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Chromecast with google TV is slow and buggy. Is the Google streamer any better?

I'm getting slightly tired of my smart tv experience.

I have three main usecases: Youtube for brainrot Plex for films and series Moonlight for games

Plex is buggy in different ways on my LG Tv, or on the chromecast that's plugged into it. Some shows might not play on one, but play on the other, and the other way around. I'm really tired of having to switch between both. Navigating plex is also laggy, so is the rest of the interface.

Youtube also is a very inconsistent experience on both.

The apple tv 4k I had in a previous house was a paragon of smoothness and responsiveness. It had others issues that mean I can't pick it.

The stupidest, latest thing I had was plex is now a better experience when running the htpc on my local server through Moonlight, compared to the chromecast app.

I'm looking at the google streamer, but reviews seem to think the ccwgtv was a fine experience to begin with which I disagree with.

Nvidia shield is a bit old at this point..

Am I going to end up having to make my own tv streamer with a raspi ?

3 Comments
2024/12/02
23:51 UTC

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YouTube keeps buffering and freezing only on Chromecast

Using a Chromecast on my Google smart tv. YouTube on the tv works perfect. Only on the Chromecast it has issues like freezing and buffering. Speed is good, have reinstalled YouTube and factory reset the Chromecast. Everything is up to date.

Any idea how to fix this?

Thanks.

2 Comments
2024/12/02
22:41 UTC

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Google Streamer Remote on CWGTV 4k

As title says, I find the new remote more convenient to use and want to use it with the Chromecast with Google TV. And it works great overall just out of the box. However the lack of designated input button on the new remote is a deal breaker for me. And I could not find a way to remap it with Button Remapper apps in the app store. Did anyone find or know for any workaround?

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2024/12/02
21:38 UTC

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YouTube won't play videos

YouTube works on all other devices on the network

The Chromecast can still play from Netflix and D+

I can even search for videos and the entire UI works, but when I click a video it just goes black. No loading, no circle, no buffer line, just black.

Help?

0 Comments
2024/12/02
21:30 UTC

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Chromecast w/Google TV, Sony TV. Sound quit working.

We had a ZVox sound bar set up, everything worked great for a few years. The ZVox died today so I unhooked it from the tv a bit ago. Now we have no sound on the tv at all. The chromecast remote seems to work on the tv. Changes inputs, turns it on and off but there is no sound at all. It displays the volume bar going up and down on the tv screen though. It's not muted. I've played with various setting configurations within the Chromecast settings menu but nothing has resolved it so far. I've restarted both the tv and Chromecast a couple times as well. I've told it to forget the Zvox and it doesn't show up under any of the settings anymore.

Under Chromecasts audio output it shows "TV default HDMI output" is toggled. Not sure if that's factoring in, and I've found no way to toggle it to something else anyway. We just moved 2 months ago, I've had no luck so far finding the og remote for the Sony.

Help, please? Thanks!

0 Comments
2024/12/02
21:12 UTC

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Help please

I have a Google Nest in the living room. It can operate/stream my smart tv. I want to stream in my bedroom. I bought a Google Chromecast. If I talk onto the remote in the bedroom does it operate the living room nest ?

6 Comments
2024/12/02
20:23 UTC

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Google TV YouTube app incorrect viewport, therefore not 4K?

I was wondering if somebody could explain something for me please -

The CCWGTV shipped with the YouTube app showing under stats for nerds as having a viewport of only 1920x1080. After about a year they updated to 1920x1080*2 which is correct for 4K output

The new Google TV streamer came with the correct viewport of 1920x1080*2 in YouTube for 4K but checking it now they have downgraded it to 1920x1080.

Why would they do this and my understanding is that the image will not be a true 4k because the viewport controls the resolution, not sure if that's correct?

6 Comments
2024/12/02
19:41 UTC

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I have a Chromecast that keeps restarting.

