So I decided to buy a license for Playon as we pretty much have been using it everyday and my trail time ran out.  With the latest updates they now allow 420p HD streaming for Hulu which makes a big difference and its nice to finally watch some of our shows in HD as it looks a ton better.  Using it a lot I have come across a few lessons:

1) Disable the ‘Always Process Entire Video’ – this seems to cause some issues and may cause the application to freeze.  This was the case when we were watching Jumanji and it kept freezing every 20 minutes or so.  This was really annoying because it was a pain to have to scroll back to where the movie was when it lost its connection.

2) Set the video output to Max.  This will ensure that you receive the highest definition picture.

3) If watching multiple movies/shows from playon be sure to run something like CCleaner through before running the next show.  This will clear up a bunch of space that was taken up by the buffer while streaming from the computer to your PS3.

4) For smooth playback ensure you are not doing anything too intensive on the PC that is running Playon Desktop.  It is fairly resource intensive on your computer while it is streaming.

5) When streaming Netflix start the movie and then pause it for at least 10 minutes and then let it play.  This will keep you from running into jerkyness as you reach the end of the buffer.

6) Hardwire the PC with Playon Running as well as the PS3, this will ensure that you have the fastest connection speed

MediaMall is saying that they are planning a lot more upgrades for Playon including other applications to be included, I wonder if they are going to include Slingboxes new streaming website.  Also I would like to see all the networks HD streams available as CBS is the only network available and that isn’t an HD stream.  This is a huge step in the right direction for online TV and worth the $30

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