Roku at least offers some metadata for the media, compared to virtually nothing on any Smart TV I've used. I think the best player I've found for DLNA use is either Roku, using the Roku Media Player app, or Kodi, which is available for many Android based players, such as the Nvidia Shield. For streaming players, you can find some player apps that are improvements over the Smart TVs, but not by a lot. Most Smart TVs have a DLNA player included, but none I've ever seen have a very nice user interface. Serviio does not offer any player apps of its own, so you are dependent on whatever player you have available to use on a streaming device. Plex and Serviio can co-exist on the same computer without a problem. Plex has the advantage of having a well designed app that is available on my streaming players and Smart TVs, as well as the web interface for streaming via a browser. I do not work for Plex, nor have I received any compensation from them what so ever, this is just my honest feedback on an awesome application that is worth checking out.Plex and Serviio are two similar but separate programs. I bought a lifetime pass, but monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. Since I mentioned Plex Pass, I should say that I purchased it, mostly for early access, multiuser support, the free application for Android and to support development of Plex. GoogleTV and Samsung Smart TV’s and Blu-ray players also have access to a Plex application. Plex clients are not free for Android, IOS or Roku, but well worth the money, though if you want them for free, consider getting a Plex Pass, which gets early access to new features along with the clients for free. It can also be installed on a variety of NAS systems. Plex Media Server can also run on Windows (32 bit and 64 bit), FreeBSD (64 bit only) and MacOS, with the Linux offerings being 32 bit or 64 bit and available in Debian or RPM packages. Of course, you can organize your media any way you like, but it came in handy with my method when setting up my folders within Plex and sharing with other users, I was able to restrict access for my daughter to only the Kids stuff. I break down the organization into Kids Stuff, TV Shows (both SD and HD), Movies (again, both SD and HD) and Music. I have Plex Media Server running on a spare desktop PC running Fedora Linux, and have 9 TB of disk in a raid 5 configuration, giving me 6 TB of space to store my media. The second is the App or client, be it the Plex Home Theatre(US spelling is used on their website – Theater) or an app for IOS, Android or Windows phone. ![]() The first being the Media Server part, which you will need to stream to multiple devices in your house and allow sharing of your media. ![]() Plex can be broken down into basically 2 parts. Display posters/pictures of the media, along with a description of the movie or TV show. ![]()
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