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Kick ass to see progress continuing on this great Miracast implementation (Miraclecast). It seems to have been one of the ongoing sticking points that Linux jus
by rektide 4y ago
Kick ass to see progress continuing on this great Miracast implementation (Miraclecast). It seems to have been one of the ongoing sticking points that Linux just never quite got going, in spite of a couple tries.
It's unfortunate the industry as a whole never really got their stuff together on this- while I like the thicker client model that, say, a Chromecast has for many reasons (not trying to stream media live is a win), having streaming media as a baseline tech seems straightforwardly sensible & universal, and we probably would have advanced wifi & streaming considerably if this had started seeing wider adoption. It was a reasonable enough wireless-cable-substitute.
There's a PR for getting Miraclecast working as a source for external displays, which would be a great addition. https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast/pull/455 https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast/pull/455
- FeistySkink 4y agoGnome Network Displays seems to be working fine here. Including virtual monitors. I use it regularly to cast to my TV including videos with sound. The latency could be better though.
- sekh60 4y agoIs there a way to enable compression on it? That may help with latency depending on the root cause.
- rektide 4y agoafaik it's almost always h.264. but it's just rtp/rtsp... > Miracast is based on the peer-to-peer Wi-Fi Direct standard. It allows sending up to 1080p HD video (H.264 codec) and 5.1 surround sound (AAC and AC3 are optional codecs, mandated codec is pcm)
- FeistySkink 4y agoNo idea. It's kind of plug and play, without any settings involved.