On2Share Pro: Pros and Cons

Cons

• Frequent crashes of the server under Vista, sometimes with a BSOD
• Spartan interface
• Few settings and configuration options
• No automatic search for Internet radio stations
• Limited functionality after the trial period expires, forcing users to buy the full version

Pros

• Comparatively low price
• Supports a large number of A/V clients
• Offers support for multiple Internet radio stations

Summary

The On2Share software works with practically every Windows version still in use. However, while stable in Windows XP, the software still seems to be suffering from teething issues with Windows Vista, crashing more often than we would have liked to see in a final (as in: non-beta) release. The interface and configuration options are very sparse and leave little room to adapt the software to the user’s preferences. In some cases, the only way of finding out what the developers meant with a certain menu is trial and error. On the one hand, the trial period of only 14 days is rather short, on the other, the price for the dull version is very reasonable at € 20. Compared to the TwonkyMedia Server, we feel that On2Share comes up a bit short.

You can download On2Share here.

• 5 – On2Share Pro: Pros and Cons
  

  1. 1 – Software for Your Home Media Server
  2. 2 – On2Share Pro
  3. 3 – On2Share Pro: Sharing Media and Configuring Sources
  4. 4 – On2Share Pro: Various Settings
  5. 5 – On2Share Pro: Pros and Cons
  6. 6 – TwonkyMedia
  7. 7 – TwonkyMedia: Password Settings and Internet Radio
  8. 8 – TwonkyMedia: MP3 File Name Customization
  9. 9 – TwonkyMedia: Navigation Trees
  10. 10 – TwonkyMedia: Various Settings
  11. 11 – TwonkyMedia: Pros and Cons
  12. 12 – TVersity: Beta version outside of the competition
  13. 13 – TVersity: Settings
  14. 14 – TVersity: Media Playback Device Detection
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