Is there any way to stream a random media (eg, a video from a random website for which no Kodi plugin exists, or a game running on the PC) to the Raspberry Pi? I'm using Kodi and can't seem to figure this out. Would having Plex Media Server on the PC and a Plex client on the Pi instead help? Can I somehow capture the whole screen and stream it via Nginx or something from the PC to the Pi?
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What you are looking for is DLNA. Install DLNA server on your Pi.
You can then use VLC to stream your main display to the Pi using a DLNA stream.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhvxyiBHrRw
- Not Pi specific but the same approach You can also use VLC on your PC to stream to DLNA (Pi, TV, Xbox PS4, Plex).
Some other considerations....
- I have used OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) - It has a bit of a learning curve to setup but you then stream locally, your Windows/ Mac desktop to a say VLC on the Pi using h264 encodding. Or OMX (since it uses hardware h264 decoding)
- Plex Media server does not support live restreaming, so to speak. I have tried this, and it kind of works with allot of hacks but is terribly slow and laggish.
- I dont really know what Kodi is, but it looks like a Plex type app.
- The Roku3 is really great to stream to. From Plex, VLC, Windows 8, XBOX, Android Miracast.
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