nest camera streams extremely poorly to Chromecast

[lachlanC]

I bought a nest outdoor camera, I want to steam it to an indoor Samsung frame tv so I can watch the kids playing in the backyard from my office.

This wasn't working with the native smart things app on the TV (spinning wheel), so I purchased a Chromecast with Google TV as this was the other option listed by Google for getting nest onto a TV.

The quality is awful, it's laggy, the sound cuts in and out. It's like a 240p stream. I know that the nest is uploading in high quality to the Google servers, but its link to the Chromecast is not usable in any way.

• Google nest hub, Google Chromecast, nest camera (plugged in to mains)
• All devices are within a very short range of a wifi7 router with gigabit fibre
• Nest camera streams at great quality to the android phone app and the hub

Things I've tried;

• Switched Chromecast and nest camera between 2.4ghz and 5ghz ranges
• Switched camera quality from high to ultra and back

[BNSFfan1848]

This is why Chromecast series is discontinued, so Chromecast (1st gen) might have degraded performance. Newer Chromecast still works today, but some functionally/features may not work as expected.

[lachlanC]

I only purchased this Chromecast two days ago? Are you saying that in 48 hours it's already obsolete and I should expected 'degraded performance'? This was the official solution on Google's own website so it must have been working last week.

Is this for real?

[BNSFfan1848]

Well, as I mentioned before, Chromecast (1st gen) is obsolete, this is real. These devices may have degraded performance since Google stop supporting it on April 2023. Chromecast (2nd gen) and any Chromecast devices newer from late 2018 to late 2022, still works today, and continues to receive updates. Some features may not work as expected and may soon becoming obsolete in the future (for several years).