can figure out how the hell I am going to do that, I
> will be on more often.

My wee boy is 2 and I haven't figured out how to stop him shoving his 
teletubbies music disc into the PS3 yet!

Moody Marco wrote:

>>>> FIFA 08 is superb.
>>>
>>> What's ur online PSN ID?
>>>
>>> Add me, I'm mmcrobie
>>
>> OK, will add u on.
>>
>> I haven't got it setup all the time yet. I have a little lad who
>> thinks that TVs and monitors are for drawing on and that anything
>> electrical that has a slot in it should be filled with playdough, his
>> socks, magnets, paper or anythint the little bugger can lay his hands
>> on. I am happy for him to screw up the DVD player, but not the shiny
>> new PS3! Once I can figure out how the hell I am going to do that, I
>> will be on more often.
> 
> My wee boy is 2 and I haven't figured out how to stop him shoving his 
> teletubbies music disc into the PS3 yet!

See the reply to ZB. Alternatively you can make them clothing from 
velcro and attach them to the wall when you are not around to guard the PS3.

pb

ZB wrote:
> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
> news:8IOdnUu0_Jb53IbVnZ2dnUVZ8tmhnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> ZB wrote:
>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>> news:67vu5lF2ooe2cU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>>>> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good
>>>>>>> games or bluray movies?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be
>>>>>>> used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an
>>>>>>> entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>>>>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank
>>>>>> TOD, Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk,
>>>>>> GTA 4 just to name some. It makes a very fine media centre and
>>>>>> will connect to and streams from pretty much any media centre
>>>>>> you may have. If you have a PSP aswell you can watch the media
>>>>>> on your PSP from anywhere you have a wireless connection
>>>>>> available.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set
>>>>> up the video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected
>>>>> and running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for
>>>>> the PS3 to find it?
>>>>
>>>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>>>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>>>
>>> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>>>
>>>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media
>>>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to
>>>> boot.
>>>
>>> OK, will check it out, cheers.
>>
>> Give your PS3 a static IP in your router's settings, then stick that
>> IP in your routers DMZ zone (i.e. all ports will be open to the PS3
>> at all times)
>
> I'm on media centre 2005 SP2, a lot of the online stuff refers to
> Vista media centre and also media centre v11, no idea what that is.
> I'll try the router config stuff and see if it works, but unsure if
> my older version of MC is supported. Think I might just set up
> TVersity thingy you guys were talking about.

It's not Media Center that's streaming the stuff to the PS3.  It's a 
background process called Windows Media Network Sharing Service.  It comes 
with Windows Media Player 11.  It used to be known as Windows Media Connect.

Media Center is simply a program, like any other program.  Just download and 
install Windows Media Player 11, then set up Sharing through it's Options 
menu.  If your PS3 is on and set to look for Media Servers, you're Windows 
Media Player 11 will show that the PS3 is available to "serve" media to (it 
may show as "Unrecognised Device", no matter)

Psychobudgie wrote:
> Moody Marco wrote:
>
>>>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>>>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>>>
>>> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>>>
>>>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media
>>>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to
>>>> boot.
>>>
>>> OK, will check it out, cheers.
>>
>> By the way you want your PS3 to say "NAT Type 2".  If you get type 3,
>> you may have problems connecting.
>>
>> Type 1 is the best, but you can't get that with a router, you'd have
>> to have the internet connected directly to the PS3 (i.e. a modem
>> connected to the PS3, which I doubt anyone does, NAT Type 2 is fine)
>>
>> Also if you want to stream album art to the PS3 from the PC, I
>> believe only Nero Home does it.  WMP and TVersity don't.
>
> Twonkyvision does. I use twonky on my ubuntu box. But that one aint
> free.
> pb

Does it stream the art fairly quickly? Nero Home took an age to display the 
picture, so i gave up on it and went back to WMP11

