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Building Your Home
   Media Center

       Mac Computer Expo 2011
Building Your Home
   Media Center
Building Your Home
   Media Center

                         Tom Negrino
                                Author
                           Tech Pundit
                    NCMUG Member
       Broccoli is the Devil's Vegetable
Home Media Center
Complex


Home Media Center
Complex


Home Media Center
                Confusing
Pompous BS from vendors

      Complex


Home Media Center
                    Confusing
Pompous BS from vendors

                Complex


 Home Media Center
Yet another way to             Confusing
   spend money
Attack of the Nerds
                          Pompous BS from vendors

                      Complex


     Home Media Center
    Yet another way to              Confusing
       spend money
Attack of the Nerds
                          Pompous BS from vendors

                      Complex


     Home Media Center
    Yet another way to               Confusing
       spend money

                      A networking nightmare
Nope.
It’s a Useful Way to Get
 Stuff You Have Here…
You Want That Stuff
 Somewhere Else
What you need
What you need
• Computer running iTunes
What you need
• Computer running iTunes
• A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
What you need
• Computer running iTunes
• A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
• Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet)
What you need
• Computer running iTunes
• A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
• Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet)
• Hardware in your living room that
  connects to your television or A/V Receiver
What you need
• Computer running iTunes
• A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
• Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet)
• Hardware in your living room that
  connects to your television or A/V Receiver

• A television with HDMI inputs
or
or




HDMI
cable
HDMI Cables
HDMI Cables
•   Digital signals, carrying
    HD Video and surround
    sound audio

•   All on one cable

•   Do not buy expensive
    HDMI cables!!!!

•   www.monoprice.com
Living Room Hardware
Living Room Hardware
• AppleTV
Living Room Hardware
• AppleTV
• An (Intel-based) Mac
 • MacMini
 • An old MacBook
Living Room Hardware
• AppleTV
• An (Intel-based) Mac
 • MacMini
 • An old MacBook
• A recent model BluRay player with built-in
  streaming services
Living Room Hardware
• AppleTV
• An (Intel-based) Mac
 • MacMini
 • An old MacBook
• A recent model BluRay player with built-in
  streaming services

• Boxee Box
BluRay with Streaming
BluRay with Streaming
•   LG BD670 (about $155)
BluRay with Streaming
•   LG BD670 (about $155)

•   Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD
BluRay with Streaming
•   LG BD670 (about $155)

•   Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD

•   Networks via WiFi
BluRay with Streaming
•   LG BD670 (about $155)

•   Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD

•   Networks via WiFi

•   Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats
BluRay with Streaming
•   LG BD670 (about $155)

•   Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD

•   Networks via WiFi

•   Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats

•   Streaming services: Netflix, Pandora,YouTube, Amazon Video,
    MLB.TV, MOG, vTuner, Napster, Hulu Plus, many more
BluRay with Streaming
•   LG BD670 (about $155)

•   Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD

•   Networks via WiFi

•   Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats

•   Streaming services: Netflix, Pandora,YouTube, Amazon Video,
    MLB.TV, MOG, vTuner, Napster, Hulu Plus, many more

•   DLNA client, so streams any media from a DLNA server
Living Room Software
Living Room Software

• AppleTV (with built-in software…or not)
Living Room Software

• AppleTV (with built-in software…or not)
• Plex Media Server
Living Room Software

• AppleTV (with built-in software…or not)
• Plex Media Server
• Boxee media server
Living Room Software

• AppleTV (with built-in software…or not)
• Plex Media Server
• Boxee media server
• XBMC media server
AppleTV 2
AppleTV 2
•   Plays HD video (720p)
AppleTV 2
•   Plays HD video (720p)

•   Connects via HDMI
AppleTV 2
•   Plays HD video (720p)

•   Connects via HDMI

•   Works with iTunes

    •   Rents or buys movies, TV shows

    •   Plays your music and photos
AppleTV 2
•   Plays HD video (720p)

•   Connects via HDMI

•   Works with iTunes

    •   Rents or buys movies, TV shows

    •   Plays your music and photos

•   Streaming services: Netflix,
    YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA
AppleTV 2
•   Plays HD video (720p)

•   Connects via HDMI

•   Works with iTunes

    •   Rents or buys movies, TV shows

    •   Plays your music and photos

•   Streaming services: Netflix,
    YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA

•   AirPlay lets you stream from your
    iOS device to AppleTV
AppleTV 2
•   Plays HD video (720p)

•   Connects via HDMI

•   Works with iTunes

    •   Rents or buys movies, TV shows

    •   Plays your music and photos

•   Streaming services: Netflix,
    YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA

•   AirPlay lets you stream from your
    iOS device to AppleTV

•   $99 (such a deal!)
Power   HDMI Optical Ethernet
             Audio
Plex Media Server
Plex Media Server
•   Complete media server
    application
Plex Media Server
•   Complete media server
    application

