TVersity Media Server is a software package that allows a personal computer

Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...

 to stream content to UPnP devices, such as the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

, PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

, and Wii

Wii

The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

, regardless of the limitations of the device. For example, the Xbox 360 does not support most codecs or Internet videos such as YouTube

YouTube

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. TVersity Media Server transcodes the video on the PC into a compatible codec and then streams it to the device.

TVersity aims to:

• Deliver any media to any device
• Provide a Personal Entertainment Guide (PEG) by allowing users to create a personalized lineup of channels.
• Provide Content Guides by making it easy to access links via organized lists of multimedia content
• Multimedia Social Networking - allowing users to share links with other users

While built from open source components, TVersity Media Server as a whole is not (except for the bundled codecs). TVersity Pro sells for $39.99 in the U.S., though there is also a free version available that does not stream from online video sites .