RE: portable streaming media hardware question

[Carruth, Rusty]

On the other hand, you COULD use this as an excuse to go get a Raspberry Pi ;-)



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Of Aaron Jones

...

Why buy a phone to support your phone so you can phone while your phone acts as 
a server for the other phone?

> On Nov 16, 2018, at 1:55 PM, David Schwartz  
> wrote:
> 
> I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of the 
> materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.
> ...
> 
> Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets me run 
> some server software and act like a media server that I could connect to from 
> my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have enough battery to 
> run for 6 hours or so without a recharge.
> 

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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[Matt Birkholz]

Did those Pi3b+s need, like, Class 10 SDXC boot drives?
Do they produce full HD?
Do they read from the SD or an external USB hard drive?
I tried MATE on a Pi3b but VLC could not keep it moving
even when given fullscreen.


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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[Michael Butash]

So I use a synology filer at home (two, actually), and replicate data using
their cloud sync app on there on my androids.  I do this mostly for books
as I add new things I queue to read.  At some point I intend to do the same
for music.  I do this on my local lan right now, so when it *can* hit the
synology, it syncs and adds new stuff from my /books dir.

I mentioned ZeroTier before here for personal vpn/cloud, I use this as well
to access my synology filer (and everything else at home) running a ZT
client (props for them offering a synology package!) remotely from my phone
or whatever, on cell or wifi anywhere.  I enable the ZT network on
phone/tablet, use solidexplorer on android to access a cifs share remotely
over encrypted sdwan/vpn to my synology, and do my business copying what I
want to the phone as if local.  I use this to grab movies and stuff when on
the road from my home share, books, music, work client data, whatever.  I
could setup sync replication over it too, but I only use zerotier on wifi
or on-demand otherwise.

You don't always have to carry everything with you, just have to bring the
private cloud/home network to your devices securely, and ZT is great for
that.  I'm not comfortable pushing my media over to google/box/dropbox/etc
either, particularly sensitive work data, so I like ZeroTier for this back
to my home filer(s), and you can do so only when on wifi so not burning
your mobile data.

-mb


On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 3:44 PM David Schwartz 
wrote:

> I’ve got three mobile devices (plus my phone) with a 4th on the way, and I
> use them for different things and depending on my mood. ;-)
>
> I want to put the data on ONE DEVICE that could, preferably, fit in my
> pocket, and that would let me access the files on any of my other devices.
>
> If there’s an app I can run on my Android phone and use it as a media
> server that doesn’t require it to be jailbroken, that would be ideal.
>
> I’m not aware of anything like this for either Android or iOS that works
> on non-jailbroken devices.
>
> Anybody know of an app that would do this?
>
> -David Schwartz
>
>
>
> On Nov 16, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Bob Elzer  wrote:
>
> why not just load it all on to your ipad?
>
> at the end of the day you're going to want a bigger screen to view all the
> material and if you keep accessing it through different devices there won't
> be any way to know where you left off when you switch to another device.
>
> tiny screens aren't really conducive to reading documents
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 2:04 PM David Schwartz  wrote:
>
>> I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of the
>> materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.
>>
>> So I just downloaded a bunch of files. They’re a combination of audio
>> (MP3), video (MP4), some PDF files, and slides (PPT/PPTX).
>>
>> The total size exceeds my monthly data plan, and I don’t like having to
>> stop and restart long videos when I have to take a break for some reason,
>> because they invariably lose track of where they are and end up having to
>> restart from the beginning.
>>
>> I’d like to be able to load them onto a small pocket-sized device that
>> runs as a simple media server so I can access them from whatever device I
>> have handy, without having to worry about uploading them to each device.
>> There are some WiFi thumb drives, but their batteries don’t last very long,
>> and I’d like to be able to put stuff on MicroSD cards that I can swap in
>> and out rather than doing the whole backup/restore thing to swap files.
>>
>> There’s a ton of software available to run, but what hardware options are
>> there?
>>
>> Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets me
>> run some server software and act like a media server that I could connect
>> to from my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have enough
>> battery to run for 6 hours or so without a recharge.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> -David Schwartz
>>
>>
>>
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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[David Schwartz]

I’ve got three mobile devices (plus my phone) with a 4th on the way, and I use 
them for different things and depending on my mood. ;-)

I want to put the data on ONE DEVICE that could, preferably, fit in my pocket, 
and that would let me access the files on any of my other devices.

