javadayaz wrote: > I mean primarily to view stuff/media thats stored on the ubuntu pc! > sorry should have made that a bit clearer Yeah no problem.
Well I don't have either console (I have an original XBOX, PS2 and Wii). I know the PS3 has Linux support and I'm pretty certain there is a version of Ubuntu available (if I'm right it's the PowerPC version that runs on the PS3) so you could run your media that way with something like MythTV. I'm not sure if the default operating system on the PS3 (XMB is it?) can connect to Samba shares but I believe it does support uPNP which I understand there are servers available for this on Ubuntu, I've also read it supports Divx video files. With regards to the XBOX 360, I really don't know. I know it can connect to a Windows machine which is running Windows Media Centre and play stuff from that, and I would assume it can play WMA/WMV files (being Microsoft format files) but as far as connecting to a Samba share or uPNP server I just don't know. Doing a quick Google search pointed to a post about someone running Windows XP Media Centre edition in something like VirtualBox. If you haven't got either though you may also want to consider something like the Popcorn Hour device which plays a wide variety of media formats (I believe it also does Makrosa video files) and connects to a network plus IIRC also has space for a hard drive. I believe it supports standard definition and High Definition content with a pretty good variety of connections (HDMI, Composite, Component Video etc). I did see a review in a Linux Format magazine not long ago, and I think it retailed for something like £150 or so. Hope this helps. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
