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Check out Reflector from airsquirrels.com. I've used them off and on for years to cast my ipad to desktops (and then display to the projector.). Source: over 2 years ago
Edit: maybe micraclecast might help but it seems a bit complex to set up. Seems it doesn't support connecting to external displays yet. So not very useful for this use case. Source: 7 months ago
I tried running Miraclecast on the Linux device, but it requires me to stop the network manager, which isn't acceptable as I need an internet connection to the device. Source: 8 months ago
With that said, there are ways to do it. Miraclecast (see https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast ) is the most well-known Miracast implementation, but I've never been able to get it working - I got it to work as a sink, i.e. I was able to cast to it, but only at about 0.5 fps, and as I said, I was never able to get it to work to cast to another device. It looks like you might need to use a special branch of... Source: about 1 year ago
If you can confirm that your TV supports Miracast, try https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast and see if that works for you. It's got packages in the AUR with and without Systemd. Source: about 1 year ago
If you’re comfortable on Linux (you’ll have to open the read only os and install some things. There’s a guide in my post history), you can look at this https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast it’s a Linux implementation of Miracast which dell montiors use. Source: over 1 year ago
Airfoil - This software is from the Rogue Amoeba company, built to run on Mac and Windows platforms. It’s an audio-based software that allows the computers sound to play over a network device. Read more about Airfoil.
Reflector - At Squirrels, our passion lies in creating great products that enhance learning and productivity for individuals, education and businesses.Download AirParrot for Mac .
AirPlay - AirPlay lets you stream music throughout your entire house — wirelessly.
ApowerMirror - ApowerMirror is a wireless screen mirroring app that allows streaming of your Android or iOS device to any Mac or Windows computer. Android and iPhone devices can also be controlled when mirrored to a PC
AirServer - AirServer is a Mac and PC application that allows you to stream or mirror your Android device to your PC or Mac.
Gnomecast - Chromecast local files from Linux - supports MKV, subtitles and 4K!