How to Share Internet TV With Home Media on PS3
With the vast amount of television content that is available online for instant streaming, using this technique could potentially save you hundreds of dollars per year when compared with cable or satellite. If you own a PlayStation 3, it is possible to stream content wirelessly to it from your computer with the proper setup. If you wish to watch television shows through your PlayStation 3, you can subscribe to streaming subscription services like Netflix or Hulu or download HD content with the use of bittorrent apps like Vuze.
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Instructions
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Use Playon to stream content from your computer to your PS3. Playon is a service that makes it simple to stream Internet television from many different sources such as Netflix, Hulu and from network websites to your PS3. Download the client to your computer then choose where you want to get your videos from. You can then stream the content to your PlayStation over your home's Wi-Fi network.
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Download content with Vuze and use it to play the content on your PS3. Vuze is a bittorrent client that allows you to share content wirelessly with devices such as the PS3. Once you download a torrent file, choose the PS3 from a list of devices in the program. It will then send the content to your PS3 so that you can watch it on your television.
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Save television show files in the videos folder of your computer. Once you connect the PS3 to the home network and allow sharing between it and your computer, these files will become visible. Turn on the PS3 then navigate to the appropriate folder. All of the video files you saved in this folder will become playable from the PS3.
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Tips & Warnings
Get a subscription to a video streaming service like Netflix or Hulu. If you use Playon, you'll need to get these subscriptions to maximize the number of titles you have available to watch.
If you don't have Wi-Fi, you will need to run an Ethernet cable from the PS3 to your computer to stream content.
