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I use Chromecast heavily --- I used to have some problems with getting connected and staying connected until I replaced my ISP provided router with a new Netgea
by rezonant 6y ago
I use Chromecast heavily --- I used to have some problems with getting connected and staying connected until I replaced my ISP provided router with a new Netgear Nighthawk. On top of connecting to wifi taking about 1 second to complete (versus tens of seconds on the old router), I now have zero issues with Chromecast. Unfortunately the reliability of Chromecast is pretty dependent by how good your WiFi network is
- wffurr 6y agoI got a Nexus Player to use as a Chromecast, initially because it had 5 GHz wireless, but then I figured out that you can use an USB OTG adapter to plug an ethernet adapter into the micro USB port. That worked even better. Frustrating that the new ones don’t have an ethernet jack on them. WiFi in a condo or apartment building is unreliable and slow. EDIT: Nevermind, they have official ones built into the power bricks! https://store.google.com/collection/accessories_wall?compatibility=Chromecast https://store.google.com/collection/accessories_wall?compati...
- rezonant 6y agoThe new Chromecast devices definitely support 5Ghz WiFi btw- I use the 4K variant for all of my TVs and they are all using the 5Ghz variant of my WiFi network.
- wffurr 6y agoYeah, the Nexus Player predates those. The OG Chromecast, which I also had, did not. I bought the Nexus Player to replace it.
- abawany 6y agoAlso, it seems that you can really enhance the functionality of the device with other peripherals by connecting up a USB-C hub: https://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-a-usb-c-hub-to-upgrade-your-chromecast-with-1846644326 https://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-a-usb-c-hub-to-upgrade-your-c... .