Orb for Windows

Name: Orb
Rating: 3.9 (17 reviews)
Author: Orb Networks

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Download.com staffFebruary 20, 2016

This is not a flashback to the chart-defying tricks of ambient house music progenitors The Orb, although if you have their music you can use this Orb to play it anywhere. No, this Orb melds module-based personal portals with your hard drive's media content and lets you stream it to almost any Internet-connected handheld device.

The setup will probably be challenging to users who aren't familiar with how to open ports, but, fortunately, there's plenty of help in Orb's user forums. Once you're good to go, the program launches in your browser and you can choose whether you want your video module to be front and center, how wide your music module should be, and if you really need yet another weather widget.

Uploading your media files is a time-consuming and tedious process that could be greatly improved upon. After that, you can "MyCast" them. MyCasting is what Orb's publisher calls Webcasting when done with its program. If your home PC has coaxial access, you can stream television, as well as photos, video files, and music.

By circumventing the need to reload media files on a second machine and having the handheld connection, Orb seems pretty nifty. The system requirements, though, are stringent, and the upload process is slow-going, making this a useful product with room for improvement.

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GENERAL

Release: January 27, 2009

Latest update: February 20, 2016

Version: 2.01.0026

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows Vista
Windows 10
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 49,618

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.9/5

17 User Votes

Patience has its virtues.
MCFrasherMarch 12, 2009
Pros
Works well, most of the time.
Cons
Can be flaky, especially after windows updates.
Summary
I've been an Orb user for years. I used to stream to my laptop. Now I stream live tv and video from my home PCs (I have two accounts) to my ipod touch with OrbLive installed ($9.99 in the app store). Overall, I love this service. It is cheaper than the alternative of buying fancy hardware and waiting for software to become available for the iphone/touch (eg. Slingbox). It is flaky. I have issues every four or five weeks where my program will no longer launch on my PCs, my program guide disappears etc. I usually have to do a complete uninstall and then download the latest version of the software and reinstall. Sometime it is days before I can get things to work. You get what you pay for (nothing to $9.99 to install app on iphone/touch). But overall, Orb is a great service and they always seem to get things straightened out within a matter of days when there are issues.
Useless software
joestrNovember 23, 2008
Pros
non I know of
Cons
will not install on PC
Summary
Kind of difficult to give it even 1 star when the program fails to install over and over and over and over and over... I attempted at least 10 installs on 2 different computers (one runnng XP the other running Vista) and each attempte ended in a failure to install.
Orb is a great program
technomanbrainJuly 23, 2008
Pros
I've used Orb for over a year now and have nothing but good experiences with it. It all a matter of using the program to it's full potential. I've made videos of parties for my friends, which they were able to download without have to reduce the file sizes. I've put music from my hard on various social network sites and listen to my music while at work. I've made numerous playlists for friends, sending them the links so they can listen to music from my hard drive. By making the links with their names, all I have to do is place more music into the playlist without ever having to send it to them again.
Cons
I wish there was a way to determine the number of people who are listening to the mycasts. <p> <p>That's about it.
Summary
Don't use if you have a moderatly large library
scottvdoMay 28, 2008
Pros
not much.
Cons
the random mode doesn't work and the only help from the support staff is to reduce the number of files for it to access. It suffers from random crashes and I have to remote into my desktop to restart it. I have uninstalled it and reinstalle it several times with no help. I have even rebuilt my computer and reinstalled to no avail.
Summary
Orb login
spy_1January 21, 2008
Pros
I conldnt even get into it lol
Cons
Maybe its just me lol but it wouldnt let me use My E-mail addy to creat a "log in " , so i cant really say if its any good , but the fact that it wouldnt let me log in ill give it a thumbs down :(
Summary
Fabulous software. Very easy to use.
rwtevoJune 30, 2007
Pros
Makes accessing your media and other files from a remote location incredibly easy. Live webcam feed for home surveillance. Set up and use is very straightforward. Give it a go. You won't be disappointed.
Cons
Nothing.
Summary
hard to use, pain
Tyler GishMay 16, 2007
Pros
useful
Cons
takes 3 days and a year to use
Summary
The best on the (free) market
pjrobertson123May 16, 2007
Pros
Better than other media centres (Red Kawa's 'Media Centre') <p>Great for streaming to games consoles (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360)
Cons
For amateurs the installation could be a bit tricky - setting up port forwards and firewall exceptions. but there's a great community forum.
Summary
Its Great
opalzMay 16, 2007
Pros
What is better than listening to you music where ever you are , this is so great.
Cons
nothing
Summary
A+
MRz ReviewMay 14, 2007
Pros
the greatest!!!
Cons
processor hog... 2.6ghz p4 is meager for this app.
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Orb Networks

Access the digital media on your home PC through a Web interface.

Orb provides the ability to MyCast. MyCasting gives the user instant access to photos, music, videos, live television, and other digital content on their home PC at anytime and from any internet-connected device, such as a mobile phone, PDA or laptop. Orb is first of its kind to allow consumers mobile access to all of their digital media. It is completely secure while having no restrictions in its use. Using any web browser, Orb allows user to connect to their home computer and the ability to stream digital content located on their PC.Version 2.01.0026 is a bug fixing release.

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User Reviews

Patience has its virtues.

Useless software

Orb is a great program

Don't use if you have a moderatly large library

Orb login

Fabulous software. Very easy to use.

hard to use, pain

The best on the (free) market

Its Great

A+

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