Ok, I finally got a chance to try #Deskreen, and it wasn't quite what I thought.

I thought it would let you turn any device into an additional monitor. Rather, it allows you to *mirror* your monitor (or the window of an app of your choosing).
Not quite the same thing.

The *good* thing is that the window display will continue to update even if it is covered by another window, or on another desktop, so it'd be great for a status window.

But it's not a second monitor.

Still crazy cool, though

Recommended #opensource #screen #mirroring and #secondscreen solution on #Linux: #Deskreen

Why? - Share whole desktop or app windows with multiple devices (#browser) on same #LAN · Turn browsers into second screens and work on all (#HDMI / #DP / #VGA virtual adapters needed) · Encrypted connections · #Teleprompter (mirrored) mode · #QR codes: easy setup for devices w/ cam · Adjustable video bandwidth

https://deskreen.com/lang-en

More recommendations: https://tuxwise.net/recommended-software/

Vacation Linux desk 😎

#HHKB, #GPD_Win3 running #blackarchlinux, iPad Pro used as second screen with #Deskreen.
@flipper_zero

Cool: Mit #Deskreen wird mein #Shift13mi zum externen Monitor meines #Tuxedo-Laptops. Geht natürlich auch umgekehrt. 😎

@shiftphones @tuxedocomputers

#Deskreen - An #OpenSource, #SelfHosted way to use a mobile device as a second monitor. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6flkkBBglQ0&t

@pojntfx For me the perfect laptop would be one that run Linux and *BSD without drivers issues, but also with an HHKB Keyboard (don’t even need a mouse).
That’s why for now I like to take with me my HHKB with iPad Pro as my terminal connected to remote server, or local GPD Win 3 or Raspberry Pi.
Or eventually the HHKB Connected to the GPD with the iPad Pro used as a second bigger screen with #deskreen 😇

Using my iPad Pro as a second screen for my small #GPDWin3 with the help of #deskreen (a Duet open source alternative that work also on Linux).
Thanks you @PBuidenkov@twitter.com 🇺🇦 for https://deskreen.com/ 😇

I'm proud to say that my new #PeerTube home is at @tilvids@mstdn.social

My first video is up:
How To Turn Any Tablet into A Wireless Monitor with #Deskreen

https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/3c8e675a-5a98-491b-9c0d-385f4bb0c8a2

RT @Luk5ollarce
Y un día me anime a subir un vídeo a Youtube... Acá explico como usar un #celular o #tablet como pantalla secundaria en #Linux con #xrandr y #deskreen

https://youtu.be/41fxDDvhXnQ

#firstthoughts #deskreen #foss

It's great! Absolutely worth the (minimal) cost of the dummy HDMI plug.
I can't justify the cost or space of a second monitor, but for when I need to see a couple of large docs at the same time, or monitor a process, this is ideal!

Currently using my wife's *buntu laptop as a second screen, a spreadsheet open on my old laptop, and another thing running on my android phone.

It is quite CPU-heavy, but no surprise there.

h/t @porsupah

https://deskreen.com

@porsupah The hdmi dummy plug arrived today. So far I've had success sharing my laptop's screen (ubuntu 20.10) to my old nexus 7 tablet.
Hopefully when I've got time later in the week, I'll test it more thoroughly on the other 'puters dotted around the house...
#deskreen