If there’s an app I can run on my Android phone and use it as a media server 
that doesn’t require it to be jailbroken, that would be ideal.

I’m not aware of anything like this for either Android or iOS that works on 
non-jailbroken devices.

Anybody know of an app that would do this?

-David Schwartz



> On Nov 16, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Bob Elzer  wrote:
> 
> why not just load it all on to your ipad?
> 
> at the end of the day you're going to want a bigger screen to view all the 
> material and if you keep accessing it through different devices there won't 
> be any way to know where you left off when you switch to another device.
> 
> tiny screens aren't really conducive to reading documents
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 2:04 PM David Schwartz   wrote:
> I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of the 
> materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.
> 
> So I just downloaded a bunch of files. They’re a combination of audio (MP3), 
> video (MP4), some PDF files, and slides (PPT/PPTX).
> 
> The total size exceeds my monthly data plan, and I don’t like having to stop 
> and restart long videos when I have to take a break for some reason, because 
> they invariably lose track of where they are and end up having to restart 
> from the beginning.
> 
> I’d like to be able to load them onto a small pocket-sized device that runs 
> as a simple media server so I can access them from whatever device I have 
> handy, without having to worry about uploading them to each device. There are 
> some WiFi thumb drives, but their batteries don’t last very long, and I’d 
> like to be able to put stuff on MicroSD cards that I can swap in and out 
> rather than doing the whole backup/restore thing to swap files.
> 
> There’s a ton of software available to run, but what hardware options are 
> there?
> 
> Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets me run 
> some server software and act like a media server that I could connect to from 
> my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have enough battery to 
> run for 6 hours or so without a recharge.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> -David Schwartz
> 
> 
> 
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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[Matt Birkholz]

On Fri, 2018-11-16 at 21:34 +, David Schwartz wrote:
> Thanks, but I’m looking for HARDWARE suggestions, not advice on how to 
> reinvent my work habits.

OK, but you heard the part about how your phone, most likely, already
*is* this Asus Travelair you speak of (er, of which you speak)?  It's
a Travelair with a few gigabytes missing, hiding in an exceedingly
svelte and extraordinarily multi-talented bod?


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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[Bob Elzer]

why not just load it all on to your ipad?

at the end of the day you're going to want a bigger screen to view all the
material and if you keep accessing it through different devices there won't
be any way to know where you left off when you switch to another device.

tiny screens aren't really conducive to reading documents


On Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 2:04 PM David Schwartz  I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of the
> materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.
>
> So I just downloaded a bunch of files. They’re a combination of audio
> (MP3), video (MP4), some PDF files, and slides (PPT/PPTX).
>
> The total size exceeds my monthly data plan, and I don’t like having to
> stop and restart long videos when I have to take a break for some reason,
> because they invariably lose track of where they are and end up having to
> restart from the beginning.
>
> I’d like to be able to load them onto a small pocket-sized device that
> runs as a simple media server so I can access them from whatever device I
> have handy, without having to worry about uploading them to each device.
> There are some WiFi thumb drives, but their batteries don’t last very long,
> and I’d like to be able to put stuff on MicroSD cards that I can swap in
> and out rather than doing the whole backup/restore thing to swap files.
>
> There’s a ton of software available to run, but what hardware options are
> there?
>
> Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets me
> run some server software and act like a media server that I could connect
> to from my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have enough
> battery to run for 6 hours or so without a recharge.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -David Schwartz
>
>
>
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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[Michael Butash]

If you've a standard android device that can run vlc, why not just push the
files to sd there and play?  I've done this for movies on my phone or
android tablet, vlc is always good about resuming when used.  Kodi as
well.  If apple lover, who knows, they want you to buy it all from them,
and I don't.

I've looked into portable (wifi) media servers, but nothing ever works too
well without compromise.  Most use local wifi with some local storage,
typically sd-based.  You can't connect to both it and internet wifi ssid's
at same time, and usually the devices are spotty at best.  Better sticking
to internal flash for media files and using an adequate player to remember
where you left off.

