Turn An Old PC Into An Awesome Media Center / HTPC -Run LibreElec From USB

In this video, I show you how to turn an Old or New PC / Laptop into an awesome HTPC Media Center PC and all of it runs on a USB Stick!
I will go over installing and setting up LibreElec "STand alone KODI OS" as well as installing a few Add ons! This is a great way to repurpose an old laptop or Desktop.

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[debnadaebna]

ETA Prime, I often watch your channel so thank you for the the amazing ideas you give! I want to share one too, that I don't see any youtuber mention.
Everyone "Plex this", "Plex that" but nobody is telling you, that you can check your wi-fi router, if it has a built in home server option and USB port for it. Since many years, a lot of those wi-fi routers have this! I had several from the super affordable ones that even have this option...
So what I have done is:

1. Bought a USB 3.0 to SATA III short cable. (Super cheap)
2. Used my old laptop 2.5 Inch SATA drives that have some bad sectors and I've cast aside (perfect for movies, music etc.) + bought some other second hand
3. Plug one of those with the cable to the wi-fi router
4. Set it up through the router's menu and it is done! You have music, movies, tv shows in everything connected to the router. If your router is more fancy it may even have a nicer menu interface, but I actually used different apps to try - VLC, or through the browser, or one of the best app with nice options and interface - Archos player which you all can set up with the router.

P.S. Usually I swap the drives for the diff content and usage, but you can make your own/or buy case to connect all your drives into one little server box and plug it in with one cable to the router. Everything depending on your own budget and needs. I am using it like this in my home and it is PERFECT!

[constructacon]

i'm a huge fan of yours ETA Prime. I learn so much from you. Thank you so much for all the knowledge share.

[nickwhitman]

Dude your channel is soo inspiring, it's so crazy the things you can do with computers now.

[s]

Today, I have learnt something new! THX!!

[jhonnyxyz]

A week ago i rebuilt a Dell Optiplex 745 SFF. I installed a Core 2 Quad Q6600, a SSD and 6GB RAM. The system is really good for Office use and YouTube. 😉

[TechDave]

i am installing this on a Lenovo Thinkpad X200 using the sd card slot to boot from... great video! thanks for the inspiration!

[martinlanza]

Great video and many people will get good value/usage from this approach. Myself, I'm over using PC's for HT, they are generally too noisy and ruin quiet scenes in movies (can also have problems with 24hz skipping frames). I prefer RaspberryPI HW which uses less power and does not make any noise, also don't need a mouse/keyboard, use Kore on the phone to control it.

[Travisify]

Thanks for the info! I wanted OSMC but found out my device wasn't compatible. Also, for those of you that want to wipe the hard drive instead of running it from USB, just don't press "F12" during startup. You'll then have the option to install it on internal storage rather than USB. I recommend seeing if you like it on USB first though and then if you're dedicated, wipe the hard drive and install it.

[CarlStreet]

Thanks -- good pacing, excellent sound, clear, concise, informative -- WELL DONE!

[Bagoesbudianto]

Lemme try that on my qosmio notebook on this weekend and have a nice dream, broo... Finally can sleep well after good youtube video

[Dayli-tips]

Awesome tutorials dude, thanks a lot.

[gamerdadperspective]

Man you just made my weekend so much better. Thank you. Just found this and gonna start today. A quick question though, if you have a windows pc with a separate hdd for mass storage can this access it? Have a 4tb hdd I use just for storage might use in in an old pc without windows

[silkytp]

This was a very good video. Content and copy were well thought out and delivery was focused. Great job on editing too. Thanks for that. From a utilitarian standpoint, this was an awesome idea to re-purpose the dinosaur's many of us have hanging around that are too good to throw away, but too outdated to use. The vid stopped just before I could see what app you intended to use to watch your videos from the backup - VLC??



So I'd say (with a fair amount of authority, if I'm being honest), that this is an exemplary video. Maaad props for that.

[VictorySpeedway]

Bookmarked. I will definitely try this. Thanks!

[suaijmzajdhg]

This is my current main pc.... [awkward silence]

[my-yt-inputs]

Love your build videos. Giving me some things to tinker with. Is there any advantage to say using the above PC(Dell 360) for a htpc vs say using the Raspberry Pi? Which you also have done a video on. Size and weight are a huge advantage going to the Pi.

[curvingfyre]

laughed out loud when your footage faded in, cause I'm literally sitting here with almost this exact same box next to my chair looking for something to do with it lmao

[ShiggitayMediaProductions]

Interesting concept.... I know this isn't what you normally do, but do you plan on making a tutorial for FreeNAS? I'd be curious to see how you'd do it and how you like it.

[ElricWriter]

Just found a great channel was wondering what i could do with my old pc

[apfelschorle]

I like how you're expanding your content a little bit