1. Streaming Media Players: An Overview Scott Rawley

2. What is Streaming Media? Accessing TV shows and Movies over the internet Allows people to watch any show at any time Accessible through gaming consoles, Smart TVs, laptops, and streaming media devices

3. Streaming Media Players Streaming Media decides take a signal from the internet and passes it to on your TV using different types of connectors such as HDMI or A/V Allows Netflix and other subscription services to be watched on larger TV with enhanced sound system rather than a computer Essentially, allows any TV to become a smart TV

4. Streaming Media Players ROKU Streaming Player Google Chromecast

5. How does it work? Devices don’t actually own the content Companies such as Roku, and Google negotiate with the multiple streaming services such as Netflix for the rights to stream their media Users then have unlimited access to those services

6. Examples of Services

7. Replacing Cable boxes? Streaming Players do not yet provide much local or live programming Requires subscription to each of the streaming services Great complement to basic cable as of right now

8. Works Cited http://techforluddites.com/streaming-media-players-overview/