How can I play FLV files for display on my TV? (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Brooks]

I am looking for the best way to play FLV files from my PC to my TV.

I have the following equipment and my PC, all hard-wire networked:


Sony 70" HDTV

PlayStation 3

TiVo Series 3 HD (Free TiVo Desktop running on PC)

Oppo BDP-83

DirectTV DVR HR22-100

Panasonic DMP-BD85K


I would rather not have to convert the files. I do not want to connect the PC directly to the TV.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[mattCR]

Unfortunately, FLV (Flash Video) files will not likely be read or managed by any of these, in fact, I can't imagine it happening to any of them. You could convert them to WMV (videohelp can work with that, google it) at which point your PS3 would pick it up, but a machine with the Flash Video decoder would have to be present to really do it direct (like an HTPC). Otherwise, you're kind of out of luck.

 

You could hook up a media player to your set-up.
One such as the Lacie http://gizmodo.com/5411952/lacie-lacinema-classic-hd-1tb-media-player-for-250. They are HDMI connected 1080P and play virtually every type of video file including FLV.