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Re:Show HN: Gnomecast – A Linux Chromecast GUI with transcod... by mastax on Thursday February 15, 2018 @06:41PM (#16388778)
Miracast could work for that. Most Windows laptops support it as source and destination. Android phones support it as (just?) source. Recent-ish smart TVs should support it. It's got some of that "open standard" flakiness, but it's basically open-chromecast.
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Re:Show HN: Gnomecast – A Linux Chromecast GUI with transcod... by petecox on Thursday February 15, 2018 @07:30PM (#16388994)
There's a 'MiracleCast' implementation for Linux. I'm not sure how mature it is but it aims to stream to and from your desktop.

https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast

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Re:Show HN: Gnomecast – A Linux Chromecast GUI with transcod... by Crespyl on Friday February 16, 2018 @12:50PM (#16394174)
> not sure how mature it is

I've been following the project for a while and the answer, unfortunately, is "not very". It does actually work as a sink (WiFi P2P discovery included) and there's a WIP branch with source support (eg for sending your screen to another device).

IIRC it still requires exclusive control over your WiFi card so it doesn't play nice with NetworkManager or similar, and it's just all around just not really ready for casual use. The main dev has been great though and the core functionality is shaping up nicely.

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