topic Re: Chromecast with Google TV lacking dynamic refresh rate in Streaming

Chromecast with Google TV lacking dynamic refresh rate

LethalRabbit — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:17:34 GMT

I just received my new Chromecast with Google TV and after setting it up, one of the first things I noticed was very noticable stuttering ('judder') in some of my media applications.

By default, the Chromecast is setup to output 4k resolution at 60 Hz, but some of the content I watch is in 50 Hz or in 24 Hz. The lack of dynamic refresh rate forces me to manually having to switch the refresh rate every time I want to watch a video from a different source with a different refresh rate.

Are there any plans on updating this any time soon? I have to say I'm actually really surprised that a device purely designed for media playback lacks this feature.

Re: Chromecast with Google TV lacking dynamic refresh rate

Jeran — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:56:33 GMT

Hey there LethalRabbit,

I apologize about the late response, thank you for being patient! You are correct, at this point in time, the Chromecast with Google TV does not have a dynamic refresh rate. I know this is something that people do want, as I do myself. I would recommend that you submit feedback via Google TV to let Google know that this is something we would like to see in the future.

I'm real sorry I couldn't have been more helpful, but if you have any other questions or concerns for me, please let me know.

Best regards,
Jeran

Re: Chromecast with Google TV lacking dynamic refresh rate

LethalRabbit — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:13:46 GMT

Thank you for your reply Jeran. I will make sure to share my feedback this way.

It's a real bummer, was really excited for this product but I have found myself not using it at all after the day I received it. Media is literally unwatchable without constantly switching between the refresh rates for different apps. The judder is insane!

Re: Chromecast with Google TV lacking dynamic refresh rate

Jeran — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:54:19 GMT

No problem at all, I wish I could have done more for you. I also experience these frame-rate issues on my own devices, and they can be pretty frustrating! I know for a fact the Chromecast engineering team is aware of this issue, but every bit of feedback definitely helps.

In the meantime, did you have any other questions? I'd be happy to help out!

Best regards,

Jeran

Re: Chromecast with Google TV lacking dynamic refresh rate

Jeran — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:58:56 GMT

Hey there!

We haven't heard back from OP, and it's been a few days, so I'm locking the thread. As always, feel free to make a new thread if you have any more questions or concerns.

Have a good one!

Best regards,
Jeran