And on another note, does anyone know how to set up media servers on your pc?
My PS3 is on my PC and Laptop network, just wondering how you access the movies and songs that are on my PC from the PS3.

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Balls.

Use nero mediahome which comes in the ultra editions from version 7 onwards. It will also allow you to transcode xvid/divx media on the fly to mp4.

WMP 11 also does media sharing but there is no transcoding.

How is the quality of the video after transcoding it for video streaming to the PS3?...I've never tried it before. Only ones I've tried was with another program, and I was very disappointed with the quality, hence I've never tried video streaming of DivX videos again.

Got it sussed, Vista does all the media sharing for you...

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Dunno, I haven't actually tried transcoding either as my PS3 is on a crappy ol CRT tv (terrible i know but the panel will have to wait till i get a new place). This means I prefer to watch my channel BT shows on my PC LCD.

From what I looked at though you can choose what resolution to transcode into (i.e. maintain same quality as the original) but if it is 720p HD stuff you need a beasty PC to do it on the fly.

Picked up the PS3 and Bravia tonight.....just wondering though is the PS3 supposed to come with some sort of a demo disc or some demos on the HDisk? Hanging out to check out something in Full HD 1080p.

Doesnt come with any demo disk im afraid but you go go online and download demos from the Playstation Store through your PS3. Gran Turismo HD Concept is a must download and its free..

yeh mate

greatest thing about the ps3 is the store... just awesome

so many options from all over the world

But my PS3 is not connected to the net....can I download something on my PC and then transfer it to the PS3 using a USB key?

No I think you'll have to connect it to the net, at least to access the online store. I've got a 1080 samsung 46inch and was amazed at the quality.