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Alternative to chromecast? (mander.xyz)
submitted 22 hours 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 2 points 5 hours ago

miracast

[-] jrgn@lemmy.world 2 points 5 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 6 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 9 points 20 hours ago

https://fcast.org/

[-] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours 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 10 hours ago

What are you trying to send and receive on?

Laptops mostly

[-] Steve@communick.news 7 points 21 hours ago

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

[-] Mr_Wolf@lemm.ee 7 points 21 hours ago

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

[-] stardust@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago

This might work for kodi

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

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 6 points 20 hours 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.

[-] tfm@europe.pub 3 points 21 hours ago

Raspberry Pi with Plex?

[-] iii@mander.xyz 3 points 21 hours ago

For casting?

[-] tfm@europe.pub 2 points 21 hours ago
[-] Steve@communick.news 7 points 21 hours ago

That's the Plex app casting to a Chromecast

[-] tfm@europe.pub 4 points 21 hours ago

You are right. My bad

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 2 points 21 hours 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 20 hours ago

Roku is a privacy nightmare now.

this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2025
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