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With so many new DLNA media receivers emerging on the market, including the PS3 and X-Box 360, there are many options for media server software to run. Each server application has its own set of pros and cons. I researched all of the known products and listed out prices, supported operating systems and features. I also took the time to make a few notes and award best-in-class to a few select products that are the easiest to use, have the best features overall and provide the best end-user experience. Read on to find out how to choose your media server software.

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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. Difference between osx and ios. 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.

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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	$15	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

What is transcoding?

The average consumer doesn't care about what technology is used to encode their media. They just want it to play. The problem is that many devices only support certain types of encoding and much media circulating around is in other formats. The solution? Transcoding. Transcoding means to convert a potentially unsupported encoding into a supported one for the receiving device on the fly. Wikipedia has more details on transcoding.

Analysis

While basic functionality is indicated on this chart, there is no way of knowing how many types of music, photo or video formats are supported. It is also difficult to tell what formats can be transcoded. Most of the informational pages for these products don't give enough details, so without setting up every single product and testing all formats against a variety of devices, it's very difficult to know for sure what the level of support is.

Four products support every operating system: Cidero, Cyber Media Gate, Rhapsody and TwonkyMedia. Both Cidero and Cyber Media Gate are Java-based ports of their original C++ open-source counterparts. They appear to run on any Java 1.5 platform. Change partition scheme disk utility.

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TwonkyMedia not only supports every operating system but has every main feature covered as well. Their transcoding support is new, as last time I looked into their tech specs I didn't see support for it, so time will tell how good it is.

Geexbox has no OS listed because despite being Linux-based, it runs its own distribution to work. To get similar DLNA server functionality in Linux, uShare can be compiled and installed, which is what Geexbox uses for its own server.

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SimpleCenter has a free version without transcoding support.

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Simplecenter Media Server Settings

Hello,
This is a real curly one for someone who knows windows and networking really well.
THE SETUP: I'm running windows XP SP3 on my PC. I am connected wirelessly to my modem/router. I have a PS3 and an XBOX connected via ethernet cable to the modem/router.
Both my PC and my PS3 can access the internet with no problem. (i have connected the XBOX to merely stream videos to, from my PC).
I can ping both my PS3 and my XBOX, but cannot connect to either. My PS3 cannot see any Media Servers on my PC and I am unable to map a shared directory on my PC from the XBOX.
Here's the thing..
When a friend of mine visits with his laptop (running Windows XP), he connects (wirelessly) to my home network. When he does, he is able to see not only my PC, but also the PS3, and I cannot see him!
This leads me to believe that the problem is not the PS3 or the XBOX or the router or the wireless connection. The problem has something to do with settings in windows on my PC.
I have check and unchecked just about everything. I have installed just about every protocol and service. I have read numerous articles on the subject. And still, nothing.
If anyone knows exactly what the problem is, would you please shed some light before i commit suicide?