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How to Connect a PS3 to a PC to Watch Videos

Connecting your Playstation 3 to your PC to watch videos is a good idea for saving room on your hard drive and not having to go through the hassles of transferring data. The best thing about the Playstation 3 is the ability to use a media server on your home wireless network to broadcast the videos from your PC hard drive to your computer. You can finally have access to all of the videos on your computer through your Playstation and your HDTV with a few simple steps.

Things You'll Need

Windows-based computer
Playstation 3
Playstation 3 controller
Windows Media Player 11 software

Instructions

- 1
  Turn on your computer. Let the computer boot to the main Windows screen and then log in under your name.
- 2
  Turn on your Playstation 3 by running your finger over the touch-sensitive button on the front of the unit. Log in under your primary name on the PS3.
- 3
  Download Windows Media Player 11 (see the Resources section of this article for a link) to your desktop. Double-click on the icon and run the installation. Click through the prompts until the installation is done.
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  Open the program on your computer. Go to the "Tools" section on the top right side of the screen. Click on "Options" and then click on "Library."
- 5
  Click on "Configure Sharing." Check the box that says "Allow Sharing" and you will see "Unknown Device" or "Playstation 3" listed after you check the box.
- 6
  Click on the "Sharing" folder and pull up your iTunes folder or any other folder in which you have videos. Select that folder to stream to your PS3.
- 7
  Scroll across the home menu on the Playstation 3 until you come to "Videos." Press down on the "D" pad of your controller until you see the media server listed.
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  Click on "Configure Sharing." Check the box that says "Allow Sharing" and you will see "Unknown Device" or "Playstation 3" listed after you check the box.
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  Click on the media server and pick the video you want to watch.

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