I just recently began using Mezzmo to stream my videos from my main PC to my PS3. Let me say that Mezzmo is by far the BEST streaming software I have tried so far for this application. Prior to finding Mezzmo I had tried WMP, TVersity, Twonky, Serviio, PMS, and others. ALL of these have been riddled with problems and stutter/playback issues. Even after adjusting advanced settings. I was so happy to find Mezzmo as I have much fewer issues with it! I still have slight stutter issues every now and then that I am trying to iron out but overall it has been great. The only other issue is that thumbnails for folders and files on the PS3 through Mezzmo are much slower to load than many of the other softwares I have tried. I do like that Mezzmo seems to pre-buffer the stream prior to playing it, which definetly helps with remaining stutter-free.
I am streaming over Wireless G/N and before anyone states it, I know hardwire would be better! My PS3 is on the other side of my home and I rent, so I cannot open up the walls to run wire! I am going to purchase some Powerline adapters soon however. I have been using the PS3 on my wireless network for 2 years now and I watch Amazon Video on Demand and Netflix daily with NO issues. When I stream HD movies through Amazon they play flawlessy. And before playing an HD video, Amazon tests your connection to make sure it will support HD, and my connection is always 4 bars full. The fact that Netflix and Amazon both stream flawlessly tells me my network connection is not the problem. This is why I cannot understand why I keep getting intermittent stuttering issues. I have an intel quad-core 2.66mhz processor and 12 gb of ram on my PC so I find it hard to believe that my PC is the problem either. Which leads me to believe that if Mezzmo, or any other softwares for that matter, would just buffer a little while longer before streaming the video, I would have flawless viewing. Mezzmo is the only software I have used so far that even appears to buffer before playing at all. Both Netflix and Amazon buffer for a short while before streaming, and I believe this is why I NEVER have playback issues with those.
So onto my suggestions:
Please consider making an adjustable buffer that users could change, that would allow longer pre-buffering before playback, as I feel this would greatly increase playback quality!
I would also like to see a progress bar displayed before playback that shows the buffering progress, and maybe the connection speed, just like Amazon and Netflix have. I would MUCH rather wait 30 seconds, or even a minute for a full movie, to start playing than have to deal with stuttering issues even once!! I am sure many other users out there would agree with that as well!
Otherwise, AMAZING software Mezzmo team!! I look forward to using Mezzmo for many months/years to come!!
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