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  Establish a PC-less Multimedia Center for Sony PlayStation 3


"A better way to enjoy digital media"

Sony Playstation 3
Sony Playstation 3

Sony Playstation 3

Advantages of QNAP NAS for Digital Home Applications

QNAP NAS now fully supports the media playing function of PS3. It is an ideal choice for your DLNA streaming server in your home network. Besides the complete support to PS3, the following outstanding features are offered:

  • Simple activation: The UPnP/DLNA media server embedded in the Turbo Station can be enabled simply by a single click. No extra software is necessary.

  • Stable and energy-saving: The Turbo Station adopts embedded hardware design which is stable and energy-saving. The power consumption is about 14.4W under normal operation (for 1-bay models). Compared to a PC server, the Turbo Station helps you save electricity expense to a large extent.

  • Silent: The Turbo Station uses aluminum alloy case for heat dissipation and employs fanless design which is absolutely quiet to use. You can turn on the server for 24 hours and the server will not generate any noise to disturb your work or rest.

  • Small-sized, occupies small space only. It is easy for you to place it anywhere.

  • Complete backup options and other attractive features: Besides sharing the media contents by the Turbo Station, it supports advanced "remote replication" and "QRAID-1/ RAID-1" instant backup and restoring technology to provide a more complete backup choice.

An illustration of the setup is provided below:

Illustration of UPnP Server on QNAP for PS3
Illustration of UPnP Server on QNAP for PS3

Illustration of UPnP Server on QNAP for PS3

Let's get started!
 
Enable the UPnP Media Server
Go to 'Applications' and 'UPnP Media Server' and enable the service by ticking the checkbox says 'Enabled UPnP Media Server' and click on 'Apply'. The UPnP Media Server function is now ready!
Setup the TwonkyMedia Server
Point your browser to 'http://TurboStation IP:9000/', you will enter TwonkyMedia configuration page. You can specify the locations of the contents you would like to share in your home network under the 'Content Locations'. Simply type in the path to the contents on your QNAP NAS (default folder is Qmultimedia). In the example, we added an extra share /Qdownload.
For ease of browsing if you have a large amount of media contents, you can configure the navigation tree for your photos, videos, and music. This powerful feature lets you pick your media contents on TV easily.
When you have completed the configuration, make sure you have clicked the button Save Changes to save the settings.
You can now move the mp3, pictures or video to the Qmultimedia folder or any custom folders you added via Windows mapped drives or FTP to the QNAP Turbo Station for PS3.
Setup and start to use the PS3

Connect your PS3 to your home network via wired or wireless access (be sure to have your QNAP NAS and PS3 located in the same network, i.e., the same subnet) as well as connecting your video and audio output of your PS3 to a TV and a Hi-Fi system.

Now turn on the PS3 and select either video, music, or photo icon on the main screen. Then select "Search for Media Servers" and you will find the server icon of TwonkyMedia from your QNAP Turbo Station easily.

Click the server icon and start to browse the shared contents from the Turbo Station. The media contents are systematically sorted and displayed in the navigation tree for your selection.

Select to play the videos or music, or view the photos on your TV.

Conclusion
The UPnP Media Server of the Turbo Station enables you to save mp3 and other multimedia files collectively on the server and share these files on LAN. With DLNA supported PlayStation3, the files can be played by Hi-Fi system or LCD TV independent of PC. Moreover, the Turbo Station's energy-saving, fanless (1-bay models), and aluminum alloy case design enable absolutely silent and stable performance. It is small-sized, stylish, and an ideal choice for setting up digital home environment.

If you are an owner of Microsoft Xbox360, you can also use the similar application. Simply connect your Xbox360 and QNAP NAS to the home network and that's it! Xbox360 currently supports MP3 and WMA music, JPEG photos, and WMV videos.

 

Check out the video demo on YouTube
 
 
 
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