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Cord cutting has come a very long way. It wasn't that long ago that cord cutters had to hunt around for solutions to very basic cord cutting problems. Now, the opposite is true: we have so many options for streaming, organizing, and casting content that the difficult part is actually deciding which one to use.

Buy Me a Coffee? Subscribe for More! PS3 Media Server: iMedia Share (iTunes). Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP media server. It is based on PS3 Media Server by shagrath. It is actually an evolution of the 'SubJunk Build' of PMS. UMS was started by SubJunk, an official developer of PMS, in order to ensure greater stability and file-compatibility. To connect a Home Streaming server: Turn on your your DLNA supported device and connect it to your local Wi-Fi network. Enable DLNA on your DLNA supported device. On Windows, turn on Media Streaming from the Network and Sharing Center in your Control Panel. On Mac, you'll need to install a third party media server, like Plex. Aug 18, 2013 PS3 Media Server runs on your Mac as an DLNA compliant Upnp media server. You just share a folder (or more), and this folder you can browse on your PS3 - when you see a media file (e.g. MKV), just press play - and the media server will process real-time video transcoding via MEncoder to the PS3. Click here to Download the Plex media server for Windows, Mac, Linux FreeBSD and more free today.

Witness the crowded field of media server programs, for example: you have Plex, Emby, PlayOn, and many more. There are ways to rig up Kodi as a server or to integrate these other servers into a Kodi environment. In short, if you want to make your local content available on multiple devices, you have a lot of options – too many, in fact.

On this list, we're cutting through the confusion and naming the best media server applications. Use it as your guide – or take us to task in the comments if you disagree.

The Winner: Plex

As far as stand-alone media server applications go, Plex is the clear winner. It's the most polished and user-friendly of the media server applications, which is a big advantage in a space that's crowded by clunky options that are only a few steps removed from their DIY origins.

Plex is easy to set up and easy to use, and it's quite effective. It's pushing the idea of a media server beyond the concept's power-user origins, and making media servers attractive to more casual cord cutters. But Plex is still quite powerful, and it offers the essential media server combination of local content streaming and “channels” full of streaming content from major networks. Like many of its competitors, it has a free version and a paid “premium” version, which is priced fairly and includes some solid features (like access to your content outside your local network).

Plex isn't perfect, of course – it still has too many channels that don't work on certain platforms, and idealists will note that it's not open source. It doesn't play that well with Kodi (Kodi fanatics, we have your best choice ranked at #2). But overall, the sum of Plex's advantages is greater than the sum of its disadvantages. It's leading the pack in the media server space.

The Runners-Up

Second Place: Emby

Emby splits the difference between Plex and the less polished media servers that make up the rest of our list. It offers more customization and – importantly – superb integration with Kodi, the best media center (but not the best media server) on the market.

Emby manages to offer all this customization and functionality without asking quite as much of its users as its DIY-leaning brethren. It's not quite as elegant as Plex, but it's much more user-friendly than Universal Media Center and the like. It has an awful lot in common with Plex, but it tweaks the formula to position itself as a bit more appealing to the DIY crowd.

Third Place: Serviio

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Serviio is one of several media servers that takes advantage of DLNA interoperability to stream to a wide variety of platforms. It's a little less intuitive than Emby or Plex, but (unlike DLNA competitor PlayOn) can run servers on both Windows and Mac. If this one isn't for you, you could consider Universal Media Server (formerly PS3 Media Server), which is another DLNA media server with a loyal following.

The downside to Serviio is that it's far less user-friendly than Emby or Plex. It's still a good choice for the tech-savvy among us, but be prepared to get your hands dirty.

Fourth Place: Universal Media Server

Speak of the devil! We ranked Universal Media Server below Serviio because we thought its setup process was a little more of a hassle (to be honest, both are far more difficult to set up than Plex or Emby are). But really, Serviio and Universal Media Server are very similar, and they run neck-and-neck for the affections of the DLNA server crowd. Universal Media Server is the old PS3 Media Server, so fans of that product will want to continue on with this one.

How It Works

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X-DLNA Internet Browser detects videos in web page content and let you to play them via any DLNA device or Smart Tv in your Network.

The macOS installer file is large with approximate size of 6 to 10GB depending upon the. External hard drives, thumb drives, USB drives, Flash memory cards, and devices like iPod are examples of storage devices that you can connect to your Mac using Thunderbolt, USB, or FireWire cables, or connect wirelessly using Bluetooth. Storage devices (such as. Belkin BOOST↑CHARGE USB-C Cable with Lightning Connector + Strap (4 ft./1.2 m) - Previous Gallery Image; Belkin BOOST↑CHARGE USB-C Cable with Lightning Connector + Strap (4 ft./1.2 m). Go the Apple menu in the very top-left corner. Click on “About this Mac.” When that comes up, click on “System Report” in the window that opened. In the System Information screen that comes up, click “USB” on the left-hand bar under Hardware at the very bottom. Usb device for mac.

Simple, powerfull and free.

X-DLNA (free version) does not relay the video stream but only transmit the video file link to your DLNA device. You can switch off your computer after the video playback has started.

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A complete media server to play back local and online contents on any DLNA-compliant TV or Device.

You can organize your media library with information for Films, Series, Music Videos (title, genres, cast, artists, image).

You can also download online contents and include them in your library.

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