Hardware encoder

A method comprising:

• receiving a media signal at an input interface of a hardware encoder, the input interface disposed within a chassis of the hardware encoder, the chassis including at least one vent cut into a front surface of the chassis;
• encoding the media signal to generate a media stream at encoding circuitry of the hardware encoder, the encoding circuitry disposed within the chassis;
• and wherein the hardware encoder comprises a bezel removably attached to the front surface of the chassis and enabling a view of a display screen, a front surface of the bezel having a wide portion and a narrow portion positioned laterally adjacent to one another only on the front surface of the bezel, the narrow portion of the bezel is narrower than the wide portion of the bezel, the narrow portion of the bezel extruding in a forward direction away from the wide portion of the bezel and the front surface of the chassis, the narrow portion of the bezel including venting holes formed on a front surface of the bezel, a top extrusion opening and a bottom extrusion opening positioned respectively at a top side surface of the bezel and a bottom side surface of the bezel, wherein the venting holes and the top extrusion opening and bottom extrusion opening enable direct airflow from the venting holes and the top extrusion opening and the bottom extrusion opening into the at least one vent cut into the front surface of the chassis, and the wide portion of the bezel having holes to enable touching of the display screen, one or more buttons, and at least one light emitting diode status indicator;
• and
• sending the media stream to a publishing destination via a network interface, the network interface disposed within the chassis
• wherein the narrow portion of the bezel extends up to three eighths of an inch in the forward direction away from the front surface of the chassis and the bezel is produced from a single piece of metal.