Yeah, the PS3 natively supports windows streaming media over a network, but I did get the feeling that wasn't what she wanted to do.I thought the ps3 had streaming? I have a TV that supports DNLA and the media server I use is PS3 Media Server. If both your PC and your PS3 are ethernet then there should be no problem getting the to see eachother.
Why so if it's for an external data drive?On a semi-related note, if the drive is required to be in FAT32 format, make sure you buy a drive with 512-byte sectors. That is, make sure the drive is NOT one of the new "advanced format," 4096-byte (4kB)/sector drives. Also make sure it is less than or equal to 2TB in size. Additionally, this means you will not be able to copy any file larger than 4GB onto the drive.
--Patrick
Those are just limitations of the FAT32 file system, regardless of whether the drive is internal or external.Why so if it's for an external data drive?
Yes, but if you're not running programs off of them, what difference does it make?Those are just limitations of the FAT32 file system, regardless of whether the drive is internal or external.
--Patrick
Your disk formatted with FAT32 is going to expect to be able to move data in 512-byte chunks, and this is what it will be told to do. Since the new drives are forced to eat everything in 4k chunk size minimum, this means there is quite a potential for slowdown if things aren't aligned to those 4k sector edges. I don't know enough about PS3s to know if using an AF drive will make it sluggish (or even noticeable), but this is a HUGE deal for people using WinXP and earlier, as well as anyone still using a PowerPC Macintosh....what difference does it make?