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PS3 Media Server on Synology 411j revisited
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Previously I wrote about installing this awesome media server onto a Synology NAS here. However this guide referred to another guide on a different site which subsequently went down, and I couldn’t find a copy of it anywhere else. So here’s an attempt to rebuild the guide to include the missing steps. Since I’ll…
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Installing Playstation Media Server (PMS) on a Synology NAS (411j)
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So I’ve recently acquired a Synology DS411j, which I hoped would have flawless built-in DLNA compatibility with my PS3. I should’ve known it was too much to ask for proper transcoding. There’ve been plenty of discussion regarding how to get the PS3 media server, something I’ve been using on my Windows PC, installed on…
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the last 40 days…
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…might be a good title for a zombie movie. 🙂 I hate Apple. Wife has a Powebook G4 that’s eligible for a 2006 battery recall, but Apple Malaysia won’t honour it as it is out of warranty. After making calls and making a query on Apple Discussions, I decided to just pass my battery…
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avisynth/mencoder transcoding for ps3 media server on windows 7
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Finally managed to get CoreAVC + Subtitles + Avisynth/Mencoder working for the PS3 Media Server on Windows 7 RC. By right, the default usage of just Mencoder for transcoding with subtitles is just fine. However, I have some anime files that don’t size/zoom just right on the TV (i.e. there is no Zoom screen…
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the karaoke trail
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Initial plan was to stream karaoke files as video to the PS3. Hardware needed: PS3 (got it), mics with echo chamber (got a pair lying around in the old house), AV receiver & surround speakers (not really needed for this particular use, but you know.. we must have them!). Forgetting about hardware for the…
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littlebigplanet lag
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Picked up second hand LBP via Fish. Turned out that it’s a Chinese version. ^_^; At least the gameplay is all still in English. Merv helped pick up a second controller from Low Yat as well. Fai and I just lurrve the game. The SackPeople are just sooo cute! We played quite a bit…
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messing around with DLNA
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W00t! I think we’ve finally figured out our DLNA setup. Picked up a pair of Aztech HL108 HomePlugs from Low Yat which totally fixed the Wifi bottleneck problem. 1080 HD content streamed flawlessly from the media server. The only remaining issues were stream compatibility on the PS3 and codecs. CCCP and TVersity combination did…
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messing around with tversity
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Yesterday Fai & I messed around a bit with TVersity streaming to the PS3. We followed a particularly long thread on TVersity’s support forums on the proper installation sequence of ffdshow and other relavant codecs. Playback of the usual divx videos, like the TV series we usually download, worked well without any problems at…
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revamped media landscape
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There was a time when I was going to build myself a nice HTPC to stream all my media downloads to TV, as well as replace the usual Astro box as a PVR. Well that plan has now gone to hell, with the acquisition of a certain piece of equipment. Let’s just say this…