Forget the lames waiting for a
New Xbox Experience to bring
Netflix streaming to the console, the latest edition of Media Mall's
PlayOn Media Server beta includes Watch Instantly support right now. An update notification should be on the way to anyone already testing things out, the impatient can grab it from the website. Also streaming Hulu, CBS, YouTube, ESPN and others to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, HP MediaSmart TV or other
DLNA hardware (Nintendo Wii's still on the coming-soon list) the presence of Netflix (and the recent Watch Instantly
additions) gives even more reason to check it out. Since its still in beta don't be surprised to find a few
issues, but considering
our smooth sailing so far, the list of reservations over its $30 price tag (after the 60 day free trial period is over) is rapidly shrinking.
posted Oct 1st 2008 7:14PM
Wii doesn't need this.
It can already play 1980's most technologicaly advanced NES games.
I think I've seen this statement before followed by the word "troll." Just a hunch though.
Flashpoint a troll?? Nah, that's crazy talk.
Sad Canadian.
Would this by any change get around Location based filtering for these services? :-)
Hmm? hmm?
huh huh?
Yes? Yes?
No...thus my Sad Canadian comment.
sweet!
IM FIRST??? ok ok excitement... swelling....
... oh more PS3 streaming? excited about that too! ;)
sign me up!
arg...i hate browser refresh
i concede major failtime
Or you can use this free Media Center plugin to stream netflix to your XBox now:
http://myweb.cableone.net/eluttmann04/projects/vmcNetFlix/default.htm
There are seven links in this post, and none of them lead to the software. Nice job, Engadget.
Have you tried the Read link?
The "read" link and the big picture in the middle lead to MediaMall's website. You have to register to download the software, there isn't a direct link to it. If you have trouble finding it drop them an email, I'm sure they can help you out.
I highly recommend Play On Media Server as it does work like a charm! So easy to use! I like it for what it can do with Hulu!
How do I sign up to get paid to advertise like you do?
you know, i used to love running playon on my computer till i noticed it hogging up so many resources... i have 4 gigs of memory but it should for no reason take up more memory then firefox with 12 tabs open
haha
i mean tversity runs quietly and unnoticed in my system tray, why can't play on do the same?
This really pushes the PS3 over the edge for me as the de facto media machine in my house. Hulu + Netflix + Sony's Video renting/buying service + blu-ray = crazy delicious.
iiiiindeed
While I really like this upgrade from PlayOn, the ability to play these streams should be done natively on the PS3 without having the need to leave a PC on to transcode the video on the fly.
Ok, ok, interesting... but where's Hulu and Amazon's WAB on Roku's player?!?
To bad I think the website is down to even attempt to download it :(
It's running REALLY slow, but I'm downloading it as I type this. Keep trying.
Does PlayOn have a Mac version?
Nope. :(
I've gotten it to work with Parallels on my MacBook Pro. Awesome!
I setup a folder for video in Sites, and I can access and stream xvid to my ps3's web browser. Sadly no hulu or netflix though.
All we need now is someone to give us a fix for the DLNA errors (4405) on the PS3.
PlayOn, apply directly to the forehead...
Anyone have an alternate download? Their site is already swamped.
Confirmed to work on the Popcorn Hour also, you can see a video of it in action at Youtube and metacafe. Just search for "real ht info"
Marshall
The Real HT Info Podcast
Excellent release. This release fixes a lot of the bugs found on previous versions.
What is the link for this?
Ugh, when is Netflix streaming coming to Mac? Jesus.
geez isnt exclusivity annoying?
Anyone else getting corrupted netflix errors via the ps3?
Yep. Also "Media No Longer Available" for all Hulu videos.
me, I can't see anyvideo, under netflix or hulu and other,,, when I try to watch the video, says the file is corupted,,,,,,,,, what's wrong? u know?
I am still trying to download it.
http://www.themediamall.com/downloads/playonbeta
Thank you Jim!
Their site must be getting hammered. When I can get on it (which is spotty in itself) I can't do anything with it. This might be something that will have to wait until another day. Sounds good, though.
in the words of Ben Stein..."wooooow". I'm elated, to say the least...not we're not stuck w/ the PSN's paltry choice of content.
Another sad Canadian......
I can't get hulu, netflix, and youtube doesnt seem to work. ESPN and the cbs one works great i really like it. Now i haven't read the manual yet because the website must be slammed. ill lok at it tomorrow. anyone else having problems? I do think this program has some promise.
I am getting Netflix corrupted data error and also hulu videos are not working. I tried randomly youtube and CBS they were working fine.
So does anyone think this will get canned by Microsoft? The announcement at E3 made it seem like they had an 'exclusive' agreement with Netflix to be the only console to provide this functionality.
I personally expect MS to pounce quickly to shut this down. Just a guess though.
Yikes. Domain has been suspended now.
I still can't get this to work on my server. Keep getting the "Not Found" error message.
Don't suppose someone can upload the setup file to a rapidshare or something? Would really love to give this a shot.
I am uploading the setup file I downloaded last night to rapidshare for you guys
I may have to do this later
Looks liek the site is totally offline now. kinda weird ehh?
It's a good media server, however, I live in Canada and only the Youtube part of Playon works for me.
All others like CBS, Netflix...tell me it isn't for people outside of the US.
So for me a $30 fee just for Youtube is not worth it.
It's a good media server, however, I live in Canada and only the
Youtube part of Playon works for me.
All others like CBS, Netflix...tell me it isn't for people outside of
the US.
So for me a $30 fee just for Youtube is not worth it.
uploaded it for anyone who wants to try... if anyone works out how to get it to work under vmware fusion, let me know please!
http://rapidshare.com/files/150396567/PlayOnSetup.2.58.3190.exe
Thanks for putting it up for everyone! I'm downloading now.
I have PlayOn working with VMWare Fusion 2.
- Change your network settings for VMWare to Bridge (this did not work for me in VMWare Fusion 1, but version 2 works great)
That's it. Should work now. Running latest version of Playon and VMWare Fusion 2 in bridge mode with no problems. Works great!
Thanks for putting the file up for download!
Now if only I could have gotten my Username and Registration key before the site went down!
Seriously, has anyone been able to stream Netflix or HULU to a ps3 yet? I would by this program in a second (I was planing to spend over 3 times as much on a ROKU box) if I get just get Netflix to work. So far, I haven't had any luck or heard of anyone else having any luck. I keep getting "The folder could not be accessed. This Content may have been deleted from the media server" every time I try it. I sent the error message to mediamall, but still haven't received a response yet. Anyone else having this problem?
I keep getting a corrupted data error message no matter where I'm getting content from. Does anyone have any ideas on this? (ps3)
super cool... couldn't believe it worked so well!
even on Parallels-WinXP
Wow, it seriously works amazingly well. Thanks Engadget. Once I heard about the 360 streaming, I did my research(google) and round this post. Once again, you come through.