Grab the latest version ofPS3MediaServerand extract it to your local hard drive.

Remember to turn on your PlayStation3 first before running the media server.

PS3MediaServer will start scanning your local online grid, and when it says “PS3 has been found !

How to Stream Media Files From any PC to Your PlayStation 3

“, this means that you are ready to stream movies from your PlayStation 3.

We recommend that you configure the media server to transcode your media files for convenience.

We also need to double-check that our computer internet configuration allows PlayStation to talk to our media server.

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For Windows users, you have to check that that you turned on your web connection discovery.

Head to the control panel and kick off the “web link and Sharing Center” menu.

Go to the advanced parameters.

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And turn on the online grid discovery option.

Once we changed the media server general configuration, everything runs smoothly.

You’ll see PS3 scanning you local web link for your media server.

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That’s all folks!

It does not get any simpler than this.

Now sit back, relax, grab some beers, and enjoy the show with your buddies.

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