Media Player
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:22 am
I have been meaning to build a media player for a year or so. I even picked up a MPG license for a RPi model 2. This weekend was the weekend that it all came together!
I had a quick look at OpenElec and Kodi, and decided to go with Kodi, only because it seemed to be a newer release: https://kodi.tv/download/
There is also a corresponding handy remote control App for iPhone (Kodi) and Android devices.
Get your RPi MPG License here: http://swag.raspberrypi.org/collections/software/products/mpeg-2-license-key
Once I downloaded the RPi image file and burnt it to a 8GB SD card, I then explored the System settings and added in the above MPG license key.
I was very impressed that it had a built in modules that go out to the internet and collect metadata and DVD covers of the TV Shows and Movies. You can then find a movie by folder or classification etc.
Yes, you can purchase or download various cases for the RPi 3, but last night I sat down and for a bit of fun, designed up a mechanical layout of the RPi Ver 3 board:
and then a suitable 3D printed case, with Ninjaflex feet and a laser cut lid to contain the RPi media player:
I had a quick look at OpenElec and Kodi, and decided to go with Kodi, only because it seemed to be a newer release: https://kodi.tv/download/
There is also a corresponding handy remote control App for iPhone (Kodi) and Android devices.
Get your RPi MPG License here: http://swag.raspberrypi.org/collections/software/products/mpeg-2-license-key
Once I downloaded the RPi image file and burnt it to a 8GB SD card, I then explored the System settings and added in the above MPG license key.
I was very impressed that it had a built in modules that go out to the internet and collect metadata and DVD covers of the TV Shows and Movies. You can then find a movie by folder or classification etc.
Yes, you can purchase or download various cases for the RPi 3, but last night I sat down and for a bit of fun, designed up a mechanical layout of the RPi Ver 3 board:
and then a suitable 3D printed case, with Ninjaflex feet and a laser cut lid to contain the RPi media player: