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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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Jellyfin
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Open source
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Streaming outside of your home is complicated
Unless you enable unPnP which is a security risk, you have to manually port forward or setup a remote server yourself. And unless you know what you're doing, you might open your network to potential hackers. Make sure to read up on reverse proxies or how to set up a vpn with Jellyfin.
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Completely private
Doesn't phone home.
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Some poor clients
The AndroidTV-client is terrible.
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Easy to set up
Setting up tv series and movies take little effort to set-up.
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No free services
It has no free with ads services like Plex.
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No hidden costs
It's FOSS and doesn't require you to spend money to do anything.
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Less features than Emby
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Good emby fork
It is a fully open source fork of emby.
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Slow web interface
For large media libraries, on lower spec hardware (eg SBC), images can take some time to initially load when changing pages/sections (v10.6.4).
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Portable version
This version runs on systems with a .NET Core runtime.
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Less intensive/more flexible options for transcoding
More control over transcoding and seems to transcode far better on lower spec hardware (eg SBC) than other packages (eg Plex).
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Standalone, no third party servers
If you stream outside of your local network, there are no third party servers involved.
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Direct streaming
If you stream outside of your home network, it is a direct connection with no third party servers involved.
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Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker
Technology:
C#
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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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Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
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