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DLNA is a popular UPnP standard that widely used in all sorts of products and devices. Based on DLNA protocol, users are allowed to access and play any media content from the digital media server (DMS) as long as the local players are properly connected and setup. A DMS can be a network attached storage (NAS), a personal computer running media server program, or a smartphone/tablet with server app. This article introduces how to set up DMS for building your own home media center.
NAS originally support media stream so that you just connect it to LAN and fill it with movies, music and images. Usually, DLNA-certified devices automatically detect NAS of the same local network. As for computers and mobile devices, some third-party application are required to share stored media files. We list some of the programs in the following table:
|
Server |
Price($) |
Windows |
Mac |
Linux |
Music |
Image |
Video |
Transcoding |
|
39.95 |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
0 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
79.95 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
49.95 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
0 |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
39.95 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
0 |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
24.95 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
0 |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
? |
|
|
0 |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
79.99 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
20 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
19.95 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
0 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
13/m |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
19.99 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
0 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
39.95 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
0 |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
40 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
0 |
X |
|
|
X |
? |
X |
? |
|
|
0 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
0 |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
Transcoding means to convert a potentially unsupported encoding into a supported one for the receiving device on the fly. Wikipedia has more details on transcoding.
Four program support every operating system: Cidero, Cyber Media Gate, Rhapsody and TwonkyMedia. Both Cidero and Cyber Media Gate are Java-based ports of their original C++ open-source counterparts. They appear to run on any Java 1.5 platform.
TwonkyMedia not only supports every operating system but has every main feature covered as well. Their transcoding support is new, as last time I looked into their tech specs I didn't see support for it, so time will tell how good it is.
Geexbox has no OS listed because despite being Linux-based, it runs its own distribution to work. To get similar DLNA server functionality in Linux, uShare can be compiled and installed, which is what Geexbox uses for its own server.
SimpleCenter has a free version without transcoding support.
Select any program that meets your demand. Install and refer to the manual for setup.
Hope this article Set Your Own Digital Media Server helps. Thanks for reading.
See also:
Rip Blu-ray or DVD movies to DLNA supported formats for playback on Asus Eee Pad
How to Activate AllShare and Customize the DLNA Feature of Samsung Galaxy S2?
DLNA Media Sharing from PC to PS3 with Best Video Quality
Stream/Play Droid X Movies and Music to DLNA Certified Devices
Stream/Watch Galaxy S2 Recorded Videos on Sony Bravia DLNA Equired TV
Stream videos and audios from Droid X to PS3 via DLNA
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