CUSTOM EASY TO BUILD MEDIA CENTRE FOR YOUR

HOME

Presented by: Brentley NewNET Program:499

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OUTLINE

Part One: Obtain and build your Hardware

Part Two: Set Up Your Operating System

Part Three: Set Up PLEX

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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.

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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

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PROBLEM STATEMENT

Tons of media, no where to put it.

Solving a way from buying an expensive machine to play all media.

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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

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PROPOSED SOLUTION HARDWARE: existing motherboard

from pc with hard-drive, ram…etc.

Materials to make custom case.

Optional: Case fan, IR remote, Xbox controller

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PROPOSED SOLUTION – MOBO.

HP motherboard. AMD duel core 2.3GHz. 4Gb ram. 250Gb hard-drive

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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QUESTIONS?