Will this hard drive allow me to copy large files (movies) from my Windows 7 laptop and play them using PS3? Also does PS3 support MKV format files?
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Hello there,To be perfectly honest with you, I am not entirely sure as I am not an expert when it comes to hard drives. I actually only recently got a PS3 and have not ever removed the hard drive from it.So, I am sorry that I cannot be of more help.Kindest regards,- Derek
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Hello there no the ps3 does not support mkv files and yes this hard drive comes ps3 ready out the box you can copy anything you want from your Mac or PC to the hard drive and vice versa you can also copy and movies from you android device to the hard drive by using your PC or Mac as a bridge between the two hope this helpsPS keep your movies organized in folders and your movies will pop up more quickly when viewed on the XMBI use this site to get movies they upload true 1080p movies in mp4 format just down utorrenton or phone or tab and your good https://yts.re
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you can transfer up to 4.gbs from ur pc to stick on one file no ps3 does not play mkv (well mine does not ) but you can always convert them this is really great item to have so your ps3 dont fill up on space .
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Yes and i don't think so but i'm not sure. I convert to AVI files or mpeg mostly.
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Not sure of video format you are asking about but the hard drive works excellent with ps3. It like a big flash drive. Do not format with computer. I have all types of video that work.
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I have a Toshiba laptop. I used the hard-drive to transfer data from my old PS3 to a PS3 slim which are also Sony products, but I don't know for sure.
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Not as far as I can tell. I've dumped my entire bluray collection to 2 5TB drives using MakeMKV where I preserve all the tracks without reencoding or anything like that. I haven't had any trouble whatsoever playing anything even known Cinavia protected movies like Amazing Spider-Man I don't think you have anything to worry about. Cinavia is only a requirement for BluRay players and since this doesn't have a BluRay drive you're in good shape
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It does however mkv's movies will not work on fat32 If you have good computer you can install plex server and it will stream it to ps3 or any dlna supported device.Thats what I currently do is stream my library with plex media server and I can also access any where with internet on iphone or android
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Absolutely. Works to do so on a Mac, Samsung blu-ray, Sony PS3 and "old" (5-years old) pretty basic Toshiba laptop. You can fill the drive up with movies and do so. I have had issues before with watching movies on my PS3 from a 2.0 flash drive (the movie would lag at times when I would try pausing or fast-forwarding), whereas never any of those issues with this one, so while technically on paper it sounds from other comments like they may not supposed to have any issues, I disagree that 2.0s are just as good for that purpose. And frankly this is an excellent purchase for the transfer speeds alone. Absolutely. Works to do so on a Mac, Samsung blu-ray, Sony PS3 and "old" (5-years old) pretty basic Toshiba laptop. You can fill the drive up with movies and do so. I have had issues before with watching movies on my PS3 from a 2.0 flash drive (the movie would lag at times when I would try pausing or fast-forwarding), whereas never any of those issues with this one, so while technically on paper it sounds from other comments like they may not supposed to have any issues, I disagree that 2.0s are just as good for that purpose. And frankly this is an excellent purchase for the... » Read More Absolutely. Works to do so on a Mac, Samsung blu-ray, Sony PS3 and "old" (5-years old) pretty basic Toshiba laptop. You can fill the drive up with movies and do so. I have had issues before with watching movies on my PS3 from a 2.0 flash drive (the movie would lag at times when I would try pausing or fast-forwarding), whereas never any of those issues with this one, so while technically on paper it sounds from other comments like they may not supposed to have any issues, I disagree that 2.0s are just as good for that purpose. And frankly this is an excellent purchase for the transfer speeds alone. « Show Less
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Will the DV-970HD browse for and play a video_ts directory/vobs on a USB (FAT) hard drive... and support all menus?
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Ah...I see. I had the Shark007 32-bit drivers installed but didn't yet have the 64-bit drivers installed. I installed the 64-bit drivers and then rebooted. I opened WMP12; however, all my mkv's are still in the "Other Media" list in WMP12. Do you know how to make WMP12 re-categorize the mkv's from "Other Media" into "Videos"?
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I believe it is a laptop hard drive. I had used it in my PS3. It should work just fine if you're using it in a laptop. But just in case I would research the hard drive size requirements, and also the RPM because you don't want to end up with a fried computer.
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yes! I play mkv files on mine from an external hard drive. Occasionally the mkv will not read well on the blu ray player, even though it plays on a computer, but this is rare. good luck! -Jay
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MBR (Master Boot Record) format will only be able to recognize 2 TB, to utilize full 3 TB GPT (GUID Partition Table) should be used. If this drive is inserted into a device that does use GUID only 769GB will be recognized. In Windows case 7 should be able to used GUID, XP will need additional driver but there are some limitations on that. As for non-Windows, I have installed this drive in my older media player and it did recognize only 769 GB, put it into MICCA that is compatible with GUID and I got full 3 TB.
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It has an older version of XMBC on it, so you can launch that - you'll have to navigate the file sources from inside the menu to find the mkv file, but generally yes. There may be issues with accelerated decoding, HD video from a usb thumb drive may be choppy.I would heartily recommend you install the latest version of XBMC, it was recently renamed to Kodi http://kodi.tv/download/
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MJ@NeweggRating: Review Date: 07/21/09Great drive works well with ps3Cons: Not any yet and hopefully never. Pros: This is a really good drive and comes already formatted in FAT32 so you can plug right into the ps3. It is really small and quiet. Comment:
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No, the PS3 will format the drive for you with no problems. Pretty much plug and play. I HIGHLY recommend backing up your original PS3 hard drive before swapping. Then, simply plug it in. It will format. Then restore your files. All will be well. It will not mess up your PS3. I tried using a solid state drive. That didn't work at all. Crashed a couple of times. Since I've used this drive...no problems. It works great. I was able to download and install DC Universe!!! Which took forever to download and install, but with this big a drive it was no problem at all.
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Yes I have used it with a 3TB Hard drive and works fine but had to format the hard drive to be FAT32 but this seemed to be more of a problem with the particular hard drive I was using rather than the media player.
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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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Just wanted to put my two cents in too! I just received mine last night - I have a 3 TB hard drive connected to it - I got it because not all tvs (or game systems) play all the different movie formats - this thing plays them all - I am VERY IMPRESSED, and based on the fact of seeing two USB ports I'm positive I can hook up another hard drive (the cartoon one for the kids). There wasn't any lag works perfect. If they ever add more options to the home menu that would be a bonus!
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It can for the most part. We use our PS3 to view media from our network. You can use PS3Media Server (it's a free program) to stream all types of media formats from your PC. We watch mostly Japanese Animates in .mkv format and it plays great on the PS3 using the free program. We also use Play-on software, but really don't use it as much as PS3Media. If you have a PS3 it is worth trying the program, worked so much better than TVersity and less hassle setting it up. Also works with XBOX 360.