dear friends,

have just ordered the ps3 and have the following question

can the ps3 be used as a dvd/bluray rom when connected to the pc via a usb link

thanking all in advance

Wow. I myself don't have this answer but this has to be one of the best questions from a newcomer in a while. I wouldn't classify it as a "newbie question" as you put it because I'm sure that there are a lot of us "veterans" of the PS3 that need to do some digging for this answer. You definitly have my curiosity peaked. If I understand your question correctly though, you want to transfer dvd/bd files from your pc to PS3?

Nec

EDIT**

I did some searching and it seems the only way to connect to your pc without the use of removeable media is to use a program that makes your PC a server so the PS3 will recognize the files on the pc. See the link below for an idea of what I am talking about.

PreGameLobby - Transfer files freely between PC & PS3

See, I thought that! But almost all PC's are capable of playing DVD's these days. HAHAA...sometimes me thinking out of the box doesnt help much. Thanks for the correction.

Rob,

Yes, I do need some simple terms now. The way you just worded it, you are saying that he wants to watch DVD's and BD on his HDTV? (which the PS3 already does)

Or does he want to use his PC to play the movies and bypass the Ps3?

Or does he want to play/transfer DVD/blu ray files that are on his PC to the PS3 to watch on his HDTV?

I'm not trying to be difficult here. Its just that your comment confused me a bit.

He used the word "ROMS" which translated to "files" in my mind. Just my way of thinking. Its all good. Thanks for clearing it up guys.

Nec

sorry for the late reply been caught up in work

the reason why i asked this question is that i have a huge collection of original movies and i am planning to put it all in a TVIX multi media player as over the years they get scratched and also prefer to have 1 storage that will contain all my entertainment media, since bluray is the new hi-def and i would be buying blu ray movies

hence the question rather than investing in another blu ray rom if the ps3 would serve the purpose

thank you all for your replies

p.s : below is what i read which got me thinking

Will Blu-ray support mandatory managed copy?


Yes, mandatory managed copy (MMC) will be part of the Blu-ray format. This feature will enable consumers to make legal copies of their Blu-ray movies that can be transferred over a home network. Please note that "mandatory" refers to the movies having to offer this capability, while it will be up to each hardware manufacturer to decide if they want to support this feature.