•   Serves music, video, streaming
    services, images
Plex Media Server
•   Complete media server
    application

•   Serves music, video, streaming
    services, images

•   Finds and adds media metadata
Plex Media Server
•   Complete media server
    application

•   Serves music, video, streaming
    services, images

•   Finds and adds media metadata

•   Run the server on a Mac
Plex Media Server
•   Complete media server
    application

•   Serves music, video, streaming
    services, images

•   Finds and adds media metadata

•   Run the server on a Mac

•   Run the client on a Mac or a
    jailbroken AppleTV 2
Plex Media Server
•   Complete media server
    application

•   Serves music, video, streaming
    services, images

•   Finds and adds media metadata

•   Run the server on a Mac

•   Run the client on a Mac or a
    jailbroken AppleTV 2

•   iPad app is a client for the server
Plex Client Demo
(on a computer)
Thanks for being here.
 Got any questions?
Online Resources

• Plex Media Server: www.plexapp.com
• Apple TV: www.apple.com/appletv
• HDMI Cables: www.monoprice.com
• Boxee hardware & server: www.boxee.com
• XBMC media server: xbmc.org

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Building Your Home Media Center MCE 2011

  • 1. Building Your Home Media Center Mac Computer Expo 2011
  • 2. Building Your Home Media Center
  • 3. Building Your Home Media Center Tom Negrino Author Tech Pundit NCMUG Member Broccoli is the Devil's Vegetable
  • 7. Pompous BS from vendors Complex Home Media Center Confusing
  • 8. Pompous BS from vendors Complex Home Media Center Yet another way to Confusing spend money
  • 9. Attack of the Nerds Pompous BS from vendors Complex Home Media Center Yet another way to Confusing spend money
  • 10. Attack of the Nerds Pompous BS from vendors Complex Home Media Center Yet another way to Confusing spend money A networking nightmare
  • 11. Nope.
  • 12. It’s a Useful Way to Get Stuff You Have Here…
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20. You Want That Stuff Somewhere Else
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24.
  • 25.
  • 26.
  • 28. What you need • Computer running iTunes
  • 29. What you need • Computer running iTunes • A big hard drive (1TB is a good start)
  • 30. What you need • Computer running iTunes • A big hard drive (1TB is a good start) • Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet)
  • 31. What you need • Computer running iTunes • A big hard drive (1TB is a good start) • Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet) • Hardware in your living room that connects to your television or A/V Receiver
  • 32. What you need • Computer running iTunes • A big hard drive (1TB is a good start) • Home network (WiFi or wired Ethernet) • Hardware in your living room that connects to your television or A/V Receiver • A television with HDMI inputs
  • 33.
  • 34.
  • 35. or
  • 38. HDMI Cables • Digital signals, carrying HD Video and surround sound audio • All on one cable • Do not buy expensive HDMI cables!!!! • www.monoprice.com
  • 41. Living Room Hardware • AppleTV • An (Intel-based) Mac • MacMini • An old MacBook
  • 42. Living Room Hardware • AppleTV • An (Intel-based) Mac • MacMini • An old MacBook • A recent model BluRay player with built-in streaming services
  • 43. Living Room Hardware • AppleTV • An (Intel-based) Mac • MacMini • An old MacBook • A recent model BluRay player with built-in streaming services • Boxee Box
  • 45. BluRay with Streaming • LG BD670 (about $155)
  • 46. BluRay with Streaming • LG BD670 (about $155) • Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD
  • 47. BluRay with Streaming • LG BD670 (about $155) • Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD • Networks via WiFi
  • 48. BluRay with Streaming • LG BD670 (about $155) • Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD • Networks via WiFi • Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats
  • 49. BluRay with Streaming • LG BD670 (about $155) • Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD • Networks via WiFi • Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats • Streaming services: Netflix, Pandora,YouTube, Amazon Video, MLB.TV, MOG, vTuner, Napster, Hulu Plus, many more
  • 50. BluRay with Streaming • LG BD670 (about $155) • Plays HD BluRay discs & upscales DVDs to HD • Networks via WiFi • Plays a zillion video, audio, and image formats • Streaming services: Netflix, Pandora,YouTube, Amazon Video, MLB.TV, MOG, vTuner, Napster, Hulu Plus, many more • DLNA client, so streams any media from a DLNA server
  • 52. Living Room Software • AppleTV (with built-in software…or not)
  • 53. Living Room Software • AppleTV (with built-in software…or not) • Plex Media Server
  • 54. Living Room Software • AppleTV (with built-in software…or not) • Plex Media Server • Boxee media server
  • 55. Living Room Software • AppleTV (with built-in software…or not) • Plex Media Server • Boxee media server • XBMC media server
  • 57. AppleTV 2 • Plays HD video (720p)
  • 58. AppleTV 2 • Plays HD video (720p) • Connects via HDMI
  • 59. AppleTV 2 • Plays HD video (720p) • Connects via HDMI • Works with iTunes • Rents or buys movies, TV shows • Plays your music and photos
  • 60. AppleTV 2 • Plays HD video (720p) • Connects via HDMI • Works with iTunes • Rents or buys movies, TV shows • Plays your music and photos • Streaming services: Netflix, YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA
  • 61. AppleTV 2 • Plays HD video (720p) • Connects via HDMI • Works with iTunes • Rents or buys movies, TV shows • Plays your music and photos • Streaming services: Netflix, YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA • AirPlay lets you stream from your iOS device to AppleTV
  • 62. AppleTV 2 • Plays HD video (720p) • Connects via HDMI • Works with iTunes • Rents or buys movies, TV shows • Plays your music and photos • Streaming services: Netflix, YouTube,Vimeo, MLB, NBA • AirPlay lets you stream from your iOS device to AppleTV • $99 (such a deal!)
  • 63. Power HDMI Optical Ethernet Audio
  • 65. Plex Media Server • Complete media server application
  • 66. Plex Media Server • Complete media server application • Serves music, video, streaming services, images
  • 67. Plex Media Server • Complete media server application • Serves music, video, streaming services, images • Finds and adds media metadata
  • 68. Plex Media Server • Complete media server application • Serves music, video, streaming services, images • Finds and adds media metadata • Run the server on a Mac
  • 69. Plex Media Server • Complete media server application • Serves music, video, streaming services, images • Finds and adds media metadata • Run the server on a Mac • Run the client on a Mac or a jailbroken AppleTV 2
  • 70. Plex Media Server • Complete media server application • Serves music, video, streaming services, images • Finds and adds media metadata • Run the server on a Mac • Run the client on a Mac or a jailbroken AppleTV 2 • iPad app is a client for the server
  • 71.
  • 72. Plex Client Demo (on a computer)
  • 73. Thanks for being here. Got any questions?
  • 74. Online Resources • Plex Media Server: www.plexapp.com • Apple TV: www.apple.com/appletv • HDMI Cables: www.monoprice.com • Boxee hardware & server: www.boxee.com • XBMC media server: xbmc.org

