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How to Play AVI on PlayStation 3

The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) console is capable of playing AVI video files. The AVI files can be stored on the Sony PS3 hard drive, a memory card or a compatible USB storage device. The quality of the video playback is not affected by the source of the AVI file. The method to access the video files is similar for each storage device. The Sony PS3 supports AVI files created using the Linear PCM, u-Law, and DivX video codecs.

Things You'll Need

Sony PlayStation 3 console
AVI video file
Sony PS3 memory card (optional)
USB storage device (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Insert the Sony PS3 memory card or USB storage device into the slot on the front of the console. This step only needs to be performed if you are playing AVI files from one of the removable storage devices. You do not need to perform this step to play AVI files from the PS3 hard drive.
- 2
  Turn on the console. The Xross Media Bar (XMB) home menu will appear on the screen.
- 3
  Scroll to the ̶0;Video̶1; tab. The icon for this button is a film cell. A menu will open that containing all of the video files stored on the PS3 hard drive. At the bottom of the menu will be icons for any storage devices inserted into the console.
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  Select ̶0;Memory Card̶1; or ̶0;USB Storage Device̶1; from the menu to open a video submenu. This menu will display the video files on the selected storage device.
- 5
  Highlight the AVI video file you want to play in the video menu, which will either be the main video menu for AVI files on the PS3 hard drive or a storage device video submenu.
- 6
  Press the ̶0;X̶1; button on the controller to play the highlighted AVI file.

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