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jjasonuk
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_ 		2. November 2007 @ 04:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello all, this is my first post on here although I must admit I have gleaned quite a lot of information from reading the forums.

I have read back 30 odd pages but I cant find the answer to my question which is if I add a 500gb FAT32 formatted external HDD to my PS3 will it be able to play x264 1080p movies.

I ask this because I am assuming that the movies will be larger than 4gb which I don't think FAT32 can support or am I worng and the movies are not that big or the PS3 will read them off the HDD?

Thanks in advance
Jason
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_ 		3. November 2007 @ 06:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
True Jason, the PS3,s hard drive is FAT32 and only supports files 4gigs an under.
However if you have the money, you can buy an external drive formatted as NTFS and place your files on here, the PS3 can scan the whole drive and play your files you just have to do it manually.
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jjasonuk
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_ 		3. November 2007 @ 07:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh, really thanks thats great news.

So am I rtight in saying that the internal drive has fo rbe Fat32 but an external USB connected drive can be NTFS and the PS3 will read the driver and play any size files?

If so thats great news and off the the shops I go!
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_ 		3. November 2007 @ 13:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep thats right mate, but dont forget you have too manually search for the stuff on the external harddrive.
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jjasonuk
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_ 		5. November 2007 @ 05:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well I bought an external HD but the PS3 wont recognise the drive unless it's FAT32 formatted and this format will not recognise files over 4gb.

Han anybody out there used a NTFS external drive with results please?
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marcusita
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_ 		6. November 2007 @ 04:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The PS3 CANNOT read ntfs.It may be possible to run ntfs if you install linux.
The PS3 can read x264 and a full movie can be put on a FAT32 harddrive i dont think many of the movies are over 4gb.
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jjasonuk
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_ 		6. November 2007 @ 08:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah, cheers mate thats what I have been finding out.

I have partitioned my PS3 internal hard driver and got a copy of red dog linux (YDL). From what I have read once I install YDL and the new version of VLC player the PS3 when booted up in Linux will recognise the NTFS driver and play the larger files.

I will post my results for all to see.
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