Moody Marco wrote:
> Psychobudgie wrote:
>> Moody Marco wrote:
>>
>>>>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>>>>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>>>>
>>>>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media
>>>>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to
>>>>> boot.
>>>>
>>>> OK, will check it out, cheers.
>>>
>>> By the way you want your PS3 to say "NAT Type 2".  If you get type 3,
>>> you may have problems connecting.
>>>
>>> Type 1 is the best, but you can't get that with a router, you'd have
>>> to have the internet connected directly to the PS3 (i.e. a modem
>>> connected to the PS3, which I doubt anyone does, NAT Type 2 is fine)
>>>
>>> Also if you want to stream album art to the PS3 from the PC, I
>>> believe only Nero Home does it.  WMP and TVersity don't.
>>
>> Twonkyvision does. I use twonky on my ubuntu box. But that one aint
>> free.
>> pb
> 
> Does it stream the art fairly quickly? Nero Home took an age to display 
> the picture, so i gave up on it and went back to WMP11

Pretty much instantly and it also has a portable media interface for the 
PSP and Nokia N90 series.

It also does transcoding from pretty much anything you can get a codec 
for, which is what led me to installing it originally as at the time the 
PS3 and 360 had no built in DivX support.

It's an all round excellent piece of software and certainly as good as 
TVersity but as I said it does cost around £20 to register it.

pb

"Moody Marco"  wrote in message 
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> ZB wrote:
>> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
>> news:8IOdnUu0_Jb53IbVnZ2dnUVZ8tmhnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>> ZB wrote:
>>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>>> news:67vu5lF2ooe2cU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>>>>> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good
>>>>>>>> games or bluray movies?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be
>>>>>>>> used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an
>>>>>>>> entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just curious.
>>>>>>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank
>>>>>>> TOD, Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk,
>>>>>>> GTA 4 just to name some. It makes a very fine media centre and
>>>>>>> will connect to and streams from pretty much any media centre
>>>>>>> you may have. If you have a PSP aswell you can watch the media
>>>>>>> on your PSP from anywhere you have a wireless connection
>>>>>>> available.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s, set
>>>>>> up the video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS store.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected
>>>>>> and running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for
>>>>>> the PS3 to find it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>>>>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>>>>
>>>>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better media
>>>>> centre application for windows and unix pc's and absolutely free to
>>>>> boot.
>>>>
>>>> OK, will check it out, cheers.
>>>
>>> Give your PS3 a static IP in your router's settings, then stick that
>>> IP in your routers DMZ zone (i.e. all ports will be open to the PS3
>>> at all times)
>>
>> I'm on media centre 2005 SP2, a lot of the online stuff refers to
>> Vista media centre and also media centre v11, no idea what that is.
>> I'll try the router config stuff and see if it works, but unsure if
>> my older version of MC is supported. Think I might just set up
>> TVersity thingy you guys were talking about.
>
> It's not Media Center that's streaming the stuff to the PS3.  It's a 
> background process called Windows Media Network Sharing Service.  It comes 
> with Windows Media Player 11.  It used to be known as Windows Media 
> Connect.
>
> Media Center is simply a program, like any other program.  Just download 
> and install Windows Media Player 11, then set up Sharing through it's 
> Options menu.  If your PS3 is on and set to look for Media Servers, you're 
> Windows Media Player 11 will show that the PS3 is available to "serve" 
> media to (it may show as "Unrecognised Device", no matter)

D'oh! Getting my s/w mixed up. Right I can see it now. Once the wean is 
asleep, I'm going to unwrap my PS3 again and get this streaming working.

"Psychobudgie"  wrote in message 
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> Moody Marco wrote:
>
>>>>> FIFA 08 is superb.
>>>>
>>>> What's ur online PSN ID?
>>>>
>>>> Add me, I'm mmcrobie
>>>
>>> OK, will add u on.
>>>
>>> I haven't got it setup all the time yet. I have a little lad who
>>> thinks that TVs and monitors are for drawing on and that anything
>>> electrical that has a slot in it should be filled with playdough, his
>>> socks, magnets, paper or anythint the little bugger can lay his hands
>>> on. I am happy for him to screw up the DVD player, but not the shiny
>>> new PS3! Once I can figure out how the hell I am going to do that, I
>>> will be on more often.
>>
>> My wee boy is 2 and I haven't figured out how to stop him shoving his 
>> teletubbies music disc into the PS3 yet!
>
> See the reply to ZB. Alternatively you can make them clothing from velcro 
> and attach them to the wall when you are not around to guard the PS3.

