PS3 Blu-Ray / Media Player

arty · 11 Dec 2009 at 17:51

I'm thinking of buying a Blu-ray player to complement my HDTV and so I can start building up my film collection now I have my own place

Currently I have a Mac Mini running Plex connected to my TV which plays DVDs, AVIs etc. and also works brilliantly with iPlayer HD. In order to play Blu-ray discs I was looking at various standalone players which have network capability, but none seem to support iPlayer.

Could anyone with knowledge / experience of using a PS3 like this tell me if it could do the following?

Play pretty standard XviD AVIs from CD using the Sony remote control (or copy them to its internal HDD if required)
Connect to my NAS using SMB / FTP / NFS to play movies over my wireless network
Work well with iPlayer SD & HD

If they can do all of these things as well as play Blu-ray discs AND game, then they seem to be extremely good value for money

Cheers,

arty

probedb · 12 Dec 2009 at 12:49

I think yes on the first 2 counts. I use Twonky for streaming to it over a wired network.

There's an iPlayer link on the PS3 but never used it.

jellybeard999 · 12 Dec 2009 at 13:11

The iplayer link on the PS3 works great, don't know about the HD option though.

arty · 12 Dec 2009 at 14:02

Thanks guys - I'll probably go ahead and pick one up. Hopefully they aren't too tricky to connect to a wireless network...

arty

lunarwolf · 12 Dec 2009 at 14:10

easy as pie to connect to a wireless network, you won't regret it

merry xmas

Nymins · 12 Dec 2009 at 14:19

I use my PS3 as a media server all the time. Works great over wifi and even better over wired which i now use.

iPlayer doesn't have an HD option on the PS3, but the quality is pretty decent anyway.

arty · 12 Dec 2009 at 14:40

lunarwolf said:
merry xmas

Thanks, and likewise

Nymins said:
I use my PS3 as a media server all the time. Works great over wifi and even better over wired which i now use.

iPlayer doesn't have an HD option on the PS3, but the quality is pretty decent anyway.

Ah okay - I have to admit, the few things I'd be likely to watch in HD on iPlayer I will probably buy on Blu-ray anyway, so I don't think it's a big loss.

Just ordered a PS3 Slim 120GB with a remote control and HDMI cable for £240, not bad

arty