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 <newsletters@thetoolwiz.com> 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 <retro64xyz@gmail.com> 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 <newsletters@thetoolwiz.com> 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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