I just accidently found out that you can link your PC-Files Library with your PS4 Media Library using the Programm CyberLink PowerDVD 17.
This way you can playback files directly from your PC, without putting the file/s to an external USB-Harddrive first and then into the PS4.
I also noticed that this way I am now able to playback files and formats, that the standart PS4 Media Player linked to a Windows PC won't play or say that its format is not supported !
It is an amazing upgrade to the standart PS4 Media Player, which I don't ever want to miss again and I think you neither, once you've tryed it!
This is what you have to do to make it work:
1.Download CyberLink PowerDVD 17 and install it. CyberLink PowerDVD 17 - 30 Day Trial Version Download
2.Open CyberLink PowerDVD 17 and go to Settings->Preferences->Media Library
3.Select the ''Movies''-Tab in the Media Library Settings and click ''+ Add Movie Folder'' and choose the Folders that contain the Files you want to playback, this can also be from an external Harddrive Source, which is connected to your PC via USB. Click ''OK'' after you have added all folders and wait for it to update the changed Settings.(The update time depends on how much files are in the folders, how big the Harddrive-Space is and how fast your PC is)
4.Open the PS4 Media Player (prefered with PSVR, if wanted) which now should show up as ''PowerDVD17 - yourpcname''.
(my PS4 Media Player, with a external USB Drive plugged into the PS4 looks like this:
-recently played
-Favourites
-0x13fe USB DISK 3.0 -> the USB Drive that is plugged into the PS4
-PowerDVD17 - mypcname -> the Library which is linked with PowerDVD 17
-MYPCNAME:MYUSERNAME -> the Standart enabled Windows-Network-access/files sharing option, which also works without PowerDVD 17, but will only be able to playback .mp4 format files)
I am now able to watch Movie Files with .mkv Codec/Container for example, which wont play with the standart PS4 Media Player or the enabled standart Windows-Network sharing option on my PS4 with my PSVR. Also you save much time and one free USB Port on your PS4, because its not needed to put the files on a external HDD first and then plug this External HDD into the PS4!
You have to open PS4 Media Player and then choose the -PowerDVD17 - mypcname -Tab (-> the Library which is linked with PowerDVD 17) in the PS4 Media Player List and then go to Video -> Folder, which now should show up all the Folders on your PC or the HDD/s that are connected to your PC, that you have added to the Library in the PowerDVD 17 Program, which are containing Media Files.
It doesnt play all files, but most Movies and codecs/containers, that the regular PS4 Media Player can not play!
I think every owner of a PS4-VR should know this feature and I would be happy to get responses from other users!
If it didnt show up in the PS4 Media Player, you probably have to change the Windows-Media sharing-Settings first, and/or enable the Network sharing option in the Windows Network Settings and/or enable the external user access to the HDD which contains your folders and files. If all that didnt work, and you have made all these settings, try reboot your PS4, it should show up then correctly, if it dont, please report back so I can help solve the Problem!
Someone like PSVR Frank(who reaches 10.000+ via Youtube, or someone else like that) should do a Video about it to spread this Information to most PSVR Owners possible!
Thank you all and have a great one!
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