Comments on: How to Play Streaming Videos on a Sony Bravia KDL-46W5100 TV http://nerdboys.com/2010/02/03/how-to-play-streaming-videos-on-a-sony-bravia-kdl-46w5100-tv/ Tech tips, news and reviews Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:35:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe Kelly http://nerdboys.com/2010/02/03/how-to-play-streaming-videos-on-a-sony-bravia-kdl-46w5100-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Joe Kelly Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:49:12 +0000 http://nerdboys.com/?p=735#comment-287 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. 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.

]]> By: Mark http://nerdboys.com/2010/02/03/how-to-play-streaming-videos-on-a-sony-bravia-kdl-46w5100-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Mark Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:16:58 +0000 http://nerdboys.com/?p=735#comment-286 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? cheers 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?

cheers

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