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NickJP · 11-21-2021

I have the Chromecast Ethernet adapter, purchased from Google, but when I connect the Chromecast using it and check the link speed at the switch, it only connects at 100Mbps. Connecting my laptop to the same cable and port connects at 1Gbps, so the p...

NickJP · 11-22-2021

I have no complaints about the stability or otherwise of the ethernet connection, other than that it won't play rips that exceed 100Mbps. Everything else I play on the Chromecast from either my DLNA server or through streaming services works fine.

NickJP · 11-21-2021

Install Kodi in the Chromecast and you can use that to access a DLNA server. I have that exact setup. However, I usually use the DLNA client built into our smart TV instead, as if I stop watching a video part way through, it restarts at the correct p...

NickJP · 09-16-2021

Nothing further - just have to wait for the issue to (hopefully) be fixed in a future FW update.

NickJP · 09-09-2021

Setting the background process limit to anything other than the default doesn't persist across a restart of the Chromecast, unlike other settings I can change in Developer Options. If I set an animation scale value, for example, then my setting for t...

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