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Alternative to chromecast? (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 day 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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[-] vane@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

miracast

[-] jrgn@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours 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.

[-] dingdongitsabear@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago

I'm using macast. no recent development but works fine for what I need it (play full-screen video with mpv when sent from mobile device). on the phone you need allcast or similar app that you share the e.g. youtube video to.

[-] Tundra@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

https://fcast.org/

[-] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day 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 23 hours ago

What are you trying to send and receive on?

Laptops mostly

[-] Mr_Wolf@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

[-] stardust@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

This might work for kodi

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

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day 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.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day 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 18 hours ago

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

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 1 points 16 hours ago

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

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

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

[-] tfm@europe.pub 1 points 1 day ago

Raspberry Pi with Plex?

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk -1 points 1 day ago

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

[-] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Roku is a privacy nightmare now.

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