I think the only way to copy a video file to a PS3 is to put it on a FAT32 USB stick and copy it across directly, no copying over the network. You can't take the HDD out and plug it into a PC and transfer the files directly either as it uses a proprietary encrypted filesystem. There might be a solution with a jailbreak but you'd need a PS3 on firmware 3.55 or below (no downgrade possible on later firmwares unless you want to crack it open and do some soldering).

If you're playing copied Blu-Rays you should research the 'Cinavia' DRM, it was introduced in the last couple of years and turns off the sound after a few minutes when it's detected a non-genuine disc. Apparently its especially problematic on the PS3 but it's on several other players as well ... I don't know of any easy ways of bypassing it for a full copy of a Blu-Ray.

edit - not all Blu-Rays seem to have Cinavia, Shrek 4 doesn't at least.

Your TV seems to use bluetooth signalling for syncing the 3D so I am not 100% sure the maplins ones will work with the latest samsung 3d tv's

wow, so that 160gb is pretty much only for what they tell you you can use it for? lol there was i thinking i would own something i pay money to purchase.if its not as simple as i previously thought, the media pc may be the way forward.

thanks for the heads up there k3d, i would have probably made an expensive mistake there with assuming universal meant just that. ffs this 3d thing is such a load of horse shit. seems the tech is there but the conformity and standardization is a while off

i've recently purchased a PS3 (brand new, slim version) and you can copy videos to the HD over the network on mine.

thank god for that, the price for making a media center pc capable of good 1080p is well over the £150 for a ps3. its pretty much a done deal then. if and when i do want to play any 3d i think think it wold be far far easier to just move the pc downstairs and link it up with the TV.

iv had a look for 3d drivers and found this http://www.iz3d.com/ looks promising



ill have a play with it and post what the tv says. i still dont have the active shutter glasses so wont know 100% but i should be able to tell if it works or not

what we do is fairly low tech.. stick the film files on a large memory stick and pop that in the usb slot on your TV (most modern ones have them).

We have a Samsung HD LED tv and its capable of playing any file type we've thrown at. I assume a 3D tv would be the same.

edit - oh you are talking about games etc? sorry skimmed thread so above comment probably no help =)

no not games, where did you get that from? if i did say that somewhere then it was a typo. i want it just for 3d films, preferably in 1080p and i dont have a 40gb usb stick

i use a torrent site, 4gig usb pen, plug in to the TV and away i go

He could probably have built whatever you guys are talking about himself in the meantime.