Hi there,

I’m thinking about what kind of opportunities there is for a portable media center you can have with you in the car, train or whatever.

I imagine that the media center would create its own WiFi, so that devices would be able to connect to it and access the media.

I know you could do something with a Raspberry Pi, but how could this work in practice? What would be an easy way to access the media from an iPad fx? What software could be used?

As a bonus, it would be pretty cool if the media center could connect to a hotel WiFi and then create a hotspot from that.

Edit: This would be used when on the move. So you would have the media with you on the media center.

  • rhacer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    My Plex server runs in my home and all my media is available outside my home. A travel server seems like a solution for a problem that doesn’t really exist.

    • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      If you are on the road or simply travelling a place with bad internet, then what?

      • rhacer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I use Plex’s download feature to make sure I always have music available. The same could be done for other media but I don’t bother.

      • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Not sure if this helps, but e-sims are extremely cheap and can be set up on the go through an app these days. You could get a 5g plan in the area with bad internet and use it as a hotspot to download content to your other devices. I use Nomad, but there are a lot of providers with plans that are unlimited or pay by the gig—all affordable with time periods as short as 7 days.

        A $10 solution, in a pinch, is a good choice.

      • UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 month ago

        When I know I’m travelling, I always download a few select movies and the next few episodes of whatever we’re currently watching to my devices.

        Plex allows me to download using my PlexPass. My family/everyone else that uses my server download the media they want via my JellyFin server (serving the same media as my Plex server).

      • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        1 month ago

        At least in the case of a Jellyfin server, you can download media locally when you know you’ll be without internet

        • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfOPEnglish
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          1 month ago

          True, but if your devices, in this case; iPads with only 64GB, it quickly gets filled up.