If you haven't modified the Serviio presentations, by default they are all enabled, and might be what you consider the "abomination". VLC doesn't offer any metadata, but Infuse is quite good. For iOS devices, VLC and Infuse are two good players.
#Plex vs serviio for android#
There are also other player apps available for Android devices, with varying levels of user information available.
#Plex vs serviio plus#
Kodi also has the same metadata available, plus it has available add-ons that can provide extended media information. 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. Its mostly a matter of opinion.Plex and Serviio are two similar but separate programs. I had to encode a new profile for the blu-ray since its an off brand old POS that barely allows for media streaming and it took me all of 5 minutes to do with serviio. If you already have access to plex, I dont see a reason to switch unless the device you are running is pretty obscure (thats one of the best part of open-source, its very easy to tailor a trans-coding program to meet your devices compatibility no matter what it is.).
#Plex vs serviio Pc#
If you are a PC user like me and dont want to pay for an overblown Dlna server, Serviio is a really good option. I dont have any issues rewinding or fast-forwarding even when its transcoding and even when im doing things remotely. I use it on a laptop to stream media to a blu-ray player, a tablet and a few other laptops. Its open source which only means the dev cycle is pretty slow in comparison however, most of their trans-coders work pretty easily with little need for tweaking. Theres nothing ive seen wrong with serviio. I assume with a Roku 3 you would have a better ability to playback High-bit rate content (20mbps+)īeen using serviio for a long time. I have a Roku 2 XS which sometimes handle up to 17mbps and sometimes not.
#Plex vs serviio movie#
it's not perfect though, every movie acts a little differently and it's device pending. If your bandwidth is set to 20mbps and your Roku and network can handle it, it will only transcode the audio and the video will play via direct play. If your network setting is set to anything below 15mbps then it will automatically transcode the video and audio every-time.
The Roku may be able to play the video natively, but not the audio. Let's say I watch MKV of Spiderman- and it's a 15mbps bit-rate movie, that's audio and video combined. If you watch a lot of MKV's or MP4's on a Roku you can playback high-bit rate content assuming you have enough bandwidth and the Roku can handle playback (8mbps is what Roku recommends). That is the entire benefit of using Plex. Probably because Plex can be used on a ton of different devices and most devices cannot play the same formats natively.
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