iSedora Media Server for Mac2.2.2

Version 2.1 is a substantial improvement over the 1.7.9 release. Excellent transcoding performance. Highly recommended.

I recently spent 25 dollars on a license and now isedora is not working. I have emailed for support over 10 times and not one reply. I would not spend any money buying this product. Very disappointing. I used this for many years and it was a great product but now it seems that no one is taking care of this and they have given up. You can still buy it but no one is on the other side to help. It's too bad because this was a good product. DO NOT BUY. It's like throwing out 25 dollars.

Been using Isedora for a couple of years, now suddenly my Panasonic TV and recorders don't work with 1.7.9, they work as they have previously done with 1.7.8 and earlier versions. I have emailed Support twice, they have not replied. What was once an excellent product with good support is now useless. What a shame! Ratings apply to 1.7.9, not the previous versions.

Well I would love to give this a review, but the website and link are STILL DOWN. Cannot open website, and cannot download app.

This application has the great benefit for me that it works with my rather fussy Panasonic TV. I moved it to a new iMac but did not remove the registration before doing so. As suggested I emailed Isedora Support and got a response within hours. So good service as well.

THE ONLY solution I've found to display SUBTITLES when streaming from my Mac to my XBOX 360. I think it's a little expensive. Very easy to use and little configuration to be done upon installation. As of lately I've noticed that I need to "reboot" the server on Mac to display any new files to the folders where I am streaming from. Other than that, pretty good piece of software (expensive but good).

I feel compelled to mention my experience of the Demo. In short; It can transcode FLAC files to DLNA serve to my Sony DLNA-compliant HiFi wirelessly without issue. It can run for an hour in Demo mode at no cost and with full functionality. It can be installed by mere mortals. To pay for this software I need to see the developer website to review my options. I am currently unable to get there. ie. down I would recommend that the Demo is a 5 star software. I only care about sending FLAC and easy file source definition so keep that in mind when reading my review.

DON´T BUY THIS SOFTWARE, it simply does not work on a mac, it disconnects randomly and it´s not capable of resuming to the right point. support is awful and they always blame on others to be the problem. i just can´t believe good ratings for this. PROBLEMS APPEAR WHEN THE SOFTWARE IS RUNNING A COUPLE OF HOURS OR MORE, SO DON´T TRUST THE DEMO.

My HD video doesn't play with the correct aspect ratio on my Sony Bravia TV, i'v emailed them via there website twice and have yet to get a reply or fix :( The one thing that this app does well is keep the audio/video in sync, 99.99% of other apps i'v tried ether don't work at all or the audio/video is out of sync.

Works very well when connected by Ethernet to my Panasonic TV. Particularly good at transcoding video using the embedded VLC. A trouble free application.

The best DLNA server I have ever used. Simple in use with my sony 40ex503 and is compatible with a lot of vide formats (rmvb, avi,mkv itc.) and reads subtitles. Shame it doesn't support dvd ISO :( expect that it is perfect software. It has my 100% recommended.

IMHO this is the leader of the pack when it comes to Mac OS X based DLNA servers. The interface is intuitive and unobtrusive, you're almost left wondering why some of the other offerings are complex. The on-the-fly transcoding is completely transparent with the host Mac (2.8GHz MacBook Pro in this case) not even raising a sweat on 720p MKVs. Streaming to a Sony Bravia over wireless, this was the only one that flawlessly worked, recognising every file I threw at it. Snappy response times in navigation and playback, too. Generous demo time limit (60 mins per session, relaunch to repeat as many times as you like) but I ended up registering it within a day. It already stomps all over our existing dedicated media player hardware. Thanks for a top effort guys!

Curious - I have an ASUS O!Play, which does an amazing job of reading just about any format on my computer, and it receives wirelessly. Its only real drawback is that it doesn't do internet streaming, except for some hard-coded sites on the device. So, my question is - does iSedora offer internet streaming, for example, from internet tv sites? I'd also LOVE to be able to access Hulu and Netflix (although, I think that may be asking too much). Anybody got input on this?

Well, looks like developer is listening, so here we have: 'Starter' license now includes a whole year of updates, while 'Personal' one is valid for a full two years. It is also clarified that 'Multiroom' license costs $69. So, what more are you waiting for??

iSedora is compilation of open source components, as almost every other DLNA servers out there (Playback, PS3 Media Server etc.). All tied in Java application which doesn't mean it is somewhat limited or slow. It works pretty snappy, in my opinion better than MediaLink, which I used with my PS3 since years, and better than Playback, which I bought recently in great hope it will push ALL my media to my shiny new Sony BluRay player (as it refuses to work with MediaLink at all). I do not understand why Yazsoft developers doesn't want to implement transcoding in their Playback as it works BRILLIANTLY in iSedora. Thanks to embedded VLC, you can precisely choose which formats has to be transcoded, so you can enjoy hassle free viewing with your device. What's more, this way it is possible to choose between multiple audio and SUBTITLE streams on any device! All works excellent on my set (MacBook Pro and Sony BDP-S370 over "n" WiFi) for streams up to 720p. 1080 streams needs to be pumped by wired Ethernet. I experienced some troubles with playing some AAC encoded audio files, but I am pretty sure it is because of DRM. The biggest drawback of iSedora is its PRICE. Developer offers multiple license types, and the lowest one costs $25, which gives you right to stream to ONE device and get updates for 6 MONTHS only! If you want to download new releases for a whole year expect to pay $49! If you want to stream to more than one device, you have to contact developer for a price (all we know is you will get 3 years support then). Just to compare: MediaLink license with unlimited updates costs $20, when triple license pack of Playback is priced at $15...

The first (and only?) Mediaserver on the Mac that does transcoding and it thus able to play almost all formats on most DNLA equipped TV's. Easy to install, flexible. Only drawback: a bit expensive.