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Add to SafariWhen comparing ReadyMedia (formerly MiniDLNA) vs Subsonic, the Slant community recommends Subsonic for most people. In the question“What is the best home media server?” Subsonic is ranked 3rd while ReadyMedia (formerly MiniDLNA) is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Subsonic is:
Allows accessing all music from anywhere where there's an Internet connection.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Free and open
It is free and completely open source.
Pro Lightweight
It is extremely lightweight.
Pro Strict DLNA standard
It has an option to follow strictly the DLNA standard.
Pro Can transcode on the fly
It can transcode your files on the fly with readymedia-transcode.
Pro Can be accessed via browser
Allows accessing all music from anywhere where there's an Internet connection.
Pro 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.
Pro Can be accessed with any network-enabled media player
Pro Supports all audio and video formats that stream over http
Pro Support for ratings
Pro Playlists created can be shared with others
Pro 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.
Pro Open source
Pro Includes an embedded Flash player
Cons
Con No web interface
You will need a DLNA -client.
Con No longer open source
Con ADs
Until you buy a license key you will have ADs in the Webinterface.
