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The first thing you’ll need to do is hook up your KDL-46W5100 TV to your home network (i.e. your LAN). The KDL-46W5100 TV only has a wired network adapter so your options are a bit limited, at least out of the box. If you’re lucky enough to be able run an ethernet cable from the TV to your network’s main router or switch, that’s the best option.
Even if you can’t run such a cable, there are still some options available to you. For example, you could use the Linksys WET610N wireless N ethernet bridge to bridge the TV’s wired connection to your wireless network. You could also make your own bridge by installing Tomato firmware on a LinkSys WRT54GL and setting Tomato’s wireless mode to wireless ethernet bridge.
After connecting your KDL-46W5100 TV to your home network, the next thing you should do is update the TV’s software (i.e. firmware). To do this, press the Home button on your remote to open the XMB menu. On the XMB menu, select “Setting | Product Support | Software Update”. After that, just follow the prompts, making sure to heed the warning about not turning off your TV until the update is done. For further details about updating the software, refer to the manual.
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Nice article, thx. I have a Bravia with an ethernet port (not sure which model – will check when I get home after work) and discovered the TV’s streaming capability by chance last night. I already had PS3 Media Server set up for use with my PS3. Curiously, the Bravia seemed capable of streaming a wider range of video formats than the console, including 1080p Blu-ray rips which my PS3 struggles with (perhaps relating to a codec problem). However, the picture quality of video streamed to the Bravia was poor, even for SD files. I’m wondering how you find the quality of video streamed to your TV and whether adjusting the PS3MS config makes any difference?
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I’ve found the quality to be good. For me, the biggest factor in picture quality has been the quality of the movie file being played; good rips look good, bad rips look bad.
That said, you can certainly try tweaking the renderer settings for PS3MS. Some of the gurus on the PS3MS forum might have tips. The other thing is to check for a later version of PS3MS than what I used. I think they were working on the Bravia support recently.
Also, try to use at least a 100 Mbps wired ethernet connection instead of wireless. You could use 1000 Mbps but it shouldn’t make a difference because the TV’s ethernet port is only rated at 100 Mbps.
You might also want to try buying a WDTV Live media player. I bought one recently and it works well with that TV.