My Chromecast keeps restarting on my living room TV, and only on this TV. My setup, which I’ve had for years, is this; a monitor with a HDMI switcher with the Chromecast and other devices plugged into the switcher. The Chromecast is powered by its original adapter.

I’ve tested with two different Chromecasts now. Both works perfectly on any other TV, except the one in the living room. I have not made any changes to my setup either. I thought maybe my switcher or something might be wearing out, but other devices are still working with it, even when testing all ports.

I noticed the Chromecast is very hot, but not sure how hot it is supposed to be normally.

One day I also noticed when turning on my Nintendo Switch that the Chromecast shut off or started blinking or something… something might be going on there, so I have tried leaving only the Chromecast in and unplugging all other devices, but this didn’t change anything.

I have tried the usual stuff; factory reset, swapping power adapter, changing HDMI port, etc.

 Is there anything else I could do to troubleshoot? Does anyone have a solution?

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2024/12/02
19:16 UTC

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YouTube stopped working on my Chromecast 4k

Hi all!

As the title states, my one year old Chromecast 4k will no longer play YouTube videos. It streams via Netflix and other apps just fine. I can load into the YouTube home screen, search for videos, look at my history, all of that works, but when I try to play a video, it just gives me the buffering circle on my screen. Ads, videos cast from my phone, it's all the same.

The same videos will play instantly on my phone or PC on the same wifi network.

I have rebooted my Chromecast, cleared the YouTube cache/data, uninstalled and reinstalled the YouTube app, restarted my router, all of it to no avail.

Anyone have any ideas? I'm at a loss. YouTube is the primary app I use on my TV and I'm quite frustrated.

Thanks in advance!

3 Comments
2024/12/02
18:54 UTC

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CCwGTV 4k missing 1080i resolution option

I recently got a HDHomerun and run it through Plex DVR. I noticed a lot of combing on the 1080i broadcasts when watching sports or if there was text crawling horizontally.

I've narrowed it down to the CC outputting 1080p even if the video is 1080i. When I check the CC display settings it only lists progressive options (1080p, 720p, etc.) and no interlaced options. I have resolution switching turned on in Plex so it ideally would pass it to the TV to do upscaling, decombing, etc. but the TV says it's getting 1080p from the CC even though Plex shows the video stream is 1080i

It's hooked up to an LG C8 OLED which does support 1080i since if I just hook an antenna to it and watch those same channels the TV shows it's 1080i and I don't notice the combing artifacts.

Letting Plex transcode helps, but I'd rather just let the TV handle it.

Is there any way to get the CC to see 1080i as a supported resolution so it can automatically switch to that?

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2024/12/02
18:41 UTC

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Don't Buy Chromecast!! Remote didn't work no Support!

I got a chrome cast with a remote, as I have used chrome cast in the past I thought it would be an upgrade. The remote started heating up, so I swapped batteries, and now it doesn't turn on. To top it off when I brought it to support they said the mode was out of warranty and couldn't do anything even after admitting there were reported mechanical failures. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!

6 Comments
2024/12/02
14:37 UTC

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TV streamer

Hi all

Just had a quick question about the new TV streamer, I've just bought one and I plan to use it in a commercial building without wifi, can I use it with a hotspot?

I plan to cast my laptop to a tv

Cheers

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2024/12/02
11:42 UTC

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Can I use 2 chromecast using the same google account at the same time?

Hello
Just a noob question, I already own 1 google chromecast for our main tv but im thinking of buying a new one for my room tv. Can I use the same account on both chromecast simulataneously?

9 Comments
2024/12/02
02:43 UTC

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After much aggravation, I've discovered that my Chromcast is causing the sound to lag behind the visuals. Help?

I'm slightly hard of hearing so I'm used to reading lips when I speak to people. So when I watch a movie, I look at the lips! When the talking is slightly behind the lip moving it drives me nuts!

When I have chomecast off, it syncs fine. The TV delay setting only makes the lag longer. Can anyone offer any solutions?