Example: I bought a full-size Toshiba SD card with a wifi chip built into
it to use it on my 3d printer, to feed files at it, in theory.  Seemed
nifty, but it was so janky it wasn't worth using.  Ymmv using mobile
clients with something like that, but I'm usually trying to push from linux
or worst-case a windoze vm, and just remember it was hokey to use in any
standard fashion.

Chinese crap gadgets mostly these sorts of "sharing" devices, they exist,
but usage is always iffy.

-mb


On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 2:04 PM David Schwartz 
wrote:

> I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of the
> materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.
>
> So I just downloaded a bunch of files. They’re a combination of audio
> (MP3), video (MP4), some PDF files, and slides (PPT/PPTX).
>
> The total size exceeds my monthly data plan, and I don’t like having to
> stop and restart long videos when I have to take a break for some reason,
> because they invariably lose track of where they are and end up having to
> restart from the beginning.
>
> I’d like to be able to load them onto a small pocket-sized device that
> runs as a simple media server so I can access them from whatever device I
> have handy, without having to worry about uploading them to each device.
> There are some WiFi thumb drives, but their batteries don’t last very long,
> and I’d like to be able to put stuff on MicroSD cards that I can swap in
> and out rather than doing the whole backup/restore thing to swap files.
>
> There’s a ton of software available to run, but what hardware options are
> there?
>
> Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets me
> run some server software and act like a media server that I could connect
> to from my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have enough
> battery to run for 6 hours or so without a recharge.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -David Schwartz
>
>
>
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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[Todd Cole]

I have several raspberry PI's that I use as media servers with no issues
osmc and xbmc are a bit slow on the older raspberry pi's with 512 ram
I just completed a media server with Raspberry PI B+ that loops MP4 videos
as soon as you plug in the thumb drive then it connects to a hdmi 8 port
hub to serve 8 hdmi tv's.
Yes RPI can stream video very wellcheck the new rpi3 A+ or the zero
they are a bit smaller but I have not looked into cases or batteries for
those

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 2:34 PM David Schwartz 
wrote:

> Thanks, but I’m looking for HARDWARE suggestions, not advice on how to
> reinvent my work habits.
>
>
> I did find one thing that looks promising: Asus Travelair N Wireless 1TB
> Hard Disk
>
> Does anybody know if RPi's have enough horesepower to stream a video? Can
> I fit one in a case with a battery that fits in your pocket?
>
> -David Schwartz
>
>
>
> > On Nov 16, 2018, at 2:09 PM, Aaron Jones  wrote:
> >
> > Go to your local library, mcdonalds, or anywhere with free wifi. Use a
> laptop to download the entire archive. Place on a thumb drive that also
> supports your phone. Look them up on amazon. They can do full size usb or
> type c or whatever as a combo.
> >
> > Why buy a phone to support your phone so you can phone while your phone
> acts as a server for the other phone?
> >
> >> On Nov 16, 2018, at 1:55 PM, David Schwartz 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of
> the materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.
> >>
> >> So I just downloaded a bunch of files. They’re a combination of audio
> (MP3), video (MP4), some PDF files, and slides (PPT/PPTX).
> >>
> >> The total size exceeds my monthly data plan, and I don’t like having to
> stop and restart long videos when I have to take a break for some reason,
> because they invariably lose track of where they are and end up having to
> restart from the beginning.
> >>
> >> I’d like to be able to load them onto a small pocket-sized device that
> runs as a simple media server so I can access them from whatever device I
> have handy, without having to worry about uploading them to each device.
> There are some WiFi thumb drives, but their batteries don’t last very long,
> and I’d like to be able to put stuff on MicroSD cards that I can swap in
> and out rather than doing the whole backup/restore thing to swap files.
> >>
> >> There’s a ton of software available to run, but what hardware options
> are there?
> >>
> >> Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets
> me run some server software and act like a media server that I could
> connect to from my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have
> enough battery to run for 6 hours or so without a recharge.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> -David Schwartz
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[David Schwartz]

Thanks, but I’m looking for HARDWARE suggestions, not advice on how to reinvent 
my work habits.


I did find one thing that looks promising: Asus Travelair N Wireless 1TB Hard 
Disk

Does anybody know if RPi's have enough horesepower to stream a video? Can I fit 
one in a case with a battery that fits in your pocket?