Nah, velcro is not strong enough for that wee critter. 100% ball of energy. 
When I go away on a trip and come back, I'll find all kinds of shit jammed 
in my multifunction printer. Not just the obvious places, you name it - the 
paper tray, right inside where all of the ink cartridges are etc. He even 
went in to my drawer, pulled out a set of headphones and cut off one of the 
ear plugs using a pair of scissors. He is lucky it wasn't the bose noise 
cancelling ones or the ER6s Marco recommended, he would have been in serious 
shit. Actually scrub that, he is so cute, he can get away with almost 
anything and I think he knows it.

"ZB"  wrote in message 
news:6819ftF2ri60rU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Nah, velcro is not strong enough for that wee critter. 100% ball of 
> energy. When I go away on a trip and come back, I'll find all kinds of 
> shit jammed in my multifunction printer. Not just the obvious places, you 
> name it - the paper tray, right inside where all of the ink cartridges are 
> etc. He even went in to my drawer, pulled out a set of headphones and cut 
> off one of the ear plugs using a pair of scissors. He is lucky it wasn't 
> the bose noise cancelling ones or the ER6s Marco recommended, he would 
> have been in serious shit. Actually scrub that, he is so cute, he can get 
> away with almost anything and I think he knows it.

Oh great, another kid that will complain when he doesn't get his own way in 
the classroom.  Just save up and give me and my ilk problems in a decades 
time ZB.  Teach him the meaning of, "don't do that as it is bad" now.  ;)

ZB wrote:
> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
> news:XPadnd3GLrTqwobVnZ2dnUVZ8tignZ2d@giganews.com...
>> ZB wrote:
>>> "Moody Marco"  wrote in message
>>> news:8IOdnUu0_Jb53IbVnZ2dnUVZ8tmhnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>>>> news:67vu5lF2ooe2cU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>>>> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:67vsv5F2qnoatU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>> ZB wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good
>>>>>>>>> games or bluray movies?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can
>>>>>>>>> be used to stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as
>>>>>>>>> an entertainment centre as well? I am assuming not, just
>>>>>>>>> curious. 
>>>>>>>> Uncharted, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Ratchet and Clank
>>>>>>>> TOD, Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, GT Prologue, Warhawk,
>>>>>>>> GTA 4 just to name some. It makes a very fine media centre and
>>>>>>>> will connect to and streams from pretty much any media centre
>>>>>>>> you may have. If you have a PSP aswell you can watch the media
>>>>>>>> on your PSP from anywhere you have a wireless connection
>>>>>>>> available.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Cheers. I'm just setting it up just now, updated to v2.3 o/s,
>>>>>>> set up the video settings, downloaded a few demos from the PS
>>>>>>> store. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I tried the "find media centre" option, my home PC is connected
>>>>>>> and running XP Media Centre, do I need to do something else for
>>>>>>> the PS3 to find it?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ensure you have all the latest patches for your media centre and
>>>>>> ensure that your router is configured correctly.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Do I need to have some ports open to support streaming?
>>>>> 
>>>>>> You should also have a look at tversity which is a far better
>>>>>> media centre application for windows and unix pc's and
>>>>>> absolutely free to boot.
>>>>> 
>>>>> OK, will check it out, cheers.
>>>> 
>>>> Give your PS3 a static IP in your router's settings, then stick
>>>> that IP in your routers DMZ zone (i.e. all ports will be open to
>>>> the PS3 at all times)
>>> 
>>> I'm on media centre 2005 SP2, a lot of the online stuff refers to
>>> Vista media centre and also media centre v11, no idea what that is.
>>> I'll try the router config stuff and see if it works, but unsure if
>>> my older version of MC is supported. Think I might just set up
>>> TVersity thingy you guys were talking about.
>> 
>> It's not Media Center that's streaming the stuff to the PS3.  It's a
>> background process called Windows Media Network Sharing Service.  It
>> comes with Windows Media Player 11.  It used to be known as Windows
>> Media Connect.
>> 
>> Media Center is simply a program, like any other program.  Just
>> download and install Windows Media Player 11, then set up Sharing
>> through it's Options menu.  If your PS3 is on and set to look for
>> Media Servers, you're Windows Media Player 11 will show that the PS3
>> is available to "serve" media to (it may show as "Unrecognised
>> Device", no matter) 
> 
> D'oh! Getting my s/w mixed up. Right I can see it now. Once the wean
> is asleep, I'm going to unwrap my PS3 again and get this streaming
> working. 