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2024/12/02
02:32 UTC

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Can I plug a google chromecast into a USB port or an Aux port?

I have an old HEOS 5 and HEOS 3. Both have an Aux in port. I would like to cast music from Plex to them but it is impossible without plugging in a Google Chromecast, Fire Stick or Roku or something like that. I feel like a Chromecast is my best bet, but for the life of me I cannot find out if I can plug such a thing into the Aux port or the USB port of the HEOS.

6 Comments
2024/12/02
02:01 UTC

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Can't pair new Shokz Openrun with CCwGTV?

I just got a brand new pair of Shokz Openrun, and after first trying them out with my S23 ultra phone (no problems), I decided to try them on my Chromecast with Google TV. However I cannot get them to connect at all. It goes through the pairing process and detects them, but when the chromecast tries to pair with the Shokz. it's shows "Couldn't Pair", and then "Shokz Openrun discconnected" and the shokz shut down. If I try to reconnect, nothing happens. I even tried unpairing from my phone entirely to see if that was the issue.

This is the only bluetooth device I've been unable to connect to my Chromecast.

Googling around, I found a few older posts on here of people having the same issue, but no solutions. Anyone know if any fixes for this issue have been found?

3 Comments
2024/12/02
01:16 UTC

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After changing router/wifi it only works with some sites, help!

I've used Chromecast for years and it worked fine, either on official apps or streaming sites - if it has the cast icon, it works.

Now I changed my router and got a new network, and it works with youtube or hbo for example (both on android phone and pc) but not with stremio or other "unofficial" streaming sites - I click the icon, it says available, it does connect and even shows the movie loading for a second and then I get a black screen with the cast logo in the center, like it's connected but nothing is on. Stremio does this too, it looks like it's going to work than just goes to that screen and I can't cast.

I've reset chromecast, restarted everything, made sure everything is connected to the same new network, I can't make sense of why it works on some things and not others?! The new router is even the same model than the previous..

I'd greatly appreciate any help, thank you!!

0 Comments
2024/12/01
20:21 UTC

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Problem with google tv streamer and 4k, with projector.

So I have 2 projector. Each are 1080p native with 4k support (aka upscaling). Both have a google tv streamer connected via hdmi. Both have a 4k hdmi capable.

For one (Formovie s5) I can pick the 4k option in display, but not the other (Wanbo X5 pro).

Is it a bug in the Google tv streamer or an advertising lie for the projector? Does the google tv streamer remove the 4k option if it believes the display doesn't support it? Thanks for the help!

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2024/12/01
19:09 UTC

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Our wifi connection is pretty shoddy on the CCwgTV4k. I need a usbC hub with gigabit Ethernet that natively works with this unit. Problem is, I've tried a couple now and the USB element works but the Ethernet won't. Can someone please link a working hub/dock from Amazon.ca?

Our wifi 5ghz connection is pretty shoddy on the CCwgTV4k. I bought a USBC hub so we could add a keyboard, then added a ethernet->usbC via a usbc->usbA adapter to go wired. This kinda works, our Internet is a solid 600mb connection and I tested the Ethernet to usbC adapter on my laptop and it's solid, with a 10mb loss in speed. But that hub I bought only has usbA ports, except for the usbC PD passthrough and the result is around 40mb connection, which works-ish, but not very well and we get buffering in various apps pretty frequently.

I really don't want to spend a lot of money upgrading our wifi mesh, or switching back from the CC to an i5 mini PC.

I just bought a Logiix usbC hub from London Drugs and the USB side of things work but the Ethernet, which has LEDs indicating it's connected, doesn't show up in CC. Ditto for a $$$ Dell D6000 thunderbolt dock.

Could somebody please point me to a confirmed working USB 3.1 or 3.2 CCwgTV4k compatible hub with 10Gb data transfer on amazon.ca? Either a usbC hub with power passthrough and a couple usbC ports for accessories so I can still connect the functional Ethernet to usbC adapter that I already have, or one that has gigabit Ethernet built in?

