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Emby
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Easy to use and configure
But with tons of advanced configuration options available for those that want them.
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Awesome support
Active and lively support forums where the developers and other users engage to quickly resolve any issues you may experience, which will be few and far between anyway.
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Live TV and DVR functionality
Add the Premiere option for around $5.00 per month and you get a full featured DVR that will play and record Live OTA TV, IPTV, Cable or Satellite signal and a great EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
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ReadyMedia (formerly MiniDLNA)
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Free and open
It is free and completely open source.
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No web interface
You will need a DLNA -client.
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Lightweight
It is extremely lightweight.
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Strict DLNA standard
It has an option to follow strictly the DLNA standard.
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Can transcode on the fly
It can transcode your files on the fly with readymedia-transcode.
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Subsonic
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Can be accessed via browser
Allows accessing all music from anywhere where there's an Internet connection.
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No longer open source
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On-the-fly re-sampling
Bitrates can be lowered on-the-fly via ffmpeg encoder so it can be used even if bandwidth is limited.
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ADs
Until you buy a license key you will have ADs in the Webinterface.
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Can be accessed with any network-enabled media player
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Supports all audio and video formats that stream over http
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Support for ratings
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Playlists created can be shared with others
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Allows apps pre-caching of tracks
Create a playlist and pre-cache all tracks on your mobile device. It is also possible to update playlists and automatically keep the pre-cache in sync.
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Open source
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Includes an embedded Flash player
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Kodi
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Can install on several devices
Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Xbox, Apple TV (jailbroken), and more.
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You may have to jailbreak some devices
This is only for things like a Fire stick, but Android TV boxes etc. should be fine.
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Lots of plugins available
Like PlutoTV, Curiosity Stream, and YouTube. 3rd party repositories, such as the SlyGuy Repository, contain more plugins like Disney+, Paramount+, Hulu, and Netflix.
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Terrible navigation
Menus over menus with dozens of submenus.
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Free
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Not Client/Server Capable
While most solutions provide a client/server setup the KODI developers REFUSE to adopt this approach forcing individual setups for every device.
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Open source
Completely FOSS, licensed under GPL 2.0
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Poorly optimized
Often not a fluid experience on low-end devices.
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Great customization/multiple skins
You can change navigation flow and other aspects of Kodi with the plethora of customization options and skins.
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No official AAA addons for streaming services
It does not have any official AAA addons and fully relies on the community which result in often broken packages/addons.
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Can play many different file formats
It supports Blu-ray Discs, CDs, DVDs, USB Flash Drives, local Hard Disk Drives, AirPlay, network file shares, basically every video, audio, and image format available, subtitle files, and even retro game console ROMs.
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Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, AndroidTV, iOS, tvOS
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TuneIn Radio
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Free version available
TuneIn Radio offers a free version of it's app with limited functionality.
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Free version has in app purchases
Ranging from $0.99-$9.99 the free version includes in app purchases that unlock extra features for the app.
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Does more than just podcasts
TuneIn Radio offers many different listening options inclusing AM/FM, Internet Radio and Podcasts. So while it does make a good podcast client, it also has more functionality than just a standard podcast player app.
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Plex
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Supported on many devices
It's pretty hard to find a NAS or STB that doesn't support Plex.
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Needs registration
You need a PLEX account even if you use it on your local LAN.
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Accessible via web browser
A modern web browser is enough to get everything Plex has to offer.
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Proprietary software
Unfree software.
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Added lots of media databases
Metadata for media files will automatically be updated by using media databases. This provides posters, movie trailers, descriptions, information about actors, etc.
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No gapless audio-playback
Plex still does not support gapless playback of audio files such as mp3 or FLAC.
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Playback error: This server is not powerful enough to convert video
More hardware requirements on Plex due to a useless/non-intuitive transcoder. When using lower spec hardware (eg SBC) Plex will not transcode or play HD+ videos. When compared to other packages (eg Jellyfin which transcodes nicely using FFMeg), Plex falls short on video playback and transcode settings to get videos to play (fastest/lightest option still fails).
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Waze
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Notification about police
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Advertisement supported
The advertisements usually shown when the vehicle is at rest, and they cover the entire screen. There is no way to get rid of them, it's strictly a free ad supported app.
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Shows traffic speeds during rush hour
Shows red during heavy traffic along with mph, and orange for mild traffic.
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Very high battery consumption
This app literally DRAINS your mobile. With an iPhone 6s, one can drive just a couple of hours before running out of battery.
