A DLNA media server that's designed to stream to the PlayStation 3 and other devices.
The PS3 Media Server was born out of a group of people who wanted to do more with their PlayStation 3, due to Sony's lack of support for high definition format videos which were unplayable on the system. High definition formats include files like MKV, and additionally the lack of support for live streaming formats.
PS3 Media Server has become quite handle among both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 users as users of the PS3 Media Server are now able to playback compressed high definition movies without having to burn them to costly Blu-ray discs which subsequently require expensive software to convert MKV high-def files to a format playable by the PS3 Blu-ray drive.
PS3 Media Server also completes the task of playing back region-restricted DVD discs as it can stream the content of those discs directly from your PC and over the network to which the PS3 is connected.
PS3 Media Server is fully DLNA-compliant and also generates thumbnails that you may view from the XMB. You're also able to seek through movies while the Media Server Transcoding is taking place. PS3 Media Server will also support any type of file that would normally be played with VLC Media Player such as high definitation movies downloaded off of the Internet or even live television streams and web radio. Unfortunately at this time, there doesn't seem to be support for Hulu or Netflix, though alternatives are available.
As an added bonus, PS3 Media Server also supports picture-based feeds such as those from Flickr accounts. Compressed archives such as WinZip and WinRar files are also supported and treated as they are in Windows 7 as folders that may be browsed.
Features of PS3 Media Server
- Integrates with Flickr and iTunes.
- All your folders are directly browsed by the PS3, there's an automatic refresh also.
- DVD ISOs images / VIDEO_TS Folder transcoder.
- Direct streaming of DTS / DTS-HD core to the receiver.
- Display camera RAWs thumbnails (Canon / Nikon, etc.).
- Full seeking support when transcoding.
- Internet TV / Web Radio support with VLC, MEncoder or MPlayer.
- OGG/FLAC/MPC/APE audio transcoding.
- Ready to launch and play. No codec packs to install.
- Real-time video transcoding of MKV/FLV/OGM/AVI, etc.
- Remux H264/MPEG2 video and all audio tracks to AC3/DTS/LPCM.
- Simple streaming of formats PS3 natively supports.
- Support for pictures based feeds, such as Flickr and Picasaweb.
- Thumbnail generation for Videos.
- Virtual folder system your audio/subtitle language on the PS3!
- ZIP/RAR files as browsable folders.
Compatibility and License
PS3 Media Server has been released under the open source GPL license on Windows from media servers. The license provides the options to freely download, install, run and share this program without any restrictions. The source code for PS3 Media Server should be freely available and modifications are certainly permitted as well as the option to inspect the software.
Is PS3 Media Server for Windows 10 or Windows 11?
Yes. It can run on a PC with Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It's only available as a 64-bit download.
Other operating systems: The latest PS3 Media Server version from 2024 is also available for Mac.
Filed under:
- PS3 Media Server Download
- Free Media Servers
- Open source and GPL software
- Media Serving Software
- Software for Windows 11
