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 well----check 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Todd Cole Ubuntu Arizona Team 2928 W El Caminito Phoenix AZ 85051-3957 toddc@azloco.com 602-677-9402