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Alternative to chromecast? (mander.xyz)
submitted 4 months ago by iii@mander.xyz to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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I'm looking for a wireless HDMI cable essentially, as that's the only way I use my chromecast. So I don't care about it running android or apps.

Anyone got ideas or suggestions?

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[-] Tundra@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 months ago

https://fcast.org/

[-] Mr_Wolf@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

You can look for a tv box that can run libre elec or core elec (Linux distros) through a mounted sd card

[-] Steve@communick.news 6 points 4 months ago

Literally a wireless HDMI? What's the source you're thinking of?

[-] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

They make wireless hdmi adapters to just stream from one device to a display.

What are you trying to send and receive on?

[-] iii@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

What are you trying to send and receive on?

Laptops mostly

[-] vane@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

miracast

[-] stardust@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

This might work for kodi

https://github.com/enen92/script.tubecast

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

TubeCast is not a full Chromecast implementation nor will it ever be. It only supports the first revision of the Cast protocol and will only keep working while Google keeps backwards compatibility with the Cast V1 protocol in their youtube mobile applications (at least for service discovery).

This disclaimer doesn't sound too confident, but if it works for op, then it should be good in the meantime.

[-] jrgn@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I don't have an answer but I am piggybacking off your question:

Is it possible to flash another OS on the last gen Chromecast? Considering what's happening to the gen 2, I don't see a very bright future for my Chromecast.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

De-Google (Coke)

Is Microsoft (Pepsi) ok?

I don't know if they still sell it but I have a Miracast hdmi dongle. (Wireless display adapter)

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

its so ridiculous though that miracast somehow cannot work with a wired network, but only directly through wireless

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

its so ridiculous though that miracast somehow cannot work with a wired network, but only directly through wireless

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah that hurts my brain too, but I have given up asking these questions?

[-] tfm@europe.pub 1 points 4 months ago

Raspberry Pi with Plex?

[-] iii@mander.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

For casting?

[-] tfm@europe.pub 1 points 4 months ago
[-] Steve@communick.news 7 points 4 months ago

That's the Plex app casting to a Chromecast

[-] tfm@europe.pub 4 points 4 months ago

You are right. My bad

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 0 points 4 months ago

I like the Roku. They do other things too, but the casting seems to work well.

[-] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

Roku is a privacy nightmare now.

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