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Denny · 01-10-2009, 06:37 PM

Make sure that the video card you choose has HD decoding otherwise your computer may be too slow. My 6000+ with a cheap video card is choppy when playing 1080p movies.

I use my PS3 to watch movies. HTPC is obviously better but if you want something that plays Bluray and be able to play movies you downloaded, the PS3 will save you a lot of money.

It's a hassle to copy movies to the PS3. You usually have to convert the movies through a program called "mkv2vob", copy to external hard drive, then connect the external hard drive to PS3. Also keep in mind that the maximum file size is 4GB because your hard drive has to be FAT32 and Windows can only copy up to 4GB files on FAT32 drives. If you have larger files, you have to use a program that allows you to use your PS3 to browse and download files from your computer. The PS3 internal hard drive can hold files larger than 4GB.

01-10-2009, 06:37 PM	#17
Denny I don't get it Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 428 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts	Make sure that the video card you choose has HD decoding otherwise your computer may be too slow. My 6000+ with a cheap video card is choppy when playing 1080p movies. I use my PS3 to watch movies. HTPC is obviously better but if you want something that plays Bluray and be able to play movies you downloaded, the PS3 will save you a lot of money. It's a hassle to copy movies to the PS3. You usually have to convert the movies through a program called "mkv2vob", copy to external hard drive, then connect the external hard drive to PS3. Also keep in mind that the maximum file size is 4GB because your hard drive has to be FAT32 and Windows can only copy up to 4GB files on FAT32 drives. If you have larger files, you have to use a program that allows you to use your PS3 to browse and download files from your computer. The PS3 internal hard drive can hold files larger than 4GB. __________________ Photoshop Tutorials Last edited by Denny; 01-10-2009 at 06:38 PM.