PS3 PlayTV Software Download?

[DaveyB1981]

Evening all!

I realise this is a long shot, but here goes!

I have a PS3 with no working optical drive. As I generally use my XBOX, this tends not to bother me and I just use the system as a media hub and play any games that can be downloaded from the playstation store. When my PVR ceased to function this week, I decided to buy PlayTV as a replacement. Unfortunately, I made an oversight...the software for it appears only available via the supplied disk, which I cannot play. There is a paid firmware update which offered me some hope, but on reading, this is reliant on having the latest software installed already.

So, before I take the thing back to the shop, does anyone know of anywhere I can download the software? I have contacted Sony, but nothing yet...

Finally, yes, I have considered fixing the drive, but having already tried any solution that is free, I am loathe to spend anything on the machine, when it would just give me another console for which I want to buy games!

Thanks in advance...

Dave

 

[Rouge Penguin]

Can you rip it to a flash drive and install it from there? Not really sure what you can and can't do on the ps3 operating system

 

[DaveyB1981]

That's is what I am hoping to do...but first need to find a working bluray drive. not sure it can be done via a ps3 or not, so may need a pc with one. I have a few options yet and really hope I can get it working!

Dave