If you want to push HD content through, it can be done with a LocationFree base station to the PSP (as the LocationFree automatically downgrades HD video input to be compatible with the PSP).Ī media server to PS3 to PSP via Remote Play however will result in HD content stuttering or not working since the PSP will be trying to view the original HD file in its full resolution and doesn’t have the kind of processing muscle needed to handle it and downgrade it on the fly. In the case of the PSP (when you utilize a media server from the PS3 via Remote Play) you also have to take into consideration the limits of 802.11b bandwidth (11 Mbps should be plenty though for SD video formats). The faster your upload speed – the better off you’ll be on the receiving end. The other bottleneck to always consider is upload speed if you plan on streaming any content to a device that is not on the same local network. Unlike the PSP, the PlayStation Vita can easily handle streamed 720p content with its quad core CPU and much more potent network and graphics capabilities A really fast dual G4 (think dual 1.42 GHz MDD or processor upgraded dual 1.6/dual 1.8 GHz G4 machine), dual G5, or quad G5 will run things even better (720p content should be easy to stream in most cases), while lesser single-core G4 systems (below 1 GHz) may have a bit of trouble streaming DVD quality content (without cranking down the bit rate) and may actually be better suited for lower resolution video (such as 480 x 360 or 640 x 360). You can stream just about any common video format in Standard Definition (SD) at DVD quality (720 x 480 or 640 x 480) from a PowerPC G4 Mac with dual 1 GHz or better CPUs using a mid- to high-end graphics card, such as a Radeon 9800 Pro with at least 1 GB of RAM. MediaLink and Playback both have slight differences in setting up/configuring, but in my experience provide very similar results (expect full reviews of each in the near future).
Thankfully there are still two great options if you want to stream media from your PowerPC Mac to your PS3 – Playback by Yazsoft and the older Universal Binary version of Nullriver MediaLink (so graciously provided for our Low End Mac audience by Nullriver, as it is no longer available on the main downloads page).
Putting It All Together (continued) Step 3: Integrate Your PS3, PSP, and Your Media Server MediaLink and Playback are the best options when streaming media from a Mac to your PS3.
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