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I have a modern Philips TV with Android (it's connected to my local network). I can simply cast the screen of my Android phone but Is it possible to use TV as the second monitor for my laptop with Ubuntu 20.04 via wi-fi?

mystdeim
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  • Please add more info about the TV (which model?). Do you mean through local network? If it has HDMI input is trivial. – Pablo Bianchi Oct 24 '20 at 16:52
  • Might be able if using Chrome browser(seems like best working). Know with chromecast other browsers/apps do not work as well. Will probably need android phone to setup if android TV works the same. Google seems to only allow android stuff for setup(for chromecast) – crip659 Oct 24 '20 at 17:31

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Your TV must have an HDMI port. You can certainly connect your laptop to the TV with a HDMI cable.

Archisman Panigrahi
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Sort of, with the proper Gnome Shell extension:

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1544/cast-to-tv/

Cast files to Chromecast, web browser or media player app over local network.

Requires: npm nodejs ffmpeg

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