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Route options
You can select the route icon and it will give you 3 options with milage and time to get you there if you want to choose your own route.
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Can freeze up when connected to Apple Play
Especially on iPhone 6s and Toyota Highlander 2020 pairing. Bad routes, slow to determine where one is in a few locations (for example, exiting the highway and the exit is located lower than the highway).
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Live routing and alert reports from other waze users
Each waze user has the ability to report traffic and road information changes as well as accidents, road closures, police locations and other alerts in real-time. This information is then displayed on the map to benefit other drivers and used to recalculate optimal route.
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Lists traffic accidents
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Android, iOs
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Google Maps
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Offline functionality
You can download offline data per city or parts of cities if you live in an especially large city, but not for states or countries. Points of Interests are generally more relevant & current than the typical stand alone GPS unit.
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No plan-ahead for commuters
Cannot plan trip ahead based on commuter lane.
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Best execution of save location feature
Recent updates have made it so you can label a place instead of being stuck with some address or GPS coordinate and forgetting what it represents. Saved places show as stars and are all on one layer as long as you're logged in. There is also the ability to create maps (parallel to groups) for things you might not want to see or have show up all the time whenever you're using google maps from day to day. This feature is highly helpful for planning, even if you're a person who likes to wing it.
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Not very precise traffic information
Depending on a country information might not be very accurate for traffic.
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Find your parked car
You save the location of your car and easily find it again
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Sometimes takes too long to load
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Accurate mapping
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Saved locations needs online connection and has no visible label
Two negatives about this feature is you have to be online to be able to save a place, but it is stored off line once google map gets on the net and syncs. The other negative is there is no visible label for saved places, you have to click on stars to see the label for them.
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Updated constantly
Nearby my house, there is major road construction in progress. Apple maps didn’t show this at all, but google maps did. There was also a new, small road that was finished around 3 days ago. Google maps shows this road. Apple maps still hasn’t shown the major construction.
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Maps saved offline can easily wipe your bandwidth cap via auto update
Google Maps offline maps update automatically in the background. Not a problem if you're using a sim card in your phone, but if you connect to a pre-paid hotspot that the phone recognizes and connects to as a wifi device you risk burning through your data allotment. The offline maps can be set to update manually, but this is not default behavior.
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Most ubiquitous third party app integration
Asides from the stock Apple Maps app, Google Maps is the most commonly supported 3rd party map. 3rd party apps often have links for directions, Google Maps is usually an option whereas other 3rd party GPS apps are not.
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It’s Google
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Navigation background change based on ambient light
This is great for night driving or even when going through tunnels as the map will be more visible for low light situations.
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Secondary routing
Google Maps can now search for and add a route for a second location on the way to the primary location that you are going to and have already routed. Note that it cannot do a third or true multi routing like the desktop webapp can.
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Spotify
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Huge collection of music and fast access to newly released songs
Spotify has over 20 million songs and arguably the largest collection out of its competitors and usually has the fastest access to new music. The Spotify desktop client allows local music files to be imported with the option of syncing with a mobile device which largely mitigates the issue of missing artists.
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Free account have lots of ads
If you hate commercials, you would buy Premium or go on using something else.
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Related artists
Helps to find new authors based on your previous picks
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Discovery is terrible
The discovery algorithm is poor and does not learn fast enough. Not obvious how to train it.
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Curated playlists
Public playlists on Spotify created by other people are great for finding new music.
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Poor audio quality
There's a high range of bitrates and most of vary from average to bad.
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Client's functionality can be extended via third-party apps
Spotify desktop client allows for third-party apps. They extend the functionality of Spotify and many of them offer new ways of discovering music. Noteworthy apps include Moodagent, Last.fm, Swarm.fm, ShareMyPlaylists, The Hype Machine, We Are Hunted, Shuffler.fm.
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Has a free version
A free, ad-supported account allows streaming from an extensive library of music.
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Weekly Discover playlist uses a great algorithm
A playlist generated by Spotify based on your listening habits and released every Monday. The algorithm used by this playlist is great and stands out from its competitors.
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Platforms:
Web; Android; iOS; Linux; Windows; MacOS
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Yes
User-Created Playlists:
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Offline download:
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MediaPortal
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WifiRemote
WifiRemote plugin that allows clients (for example an iPhone or Android app) to control MediaPortal.
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Web / mobile access
Remote access using your web browser, Android, iOS, and more.
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Plugins
Lots of plugins and skins available.
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