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Custom Easy to Build media centre for your home

Custom Easy to Build media centre for your home. Presented by: Brentley New NET Program:499. OUTLINE. Part One: Obtain and build your Hardware Part Two: Set Up Your Operating System Part Three: Set Up PLEX. MOTIVATION. In Home Entertainment taken on the go.

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Custom Easy to Build media centre for your home

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  1. Custom Easy to Build media centre for your home Presented by: BrentleyNew NET Program:499

  2. OUTLINE • Part One: Obtain and build yourHardware • Part Two: Set Up Your Operating System • Part Three: Set Up PLEX

  3. MOTIVATION • In Home Entertainment taken on the go. • Giving me the a place to have all my media • Wanted to show how others can enjoy the experience.

  4. INTRODUCTION • I wanted to build a media centre for my home and family so that we could have all of our media together all on one device. • DIY projects often times save money, allow for exact customization, and bring great satisfaction

  5. PROBLEM STATEMENT • Tons of media, no where to put it. • Solving a way from buying an expensive machine to play all media.

  6. Assumptions • Users need, or will utilize, all the features provided by this device • Users have knowledge of Plex and PC construction • Easy access to media • Not difficult to build

  7. PROPOSED SOLUTION • HARDWARE: existing motherboard from pc with hard-drive, ram…etc. • Materials to make custom case. • Optional: • Case fan, IR remote, Xbox controller

  8. PROPOSED SOLUTION – Mobo. HP motherboard. AMD duel core 2.3GHz. 4Gb ram. 250Gb hard-drive

  9. PROPOSED SOLUTION • OS Setup: Windows 7 Home Premium • Is a great OS to run on • Install Windows • Install appropriate drivers: LAN and audio • Adjust video settings • Adjust fan/temperature options in BIOS • Change power options: sleep instead of shutdown

  10. PROPOSED SOLUTION • Plex Setup: • Run on startup, run in fullscreen • Set up streaming and video add-ons • Upload media • Access My.Plexapp on mobile devices

  11. RESULTS • A complete custom media center was built for under $100 • My media is now centralized to one area • Streaming to different locations was achieved

  12. CONCLUSIONS • This project has driven me to build something that will be useful to me. • I have learned so many things from task management to networking and pc construction

  13. FUTURE WORK • Implications: • Adding more features to it as time goes on. • Possible extensions: • Include TV Tuner in PC to watch live TV • Adding more fans to make use for the hockey table

  14. REFERENCES • Chin-Feng, L., Sung-Yen, C., Yueh-Min, H., Jong, P., & Han-Chieh, C. (2011). A portable UPnP-based high performance content sharing system for supporting multimedia devices. Journal Of Supercomputing, 55(2), 269-283. doi:10.1007/s11227-010-0384-4 • Doering, D. (2000). JES Media Ripper. Emedia Magazine, 13(8), 57. • gordon, W. (2012, August 21). How I built the media center of my dreams for under $500. Retrieved from http://lifehacker.com/5936546/how-i-built-the-media-center-of-my-dreams-for-under-500?tag=xbmc • Paul(2010, September 3).Ampache- for the love of darren's music. Retrieved from http://hak5.org/geek/ampache-–-for-the-love-of- • Thomas, N. (2011, August 13). The difference between Plex and xbmc. Retrieved from http://xbmc.tumblr.com/post/8890700647/plex-and-xbmc-differences • Twit (2012 July 26) Know How 4: Setting up a Media Server Retrieved March 10, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK4XBLa6w5s • WEN-SYAN, L., AGRAWALAGRAWAL, D., CANDAN, K., AKCA, Y., & KANTARCIOGLU, M. (2007). VIRTUAL ACTIVE NETWORK FOR LIVE STREAMING MEDIA DELIVERY. Journal Of Interconnection Networks, 8(1), 45-74. • Whitson Gordon. (April 23, 2013). DRM-Free. In LifeHacker. Retrieved April 25, 2013, from http://lifehacker.com/can-i-get-drm-free-movies-and-tv-shows-without-pirating-477555875.

  15. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • Those who gave advise and helped. • The websites and videos that showed me how to build the machine • The class for giving the opportunity and motive to build my machine

  16. Questions?

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