NOTES: THIS PROCESS ONLY WORKS IF YOUR DEVICES ARE ON THE SAME NETWORK, I.E WI-FI OR ETHERNET TO ETHERNET, THE ABOVE PROCESS WILL ALSO WORK IF YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE PS3 VIA ETHERNET BUT MAKING SURE THAT THE PC / LAPTOP YOU ARE RUNNING THE APPLICATION ON IS ON THE SAME ROUTER / MODEM AS THE PS3. Who episode below.Īnd here is some proof of me running an MKV episode of Dr.Who Note that the name of the episode has Jones in it and using the Display option during the video playback I have shown the same file name, but since the name doesn't scroll sideways like it does in the XMB it doesn't show the MKV extension but rest assured I have tested this out my self I can confirm this by providing proof of me running an MKV Dr.
Now quickly search for the PS3 Media Server Icon on your desktop and run it.Press X / O on "Search for Media Servers from your XMB on the PS3.Exit the settings and scroll to the top of videos and look for "Search for Media Servers".Enable Media Servers by going to your XMB and navigating to "Settings" -> "Network Settings" -> "Media Server Connection" -> "Enabled".Turn on PS3 and make sure you are using Wi-Fi / ethernet connected to your PS3.Download and install PS3 Media Server from the previously provided link onto your OS.From the above site you will find links for Windows / MAC / Linux versions of the software.