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miracast is open isn't it, and has reasonable adoption from smart-TVs? (I think everyone has their own slightly incompatible versions of it though.) [EDIT] I'v

miracast is open isn't it, and has reasonable adoption from smart-TVs? (I think everyone has their own slightly incompatible versions of it though.) [EDIT] I've just seen discussion on why it's not equivalent in response to this comment here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41171297 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41171297

kevincox 2y ago
A nice feature of Chromecast is that the device was really just a remote control. After starting a show it would continue even if your phone caught fire. This is obviously great for battery life but also means that multiple people can control the media (works great for YouTube where multiple people can queue videos, play, pause, etc...) I would love to see something like Chromecast but open. 1. MDNS to find the display. 2. Send a URL to display. 3. Devices can send messages (with some way to tell them appart for security reasons, probably require and explicit opt-in to receive messages from non-initiator devi This is similar to the current protocol except step 2 is to send an app ID registered and approved by Google rather than an arbitrary URL. (Or some pre-made apps for things like playing a video from a URL or screen mirroring) RIP Mozilla Matchstick
- vel0city 2y ago
  This already exists and is what casting was originally based off. DIAL.
  - kevincox 2y ago
    > To ensure that the correct name for each application is well-defined and to avoid naming conflicts, Application Names must be registered in the DIAL Registry. From https://www.dial-multiscreen.org/dial/protocol-specification https://www.dial-multiscreen.org/dial/protocol-specification v2.2.1 This has exactly the same "pre approved" list problem as Chromecast. But it is actually worse because you can only launch apps that are already installed on the device. (Better in some ways because there may be advantages to native apps, but worse for openness and small competitors)

kevincox 2y ago

A nice feature of Chromecast is that the device was really just a remote control. After starting a show it would continue even if your phone caught fire. This is obviously great for battery life but also means that multiple people can control the media (works great for YouTube where multiple people can queue videos, play, pause, etc...) I would love to see something like Chromecast but open. 1. MDNS to find the display. 2. Send a URL to display. 3. Devices can send messages (with some way to tell them appart for security reasons, probably require and explicit opt-in to receive messages from non-initiator devi This is similar to the current protocol except step 2 is to send an app ID registered and approved by Google rather than an arbitrary URL. (Or some pre-made apps for things like playing a video from a URL or screen mirroring) RIP Mozilla Matchstick

vel0city 2y ago
This already exists and is what casting was originally based off. DIAL.
- kevincox 2y ago
  > To ensure that the correct name for each application is well-defined and to avoid naming conflicts, Application Names must be registered in the DIAL Registry. From https://www.dial-multiscreen.org/dial/protocol-specification https://www.dial-multiscreen.org/dial/protocol-specification v2.2.1 This has exactly the same "pre approved" list problem as Chromecast. But it is actually worse because you can only launch apps that are already installed on the device. (Better in some ways because there may be advantages to native apps, but worse for openness and small competitors)