-David Schwartz



> On Nov 16, 2018, at 2:09 PM, Aaron Jones  wrote:
> 
> Go to your local library, mcdonalds, or anywhere with free wifi. Use a laptop 
> to download the entire archive. Place on a thumb drive that also supports 
> your phone. Look them up on amazon. They can do full size usb or type c or 
> whatever as a combo. 
> 
> Why buy a phone to support your phone so you can phone while your phone acts 
> as a server for the other phone?
> 
>> On Nov 16, 2018, at 1:55 PM, David Schwartz  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of the 
>> materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.
>> 
>> So I just downloaded a bunch of files. They’re a combination of audio (MP3), 
>> video (MP4), some PDF files, and slides (PPT/PPTX).
>> 
>> The total size exceeds my monthly data plan, and I don’t like having to stop 
>> and restart long videos when I have to take a break for some reason, because 
>> they invariably lose track of where they are and end up having to restart 
>> from the beginning.
>> 
>> I’d like to be able to load them onto a small pocket-sized device that runs 
>> as a simple media server so I can access them from whatever device I have 
>> handy, without having to worry about uploading them to each device. There 
>> are some WiFi thumb drives, but their batteries don’t last very long, and 
>> I’d like to be able to put stuff on MicroSD cards that I can swap in and out 
>> rather than doing the whole backup/restore thing to swap files.
>> 
>> There’s a ton of software available to run, but what hardware options are 
>> there?
>> 
>> Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets me run 
>> some server software and act like a media server that I could connect to 
>> from my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have enough battery 
>> to run for 6 hours or so without a recharge.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> -David Schwartz
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: portable streaming media hardware question

[Aaron Jones]

Go to your local library, mcdonalds, or anywhere with free wifi. Use a laptop 
to download the entire archive. Place on a thumb drive that also supports your 
phone. Look them up on amazon. They can do full size usb or type c or whatever 
as a combo. 

Why buy a phone to support your phone so you can phone while your phone acts as 
a server for the other phone?

> On Nov 16, 2018, at 1:55 PM, David Schwartz  
> wrote:
> 
> I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of the 
> materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.
> 
> So I just downloaded a bunch of files. They’re a combination of audio (MP3), 
> video (MP4), some PDF files, and slides (PPT/PPTX).
> 
> The total size exceeds my monthly data plan, and I don’t like having to stop 
> and restart long videos when I have to take a break for some reason, because 
> they invariably lose track of where they are and end up having to restart 
> from the beginning.
> 
> I’d like to be able to load them onto a small pocket-sized device that runs 
> as a simple media server so I can access them from whatever device I have 
> handy, without having to worry about uploading them to each device. There are 
> some WiFi thumb drives, but their batteries don’t last very long, and I’d 
> like to be able to put stuff on MicroSD cards that I can swap in and out 
> rather than doing the whole backup/restore thing to swap files.
> 
> There’s a ton of software available to run, but what hardware options are 
> there?
> 
> Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets me run 
> some server software and act like a media server that I could connect to from 
> my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have enough battery to 
> run for 6 hours or so without a recharge.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> -David Schwartz
> 
> 
> 
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portable streaming media hardware question

[David Schwartz]

I recently purchased a course online, and I need to go through all of the 
materials. It’s hosted online, but is also available for download.

So I just downloaded a bunch of files. They’re a combination of audio (MP3), 
video (MP4), some PDF files, and slides (PPT/PPTX).

The total size exceeds my monthly data plan, and I don’t like having to stop 
and restart long videos when I have to take a break for some reason, because 
they invariably lose track of where they are and end up having to restart from 
the beginning.

I’d like to be able to load them onto a small pocket-sized device that runs as 
a simple media server so I can access them from whatever device I have handy, 
without having to worry about uploading them to each device. There are some 
WiFi thumb drives, but their batteries don’t last very long, and I’d like to be 
able to put stuff on MicroSD cards that I can swap in and out rather than doing 
the whole backup/restore thing to swap files.

There’s a ton of software available to run, but what hardware options are there?

Think something like a phone or tablet with a MicroSD slot, that lets me run 
some server software and act like a media server that I could connect to from 
my phone or iPad or other mobile devices. It should have enough battery to run 
for 6 hours or so without a recharge.

Any ideas?

-David Schwartz



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