E-mail me.

ZB wrote:
> "Psychobudgie"  wrote in message 
> news:68159mF2q9ji6U3@mid.individual.net...
>> Moody Marco wrote:
>>
>>>>>> FIFA 08 is superb.
>>>>> What's ur online PSN ID?
>>>>>
>>>>> Add me, I'm mmcrobie
>>>> OK, will add u on.
>>>>
>>>> I haven't got it setup all the time yet. I have a little lad who
>>>> thinks that TVs and monitors are for drawing on and that anything
>>>> electrical that has a slot in it should be filled with playdough, his
>>>> socks, magnets, paper or anythint the little bugger can lay his hands
>>>> on. I am happy for him to screw up the DVD player, but not the shiny
>>>> new PS3! Once I can figure out how the hell I am going to do that, I
>>>> will be on more often.
>>> My wee boy is 2 and I haven't figured out how to stop him shoving his 
>>> teletubbies music disc into the PS3 yet!
>> See the reply to ZB. Alternatively you can make them clothing from velcro 
>> and attach them to the wall when you are not around to guard the PS3.
> 
> Nah, velcro is not strong enough for that wee critter. 100% ball of energy. 
> When I go away on a trip and come back, I'll find all kinds of shit jammed 
> in my multifunction printer. Not just the obvious places, you name it - the 
> paper tray, right inside where all of the ink cartridges are etc. He even 
> went in to my drawer, pulled out a set of headphones and cut off one of the 
> ear plugs using a pair of scissors. He is lucky it wasn't the bose noise 
> cancelling ones or the ER6s Marco recommended, he would have been in serious 
> shit. Actually scrub that, he is so cute, he can get away with almost 
> anything and I think he knows it. 
> 
> 

Nail gun?

pb

"Oso" <osobear(beard)@ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
news:W3LSj.66066$h65.32878@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
> "ZB"  wrote in message 
> news:6819ftF2ri60rU1@mid.individual.net...
>>
>> Nah, velcro is not strong enough for that wee critter. 100% ball of 
>> energy. When I go away on a trip and come back, I'll find all kinds of 
>> shit jammed in my multifunction printer. Not just the obvious places, you 
>> name it - the paper tray, right inside where all of the ink cartridges 
>> are etc. He even went in to my drawer, pulled out a set of headphones and 
>> cut off one of the ear plugs using a pair of scissors. He is lucky it 
>> wasn't the bose noise cancelling ones or the ER6s Marco recommended, he 
>> would have been in serious shit. Actually scrub that, he is so cute, he 
>> can get away with almost anything and I think he knows it.
>
> Oh great, another kid that will complain when he doesn't get his own way 
> in the classroom.  Just save up and give me and my ilk problems in a 
> decades time ZB.  Teach him the meaning of, "don't do that as it is bad" 
> now.  ;)

He gets it alright, dont you worry about that. :-)

He probably gets away with a bit more than his elder siblings, but not much.

On 2008-04-30 23:38:40 +0100, "ZB"  said:

> Got a PS3 recently. Anyone got any recommendations for good games or bluray
> movies?
> 
> Another question, I believe that media centre on the xbox can be used to
> stream DVDs at full 1080p. Can the PS3 be used as an entertainment centre as
> well? I am assuming not, just curious.

IGoing by what my PS3 owning mates say it can be used as a media 
centre, well, with a Mac at least. The same people who made Connect360 
have done a PS3 version.