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consultant
23rd February 2010, 02:10
I backed up my Blu-Ray collection to MKV on an external USB 2.0/eSata HDD in anticipation of using it with a Popcorn Hour or a Dune. I've had a terrible experience getting reliable performance (especially using the built-in Blu-Ray drive) with the PCH. My PS3 at my other house works flawlessly in combination with PS3MediaServer running on a PC. However with that setup there are more points of failure than I care to have such as the software on the PC crashing, the Wireless N Network having issues, etc. The second house is a vacation home with lots of other non-Geeks staying there so I need a bullet proof, simple/reliable setup. I hear the Dune has some issues too although sounds much more reliable than the nightmare PCH C-200.

If I just want to plug the external HDD into a PS3, would have have to convert all my MKVs to VOBs to get the PS3 to play them? If so, isn't VOB MPEG2, so won't the files be much larger if I want to retain the video quality?

consultant
23rd February 2010, 02:28
Is this the best answer?

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/how_to_play_mkv_content_on_playstation_3_ps3.cfm

consultant
23rd February 2010, 02:48
I forgot PS3 only recognizes FAT32 which has a filesize limit of 4GB so I'll need to split and remux. And then there's a pause during transition. Will have to see if it is a deal breaker.