It was, after all, originally called Xbox Media Player. Regardless of how you navigate Kodi, it will automatically organize your content to give it a more polished look. You can set it to scrape metadata from your choice of sources to deliver synopses, reviews, movie posters, titles, and genre classification for your downloaded media.
You can also install custom skins to give your media library its own unique feel. The software is lightweight and snappy and loads fairly quickly. It can handle almost all popular audio and video formats around. New users are advised to read the Wiki carefully before getting started. Emby is a newer media server software that combines the polished interface of Plex with the open-source foundation of Kodi to deliver a highly customizable media experience that has a premium feel.
But how exactly does this software combine an open-source platform with commercially licensed features? It evolved with the times. That said, Emby still offers a considerable set of features even if you just stick with the free version of the software.
Alternatively, you can use the web app on another PC. If you are using the free version, these must be on the same local network as your server.
Emby automatically scrapes metadata from your choice of sources so that you can organize your library by genre, date, cast, etc.
It also allows you to create user profiles and apply parental controls to specific users. While this basic feature set may be enough for beginners, advanced users will certainly want to invest in Emby Premiere, which adds a laundry list of extra features.
The most important feature of Emby Premiere is the ability to remotely access your media library, and from a larger selection of devices as well. To add to that, you get live TV support subscription required , DVR support, hardware accelerate transcoding, cloud syncing, offline viewing, and a cinema mode that enhances your viewing experience with trailers and custom intros. Before you consider using the free version of Emby, you may want to look into Jellyfin , which forked off from the final open-source release of Emby.
Additionally, I review a number of other open-source options below that are equally well-suited for budget users. Universal Media Server is an open-source and fully free media solution, that though quite a bit more complicated than Plex, is just as stable and reliable.
This software can be set up on a PC or NAS open-source software, with about the same setup burden, but if any steps of the process get you hung up, a fairly robust support community will be able to help you out. Installing UMS is a fairly hands-on process. The software walks you through configuring each setting before you can get your server up and running.
To make things trickier, some of your devices might not find your stream if you set it up incorrectly. On the other hand, if set it up correctly, UMS will work with just about any streaming device. You do have some access to plugins like SoundCloud, last.
And this will be a deal-breaker for some, but UMS is unable to offer remote access, restricting your server to your local wireless network. For some, this is the whole appeal of a home media server, but for others, they will be happy enough casting to multiple rooms in the house. Apart from Windows, it is also available for Linux and macOS. Get it for Windows.
Thus, if you already have Plex, Kodi, or any other media server installed on your Windows 10 or server and want to use any other then simply install it on VM. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Contents show. Emby Media Server. Universal media server. Plex Media Server for Windows KODI media server. Emby Media Server for Windows Universal Media server software.
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