PS3 and Twonky - Video Streaming

[sean0connor]

Hello All,

I have opened this topic to discuss the PS3 and Tonky Server video streaming capabilities. I find lots of information strewn over different sites with regards to what can and cannot be supported and thought this would be a good place to discuss real user experiences and solutions.

I would certainly like to see Twonky be the most functional PS3 Media Server. A number of reasons behind this other that I own a license for Twonky .

Twonky installs on Network Attached storage devices allowing you to have the functionality of a Media Server without leaving a Server on. This can be seen on the likes of the QNAP and Infrant NAS device to mention just two.

Now wouldn't it be nice to have your DVD collection available from your PS3 via your Network Attached Storage !!

Kind Regards
Sean

[sean0connor]

Now call me a snob.... but I have an issue with converting my DVD collection into a format that is going to lose both visual and audio quality.

So for this reason I have been on a personal mission to find a solution for this. I am currently using Twonky Media Server on a Infrant Ready NAS+ device and my PS3 as the client at the latest Firmware 2.

Here are some of the things I have attempted:-

Attempt 1
Rip the DVD contents to a directory in the Media Servers patch and see what PS3 can see.

Conclusion
The PS3 could see the VOB files and play them some with sound and some without. However playing each of the several VOB's individually to watch a film is not really an acceptable solution.
Shame it does not read the DVD native files such as the INFO that has the details to the contents of the DVD.

Attempt 2
Rip a DVD making the rip product product just one VOB file with the complete contents of the film. Then rename the VOB to be the title of the film.

Conclusion
This worked a little better!! I now have DVD with 5.1 audio playing on my PS3. However there is still a problem, it would appear that the PS3 and or the Twonky Server will only see part of the VOB therefore stopping Star Wars Episode IV at 33 Minutes.

Nightmare and it was so close. I run the VOB on Nero Showtime from a PC and it all seemed to work fine so it must be Twonky or the PS3.

So my next test will be to copy the VOB to my PS3 (against my religion really), but, in the name of science. And isolate the offending technology.
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[sean0connor]

Excellent news after looking into the other post more closley.

The installation of PS3 Firware 2.01 seems to sort this particular problem out. For interest here is the other post I found on this site , maybe i'll look a little harder next time.

Unless Twonky can setu a dedicated Client for the PS3 in the forum.

http://www.twonkyforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

[poobury]

Hey Sean,

Thanks for the great post - I'm relatively new to having a PS3, and I too am on the quest for the holy grail of lossless streaming of my DVD collection (from my PC for now, until I get a NAS). I was wondering if you had any updates of your progress, but also what you use to rip the DVD into a single VOB. I've tried several apps, but I can't work out how to do it.

Cheers,

P.

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