The discussion centers on MeowDisplay's approach to iPhone mirroring, with users debating its latency performance and UX trade-offs against established tools like Sill and Sunshine/Moonlight. While the creator highlights specific design choices for phone usability, others critique the marketing copy and point out limitations in color support and HDR handling.
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opendisplay
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peetzweg / opendisplay
opendisplay
Use an iPhone, iPad, or spare Mac as a true second display for your Mac without restrictions.
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Use an iPhone, iPad, or spare Mac as a true second display for your Mac without restrictions.
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Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.
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Observed mentions: 2026-09-15 01:25:31 UTC to 2026-10-27 22:28:31 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Sep 14 | 2026-09-14 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-09-21 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | 2026-09-21 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-09-28 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | 2026-09-28 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-05 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | 2026-10-05 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-12 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | 2026-10-12 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-19 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | 2026-10-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-26 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | 2026-10-26 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-11-02 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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3 sourcesROromeinaday·Oct 27, 2026
opendisplay - https://github.com/peetzweg/opendisplay - can make a old iMac's screen useful again. In my case, a 2015 27" iMac can be used as a monitor for my modern Mac laptop, connected via ethernet cable.
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