MINI MEDIA CENTER Charles Hayden Network Security and Electronics Department of Applied Engineering and Technology Eastern Kentucky University

Outline  Motivation  Media Centers  Problem Statement  Requirements and Assumptions  Solution  Results  Conclusions

Motivation  Millions of movie and television viewers  Growing desire for video on demand content  Portability, inexpensive, and smart applications  Alternative to traditional media solutions (cable TV providers)  Customer satisfaction

Introduction  Media centers  XBMC  Plex  Hardware  Raspberry Pi  Desktop computer

Problem Statement  Alternative to cable TV providers  Small size, mobile, synchronization  Wireless connection  Online and mobile streaming  Smart control

Requirements and Assumptions  Pi Peripherals  Minimum 8 GB SD card  HDMI or component AV television  Wireless adapter  Media storage device  Initial Setup  Desktop computer  Intended audience  Media consumers  Moderately experienced computer users

Solution  XBMC (OpenELEC) and Plex Combination  Raspberry Pi  Desktop Computer media server  XBMC remote and Plex mobile app  Testing  Wired and wireless networking  Online and local media streaming

Results  Small portable media center for under $100  Video on demand  Online media  Local/network media  Remote control  Mobile streaming

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Conclusions  Overall positive  Add dedicated media server  Test other hardware

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