Notes de l'éditeur

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  16. Mostly in iTunes\n
  17. iTunes as the "digital hub"\n
  18. Music\nMovies\nTV Shows\nStreaming media from the Internet (also Hulu, Vudu, Amazon Instant Video, and others)\nBuy or rent movies & buy TV shows from iTunes for use on the Mac, iPad, iPhone or Apple TV\n
  19. Sports, both live and games on demand\nMajor League Baseball\nBasketball\nHockey\nFootball\n
  20. Sports, both live and games on demand\nMajor League Baseball\nBasketball\nHockey\nFootball\n
  21. Sports, both live and games on demand\nMajor League Baseball\nBasketball\nHockey\nFootball\n
  22. Sports, both live and games on demand\nMajor League Baseball\nBasketball\nHockey\nFootball\n
  23. Sadly, no coverage of the coolest sport of all.\n
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  30. • iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
  31. • iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
  32. • iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
  33. • iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
  34. • iTunes is a decent way to manage your files, especially if you want to get media from the iTunes Store. But it's not the only way, as we'll see\n• 2 TB drives are the sweet spot now; you can get external ones for as low as $80\n\n
  35. • Big hard drive (in our case it's a NAS)\n• Feeds into a Mac running media server software\n• Media streams over your wireless or wired network\n• To your living room hardware\n• And finally via HDMI to your A/V receiver or TV\n
  36. • Big hard drive (in our case it's a NAS)\n• Feeds into a Mac running media server software\n• Media streams over your wireless or wired network\n• To your living room hardware\n• And finally via HDMI to your A/V receiver or TV\n
  37. • Big hard drive (in our case it's a NAS)\n• Feeds into a Mac running media server software\n• Media streams over your wireless or wired network\n• To your living room hardware\n• And finally via HDMI to your A/V receiver or TV\n
  38. \n
  39. Need video and audio adapter cables to use Macs; get them at Monoprice.\n
  40. Need video and audio adapter cables to use Macs; get them at Monoprice.\n
  41. Need video and audio adapter cables to use Macs; get them at Monoprice.\n
  42. Need video and audio adapter cables to use Macs; get them at Monoprice.\n
  43. • BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
  44. • BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
  45. • BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
  46. • BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
  47. • BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
  48. • BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
  49. • BD650 has wired Ethernet and same other features for about $30 less\n• Streaming doesn't include the Blockbuster streaming service at this time, but it could be added by LG via a firmware update\n• We've got DLNA server software built into our NAS, so we can stream all kinds of stuff directly from the NAS, at the best quality, but it has a poor user interface\n\n
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  61. • Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
  62. • Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
  63. • Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
  64. • Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
  65. • Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
  66. • Plex server and client can be the same Mac, hooked directly to your TV or AV receiver via HDMI\n
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