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Serviio is a free DLNA media server application that organizes and streams the media files from your home computer or online sources to multiple devices on your network.
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Pros
Pro Supports a wide range of media file formats
Serviio supports a lot of video, audio, image, playlist, and subtitle file formats - all of the most popular and more.
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Cons
Con Works better when close to the wireless router
If your wireless router is in another room, larger HD files can "stutter" a bit, especially when there are a lot of high-pitched sounds in the background.
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Serviio
Recommended 2 years ago
I tried using Windows Media Player to stream my media when I got my first smart TV some years ago, and it almost worked. But it was very picky when it came to the different formats and updating media library, and I went looking for something better. I found Serviio and haven't looked back because it just...
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Shared files available on any DLNA-compatible devicePro
Supports a wide range of media file formatsPro
Multiple ways of organizing filesCon
Works better when close to the wireless routerServiio
Recommended 5 years ago
I've been using Serviio for many years now, I know I used it back in 2013 but it might be longer than that. It works really well transcoding all the files over the network.
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Shared files available on any DLNA-compatible devicePro
Supports subtitlesPro
Cross-platformPro
Supports a wide range of media file formatsPro
Multiple ways of organizing filesPro
No problem transcoding 4k videos with surround sound on the fly