Make the most of your Playstation 3

Make the most of your Playstation 3

Here are some different guides on how to make the most of your Playstation 3, and not just use it for gaming. Your PS3 can also be used to watch movies, listen to music and display your photos. To make use of these things, you must either have a USB Hard Drive/Connector, or burn it on CDs/DVDs/ blue-Ray. You also have the option to access your movies from your computer, or via a nas box, which can then be viewed on your PS3 as a media server. Below are links to a lot of good articles.

How to put subtitles on your Playstation 3 movies.
Here’s a guide on how to step by step make subtitles work on your ps3 movies. Normally one has an avi file which is the movie and an srt file which is the actual subtitle. Then you use a codex / program that makes it all play together and display the text on top of the film. But on PS3 this is not possible, however, there is another way out. Read more..

How to play MKV files on your Playstation 3
Here is a step by step guide, for converting MKV video files so that they can be played on your Playstation 3. By default, unfortunately, your Playstation 3 cannot play this format, but with a little conversion it should be able to. Read more..

How to stream movies directly to your Playstation 3
With Windows media player 11, you can stream movies and music directly from your computer to your Playstation 3. You actually use your computer as a media streamer, and can therefore access the same on your PS3. That way you are free to burn them to a dvd / USB disc etc. Read more.. or download PS3 Media Server right here.