Re: Smart TV on WiFi as Extra Display

[Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br>]

On 19/04/2021 08:24, Barak A. Pearlmutter wrote:
> I have a smart TV which includes a browser. (An LG running WebOS, as
> it happens.) It can, of course, display video streams from a given
> URL. So I'm hoping someone has figured out a way to create a virtual
> display on a Debian computer which streams its contents out as a live
> video stream on some nice port, and which X or Wayland or whatever
> sees as an extra display in xrandr or Gnome Settings>Displays or
> whatever.
>
> The dream:
>
> - on Debian box, run /usr/local/bin/virtual-display -size 1920x1080 -port 8888 &
> - on TV, browse to http://192.168.0.246:8888
> - go to Gnome Settings>Displays and enable/configure the new display
> - enjoy extra screen without dog chewing HDMI cable
>
> Bonus points for getting pulseaudio to have a new sink that sends
> audio output to the outgoing stream.

It seems you want to connect the TV to the computer as use it as a 
display, but wirelessly.

There are some wireless hdmi kits, you plug one in the computer, one in 
the display, and it works like a cable, but without the actual cable. 
You should be able to find them on Amazon and other stores. I've never 
tried them, though.

Naturally, you'll need an available HDMI port.


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Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
eduardo@kalinowski.com.br