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List of Media Centre Software for Windows and Linux

finster — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:50:47 +0000

Here is a list of free Media Centre Software for Linux and Windows.

Windows Media Center Software

Windows Media Center – http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/media-center.aspx (supports TV cards)
XBMC – http://xbmc.org
Moovida – http://www.moovida.com
MediaPortal – http://www.team-mediaportal.com (supports TV cards)
Freevo – http://freevo.sourceforge.net (supports TV cards)
GB-PVR – http://www.gbpvr.com (supports TV cards)
MeediOS – http://www.meedios.com (supports TV cards)

Linux Media Center Software

XBMC – http://xbmc.org
Boxee – http://www.boxee.tv
Moovida – http://www.moovida.com
My Media System – http://mymediasystem.org
Entertainer – http://www.entertainer-project.com
Freevo – http://freevo.sourceforge.net (supports TV cards)
GeeXboX – http://www.geexbox.org (supports TV cards)
LinuxMCE – http://www.linuxmce.org (supports TV cards)
MythTV – http://www.mythtv.org (supports TV cards)

Linux Media Centres

finster — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:14:00 +0000

I’m toying with the idea of creating a Media Centre PC running Linux. Here are the main contendors for Linux Media Centres that I can find.

Twonky Supported Clients

finster — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:09:00 +0000

The latest firmware for the QNAP TS-101 (Version 2.3.0-Build 080618) includes an upgrade to TwonkyMedia V4.4.5

Here’s a list of compatible clients from their website.

Media Players

Buffalo LinkTheater (needs firmware update to version 8.32 or higher)
Buffalo LinkTheater Wireless (PC-P4LWAG)
Digital Rise Xstream Player (video problems with latest firmware)
D-Link DSM-320 / DSM-320RD
D-LInk DSM-520 Wireless HD Meda Player
Fujitsu Siemens Activy Media Player 150
I-O Data AVeL LinkPlayer2 *
iTheater DMS 110
Kodak EasyShare EX811/EX1011
Loewe Connect TVs
Microsoft Xbox 360 (Video streaming supported from TwonkyMedia 4.2 onwards)
Netgear MP115
Netgear EVA 700 Digital Entertainer
Nokia N770
Nokia N800
Philips Streamium SLM5500 Wireless Multimedia Adapter
Philips Streamium SL300i
Philips Streamium MX6000
Philips Streamium SL400i
Roku Photobridge HD1000
Siemens Gigaset M740 AV
SnaZio Digital Media Player
Sony PS3
Sony STR-LV700R
Telegent TG100 Air Media (TwonkyMedia also enables playing videos which are larger than 4GB)
Viewsonic Wireless Media Adapter WMA 100 *
Zensonic Z400 Media Player*
Zensonic Z500 Series
Ziova CS505/510
Zyxel DMA-1000

Music Players

Allnet ALLSOUND WDAP*
Denon AVR-4306
D-LInk DSM-120
Freecom MusicPal
Grundig Ovation 2i
Joybien WorldRadio
Linksys WMLS11B
Macsense MP-100 HomePod
Medion Internet Radio
Netgear MP101 (MP3 only)
omnifi DMS1 Digital Media Streamer (MP3 only)
Philips Streamium MCW770
Philips SLA5500 / SLA5520
Philips WAC3500D
Philips WAK3300
Philips WAS7000
Pinnacle SoundBridge M1000 / Home Music
Pinnacle SoundBridge Radio
Roku SoundBridge
Sagem My Dual Radio 700
SMCWAA-B EZ Stream 11Mbps Wireless Audio Adapter *
SMCWAA-G EZ Stream 802.11g Wireless Audio Adapter
Sony NAS-CZ1 (Music formats are restricted to LPCM and MP3 – needs LAME plugin)
Sony PSP (only MP3 via RSS feeds)
Sony Vaio WA1
Teac WAP-5000
TechniSat InternetRadio 1
Terratec Noxon Audio
Terratec Noxon2
Terratec Noxon Radio
Terratec NOXON 2 radio for iPod
Transtechnology APX-300
Yamaha RX-V2700 (TwonkyMedia 4.2 onwards, limited to 5000 songs)

Software Players & Control Points

Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Vista)
Nokia N95
Cidero Java Control Point
Nero ShowTime
On2share plugin for the Windows Media Players
Rudeo Control
Sony’s VAIO Media Player version 3.1.01.07260