I'm tired of driving back to do a return, or paying for return postage and driving to drop off at X due to trial and failure.

2 Comments
2024/12/01
18:25 UTC

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Google tv streamer

Hi guys

I understand that google tv streamer can convert old stupid tvs into a google snart tv. Will its remote replace the old tv remote (turn on and off? Also will i be able to say hey google turn on tv and use voice to play episodes on Netflix etc?

Thank you

14 Comments
2024/12/01
14:04 UTC

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Chromecast Audio connectivity issues: Android requires prior iOS connection

I am experiencing difficulties connecting my Android device to my Chromecast Audio. However, if I connect an iOS device first, the Android device can then connect, albeit with some lag.

Has anyone else encountered this issue? Are there any known solutions or troubleshooting steps to resolve this problem?

0 Comments
2024/12/01
13:23 UTC

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Just got my first full screen, unskippable, un-exitable ad. Be so serious right now.

Opened my tv from gaming, went to Chromecast, and got a big, full screen Fido (Canadian phone provider) ad on my screen. It was a few seconds long, couldn't skip, had to wait for it to end. Nah. I'm not okay with that. Any way to avoid besides getting rid of Chromecast all together? I liked using it with my google home, but the home is pretty garbage as well so I don't know if I'll miss it too much.

11 Comments
2024/12/01
08:48 UTC

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Chromecast Audio Transmitter

Been a few years and I was looking around again to no avail. But has anyone discovered a new means to sharing audio from an analogue input to Chromecast audio group? I know it could be done via the input on the Home max or as I have been using the old vinyl cast app with an old phone. Didn't know if there where any other options out there

0 Comments
2024/12/01
02:43 UTC

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Max APK link for Chromecast with Google tv?

I used to install the max APK for Chromecast with Google TV on apkmirror. I do not see any updates there since July for the nodpi version which I needed for the TV since the Chromecast says other packages it cannot open/resolve. Not sure what it means. Could someone please tell me how to get max working again please... Really wanna watch penguin and have some vacations coming up.

2 Comments
2024/12/01
01:22 UTC

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Fix for broken Plex thumbnails on google tv with projectivy launcher?

Not sure of a great place to ask but plex doesnt show on here or the normal google tv launcher and if that was a known issue

3 Comments
2024/12/01
01:01 UTC

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help!

Trying to help my elderly neighbour. Keep trying to set it up but this message keeps popping up. We have never had this problem before. Cant find any settings that need to be changed and have tried on multiple devices now. Not sure which chromecast he has.

5 Comments
2024/12/01
00:51 UTC

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CCwGTV 4k or Fire stick max 4k

Hey, I have a samsung 4k uhd hdr10+ tv. And I want some tv box with android that supports DA, HLG, HDR10/10+. Both CCwGTV 4k and Fire max 4k are on sale with similar price so I’m not sure. I should mention I will be using these outside of the US. I like the google tv interface but I want the most powerful one. With no lag or ads which google tv doesn’t have much of but idk abt fire stick max.

14 Comments
2024/11/30
19:49 UTC

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Is there any 3-rd party Remote Config through Bluetooth App?

I believe it is a quite common case where we try to set up the IR buttons on the remote for example power button and volume button, we cannot find our TV brand in the list. Thit is a problem I have had with a Chromecast and it applies to all Google/Android TV OS based boxes.

The current solution only is just to try different random brands and models until you hit the jackpot. It's really annoying and time consuming.

So I was just wondering is there any other app made by a genius which has a much larger and updated database for more TV brands, and can set up the IR remote buttons through bluetooth?

3 Comments
2024/11/30
15:17 UTC

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Trying to cast video with subtitles from ios, does not work.

I own an iPhone and an old chromecast. I can cast videos from my phone with the help of VLC but it cannot show the subtitles.

Is there any other app I can install on my iphone that can cast videos with subtitles?

4 Comments
2024/11/30
10:19 UTC

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