I’m not looking for Chromecast but I have a Linux system hooked up to a TV and ether net. I want a way to pick a YouTube or Amazon prime or Netflix video on my phone and display it on the TV via the Linux pc. Is that possible? If so what software can do it?

  • BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Miracast (e.g. vis Miraclecast on linux) is a wireless standard for streaming video and audio from one device to another however this is not quite what youre talking about. Chromecast actually mostly sends a link to a device and then launches it on the device to play; there isnt a direct replacement to that.

    I have a living room linux PC and I generally use Firefox on my phone and the PC to send links via firefox sync.

    In addition KDE Connect (app on phone and also running on your linux PC) allows you to interact with your PC directly via your phone. You can send files back and forth, but also control media, share the clipboard, and send URLs from your phone to your PC to open in your default browser.

    I personally usually send a tab to my firefox browser via firefox sync, but you could also share link instead via android share to the KDE connect app which will send it to your device and it should open in you’re default browser.

    Also fyi KDE Connect doesnt need KDE to work - it works with any desktop environment.

    • woelkchen@piefed.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Chromecast actually mostly sends a link to a google device and then launches it on the device to play; there isnt a direct replacement to that.

      I’m aware of one project called ScreenInvader but it’s unmaintained since about a decade. It offered a web UI where you could paste a URL from any device:

      As you can see the UI was clunky and I guess it’s part of the reasons why it died. Too bad, I like the concept of having a jukebox at a party where people can just contribute to without installing anything, let alone sign up for an account.

    • vrek@programming.dev
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      5 months ago

      I’m hoping to do this as minimal as possible as the “Linux pc” is just an old raspberry pi.