Tuesday, January 25, 2011

How to choose a DLNA Media Server for Windows, Mac OS X or Linux | Robert Green's DIY

Here is a great article giving us a comparison of media servers on PCs. The article also gives a lot of great information on describing the lingo and technology behind home media servers.

The products are listed in alphabetical order. All servers are UPnP compliant. The Server column is the name of the server and a link to the vendor's product page. The Price column is how much the server costs. The Windows, Mac and Linux columns show support for those operating systems. The Music column indicates that the software can stream at least 1 type of music. The Photo column indicates that the software can serve at least 1 type of image. The Video column indicates that the software can stream at least 1 type of AV. The Transcoding column indicates that the software can transcode from one format to another.

Server Price Windows Mac Linux Music Photo Video Transcoding
Allegro Media

Server
39.95 X X
X


Cidero Internet Radio Station

Server (Java)
Free X X X X X X
Cyber Media Gate (Java) Free X X X X X X
Cyberlink Digital Home Enabler Kit 79.95 X

X X X
Elgato Eyeconnect 49.95
X
X X X
Fuppes Free X
X X X X X
Geexbox Free


X X X
GMediaServer Free

X X X X
JRiver Media Center
39.95 X

X X X
MediaTomb Free
X X X X X X
Mezzmo 24.95 X

X X X X
MiniDLNA Free

X X X X ?
MythTV Free

X X X X X
Nero

MediaHome
79.99 X

X X X X
Nullriver Medialink 20.00
X
X X X X
On2Share 19.95 X

X X X
PS3 Media Server Free X
X X
X X X X
Rhapsody 12.99/month X X X X


SimpleCenter Premium 19.99 X

X X X X
Tversity Free X

X X X X
TwonkyMedia 39.95 X X X X X X X
uShare Free

X X X X
Wild Media Server $40 X X X X X X X
Winamp Remote Free X

X ? X ?
Windows Media Connect Free X

X X X X
Yahoo Music Jukebox Free X

X





How to choose a DLNA Media Server for Windows, Mac OS X or Linux | Robert Green's DIY
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