sadexpunk
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hi,
got another thread on the go about 'which streaming device should i buy' and already tried chromecast (sold it on as it didnt do what i wanted), and now on a PS3. at first it was fine, it picked up my media servers, (plex, ps3 and logitech) and also my external HD with all my music, photos and vids on it. the external HD mirrors my laptops HD for media, they both have the same files on, but i wanted to play around to see whether it played media just as well over a server compared to the usb wired ext HD .
im now having problems with it, so thought id investigate before selling on the PS3 (with play tv) and going for a dedicated samsung bluray player.
firstly, my ps3 now doesnt see my media servers. none of them. i havent changed anything, installed anything, it just stopped seeing them. can anyone think why that is? (my laptops linux mint 14 if thats relevant, i dont think it is)
secondly, the ps3 doesnt recognise my flac files. most of my music is flac, so thats a deal breaker. it recognises mp3, but not flac. (this is from the ext HD btw)
google implies the pS3 doesnt natively support them, and theres a workaround, but im tired of having to faff around trying to make thgings work, i just WANT THEM TO WORK FROM THE OFF!
thirdly, at present its not recognising any of my video files at all. the timer just spins around constantly when i try to access them. for the record my video folder contains mp4, 3gp, and m4v.
should i just forget the ps3 and move onto the dedicated bluray player? (i dont play games, i just want something purely for tv streaming (iplayer, itv, 4OD, demand5, netflix and youtube) and also to play my media.
thanks
got another thread on the go about 'which streaming device should i buy' and already tried chromecast (sold it on as it didnt do what i wanted), and now on a PS3. at first it was fine, it picked up my media servers, (plex, ps3 and logitech) and also my external HD with all my music, photos and vids on it. the external HD mirrors my laptops HD for media, they both have the same files on, but i wanted to play around to see whether it played media just as well over a server compared to the usb wired ext HD .
im now having problems with it, so thought id investigate before selling on the PS3 (with play tv) and going for a dedicated samsung bluray player.
firstly, my ps3 now doesnt see my media servers. none of them. i havent changed anything, installed anything, it just stopped seeing them. can anyone think why that is? (my laptops linux mint 14 if thats relevant, i dont think it is)
secondly, the ps3 doesnt recognise my flac files. most of my music is flac, so thats a deal breaker. it recognises mp3, but not flac. (this is from the ext HD btw)
google implies the pS3 doesnt natively support them, and theres a workaround, but im tired of having to faff around trying to make thgings work, i just WANT THEM TO WORK FROM THE OFF!
thirdly, at present its not recognising any of my video files at all. the timer just spins around constantly when i try to access them. for the record my video folder contains mp4, 3gp, and m4v.
should i just forget the ps3 and move onto the dedicated bluray player? (i dont play games, i just want something purely for tv streaming (iplayer, itv, 4OD, demand5, netflix and youtube) and also to play my media.
thanks