Can I plug this into my PS3 and view pictures/video on my PS3/TV? Would this drive pretty much work the same?
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PS3 (last i checked) only reads flash drives and hard drives formated in FAT32, not NTSC. Large hard drives come formatted in NTSC, and windows XP and vista will not format large hard drives into NTSC, so you have to download other software on your comp in order to format your hard drive to fat32. Then it will read music, video, pics that are the correct file types that PS3 can read. Also system update your ps3 so it can read as many files as possible. Download this program to format: http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htm
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I do not have a ps3, however, Ps3 do not have a direct audio output for USB, then you will need to buy an adapter from USB to the HDMI output if you want to enjoy the 7.1 surround
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if you use the basic rca cables that came with the ps3 and plug it into the reciever with an hdmi cable connecting the tv and reciever it might work.
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I have no experience with ps3 and separate outputs to different tv's. However it should work OK?
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Not sure it is formatted for PS3 as a Fat 32 flashdrive. I would just use a 2TB samsung internal drive for a little more $ personally
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Thanks Victor for the info. i am trying to burn the 1080p content onto DVD-R to see if PS3 can play. It turns out it does see the files and plays them but the audio is choppy. i tried cooying the file directly onto the PS3 Harddrive, even then the audio is choppy...the video is playing well though. any thoughts on how to make the audio better ?
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The answer to both question is that it depends on the TV. I use USB drives to store digital video files that I play through a "media player" that is connected to the TV. It decodes the video files and transmits a standard HDMI signal to the TV, so from the TV's "perspective" it's the same as a cable box, Blu-Ray player, and so on. It has its own user interface with menus and so on, and it comes with a remote with all the standard playback features. There are a number of these type devices available for under $100, some well under. The last I knew, no TV would read raw digital video directly from a USB drive. Most recently-made TVs can read audio and image files (mp3, jpg, etc.) directly from USB but not full video. I haven't been in the TV marker for a couple of years, so this may have changed. As for FAT32, you can definitely format the drive that way if you want, but I doubt any current digital player would prefer this file system. Everything I've seen requires NTFS, which has been the standard for several years now.
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Yes. The HDMI pass through will allow you to view the output of your PS3, but to record or stream, you'll need some way to strip the HDCP.
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I believe the ps3's use the same kind of hard drive as a computer. Just be sure you reformat the drive so nothing is on it and when you plug it into your playstation, it will format to whatever the playstation uses.
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For it to work on your PS3 the format needs to be FAT32, need to reformat it from NFTS to FAT32.
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Yes. The drive works with TV, but will loose signal from file at random intervals while watching a video. This happened to me every time I tried watching a video.
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I don't know about PS3 but I use it with my Sony BluRay. I would imagine it will work.
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Yep. You need the appropriate connector cable for your TV though. Hdmi, component, etc. But check your TV. Some tvs have USB in now. As do PS 3's.
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I use it with an Apple TV and have no first hand experience using it with a PS3. It should work with the PS3 as HDMI is a standardized interface. On some monitors I have to adjust my Apple TV's settings in order to get an image, then I have to further refine the settings to get the best possible image (still not high def. in some cases). You will also need a VGA cable to go from the adapter to the monitor and any speaker wire adapters to feed sound from the 3.5mm audio port to your speakers of choice. Hope this helps.
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Actually this drive can be used perfectly fine with a PS3. I am currently using it as external memory for backup of any data as well as to watch movies on my TV after downloading them on my computer. The contents can be easily accessed if you simply go to any menu option such as Movies or Music on the PS3 and then pressing the Green Arrow on the PS3 controller to select the option "Display All". This will allow the PS3 to display all folders, instead of looking for Movies or Music in only the first folder of the drive and then giving you an error such as "No Information" or "No Files Located". After that you can just green arrow your way through the folders to find what you are looking for. Mind you however that while you are under the option Movies in the PS3 menu you will not be able to access Music while browsing the Folders on your My Book and vice-versa. Basically if you want to listen to Music stored on your My Book you would have to access the Music option on the PS3 menu, and then find the storage device and select Display All and go on from there. Same goes for everything else.
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How do you expect connecting an external drive to a TV to make any sense?!?
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I don't have a PS3. But if a PS3 has a USB 2 port, it seems like it has to work as there must be some sort of USB 2 standard that allows such things as jump drives to be taken from one computer to another.