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by bronco21016 1836 days ago
As many other commenters point out, I’m confused what this actually does?

Does this allow me to turn a SBC into a Chromecast? Meaning, do I install this on a SBC, or any Linux machine, and magically I can cast YouTube to it from my phone?

The README could use a quick FAQ of what this repo can and cannot do as it relates to the Chromecast/Google Cast ecosystem since they’re using that brand name in the description.

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As far as i understand it, no. It allows to turn hardware running Linux ( like a Pi) into a Chromecast ( the dongle), to which you can stream video/audio from another device ( but not compatible with Google's protocol, so you can't click on YouTube's cast button to use it, you need extra software)
So it doesn’t really turn it into a Chromecast. That’s the language that makes it confusing.

It turns it into a device that can receive control and streams from another device using software specific to this implementation.

So then this is the same as Kodi, Plex, etc
No, it operates just like a Chromecast, but with a different protocol.
This is a joke, right? If it requires a Raspberry Pi then it is not different than Kodi or wherever else that supports the same functionality. I feel like the authors here reinvented fire and then are refusing to acknowledge or admit that it has already been done.
How do you cast a movie from your laptop to Kodi?
First, that isn't how Chromecast works.. however, for me to cast a movie from my laptop to Kodi I just enable file sharing on the directory that I want to share and then I can access it in Kodi and play it using the remote. I can also serve it via HTTP or SFTP.