VS Omega
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Hey all,
My XBOX 1 running XBMC (formerly XBOX Media Centre) is getting dated and lacks the processing power to push anything out at high definition. I [strike]want[/strike] need a new media centre box for the lounge, and am interested in the PS3 knowing it can do HD.
I have all my media on this PC box (356GB of TV series, 129GB music, 365GB of Movies) spread over 3 hard drives which I don't want to remove from the PC (so burning them or storing on the internal hard drive's not an option) so I wanted to know; can I access my media easily from the XMB through the network (via samba shares, server software etc.), and how versatile is the PS3 at playing back content (compatability with codecs, ability to clean up video, etc.)?
Also what are the SKU's available? And would it be a better (though much more costly) to build a media centre PC instead?
Thanks for all input guys
My XBOX 1 running XBMC (formerly XBOX Media Centre) is getting dated and lacks the processing power to push anything out at high definition. I [strike]want[/strike] need a new media centre box for the lounge, and am interested in the PS3 knowing it can do HD.
I have all my media on this PC box (356GB of TV series, 129GB music, 365GB of Movies) spread over 3 hard drives which I don't want to remove from the PC (so burning them or storing on the internal hard drive's not an option) so I wanted to know; can I access my media easily from the XMB through the network (via samba shares, server software etc.), and how versatile is the PS3 at playing back content (compatability with codecs, ability to clean up video, etc.)?
Also what are the SKU's available? And would it be a better (though much more costly) to build a media centre PC instead?
Thanks for all input guys