.MTS files

[begentle]

Help again please !

My SD5 is working fine now, and i am racking up many many .mts files.
Now i need to play them back on my HDTV. Unfortunately, saving the stream footage files back unedited to the memory card does not allow me to play them (they are not even recognised). My computer is not powerful enough to play the files so i am looking for a cheap effective solution.
Someone mentioned popcornhour players which seem amazingly cheap (alas unavailable?) but i am open to all sensible suggestions of how to play .mts files on my HDTV.

Help please.....

[begentle]

another thought......is there any way to play these files directly from a usb memory stick ? now THAT would be impressive p.s. its a samsung TV with HDMI in

thank you

[daniel_owen_uk]

Popcornhour would have been my suggestions, one on ebay (although obviously price is gonna be inflated).

Other alternative is tvix 6500 which is due to start shipping next week.

[senu]

Or the PS3.. Not cheap but also a Games console and Blu Ray Player
Oh.. you will go and get a newer PC wont you ?

[begentle]

Would i need a powerful PC to stream to popcornhour ? (and how powerful).

What would the minimum spec be to play HD files on a computer then play onto an HDTV via dvi-hdmi cable ? It might be cheaper to upgrade my computer?

What about an external plug in ble ray player - is there a minimum computer spec needed ?

What is better, other than game playing ability, with a PS3 than a normal blue ray player ?

Am being tipped towards a PS3..................

Thank you

[senu]

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Originally Posted by begentle

Would i need a powerful PC to stream to popcornhour ? (and how powerful).

It would help if the PC itself could play the files..

What would the minimum spec be to play HD files on a computer then play onto an HDTV via dvi-hdmi cable ? It might be cheaper to upgrade my computer?

Depends on what you already have . A core duo Intel based PC with 1 Gb of Ram and a decent graphics card will do fine. Why not have a play with some AVCHD files on the PC as it is now?

What about an external plug in ble ray player - is there a minimum computer spec needed ?

Yes, but it is the software specs for the playback and the minimum graphics card that will determine that

What is better, other than game playing ability, with a PS3 than a normal blue ray player ?

It is a better BD player than many and is also a media streamer. in that it is very versatile

Am being tipped towards a PS3..................

Not a bad idea.. really