Maximize Your Chromecasts Full Capabilities

[@Ben_osrs]

I wish this guy made videos about every single topic in the world. He is so thorough in testing and explaining everything easily. Props to you.

[@p1dru2art]

Yeah but did he ever tell us what he's trying to do

[@TechWithBrett]

Updates: HDMI port does nothing. Storage needs to have FAT32 format to work. What other questions do you have?

[@RobertoRamirez.]

Any usb tv tuner support?

[@lionn_]

Have you tried Zoom with the Logitech webcam? Never knew the CC can do that.

[@TechWithBrett]

@@lionn_ I could not get Zoom to work through the web or by side loading the app. I have heard others have found a way but it took too much work.

[@vancedyap]

So means you cant view 4k videos from a usb drive since fat32 have a file size limit...

[@MayoKM]

Can you play KZbin videos at more then 1x speed?

[@apoorvswarup]

Important to note that even though the bandwidth wasn't particularly higher with ethernet the ping was significantly better with over 20% improvement. Would recommend using it in case you plan to stream games through a service like stadia (which can be sideloaded right now and should launch shortly)

[@TechWithBrett]

Great point!

[@newDell-q4w]

Ping is also important for game streaming from you desktop via the Steam app!

[@PT-mj3bk]

Whats stadia? 😂

[@itsexpla]

oh Stadia is no more my friend !

[@zammyowens8987]

this comment aged well LOOOOL

[@JustA.Person]

2:18 - 5 volts at 1.5 amps, not the other way around :-)

[@ahammedyaseen1580]

Actually if u say it anyway the result is same, 7.5 W

[@pieter-janverly6094]

@@ahammedyaseen1580 it's not the same. Using a 5 volt brick on a 1.5 device would be a serious fire hassard. Don't ever over volt devices beyond their limits

[@camberwellcarrot420]

Sand the cable isn't 7.5W, the power supply can supply that much.

[@JamesN4790k]

I literally just caught this myself :D Everything USB is at minimum 5 volts to prevent overvolting (amperage amount doesn't matter as much), devices like MacBooks that use a higher voltage have some pretty nifty tech where the device first 'talks' to the charger to determine that it is actually safe to supply the full 9v/12v/ whatever the device wants

[@SssshirazzzZ]

i caught this too

[@nextdoorguy45572]

This is an extremely detailed and helpful video. My set up is a Tivo Stream 4K (very similar to CWGTV) with an extra USB-C port. It gets power from a micro USB port. My hub is an ESHOWEE with one ethernet, one HDMI, one SD card, one micro SD Card, one USB-C Power delivery and two USB 3 ports. I connected the hub to the USB-C port of the device. I tried a 32GB SD card a 16GB micro SD card and two USB flash drives, a 32GB Sandisk and an old 8GB Corsair. Like Tech with Brett, I can confirm that the TS4K recognized both flash drives and didn't recognize any of the SD and micro SD cards. I didn't try the ethernet port or any hard drives. The most iteresting part of this video, besides what works and what doesn't, was the power supplies. I tried two power bricks the weakest one was an 18 watt, and everything worked fine. Maybe the TS4K requires less power from the hub because it uses its own power adapter, so a regular 10 watt power brick might work, but I can't confirm this because I didn't try it. Thanks again for such a nice video.

[@cbee402]

can confirm a 10w brick works fine for me.

[@xPICESx]

Amazing how everything is covered so fluently without missing any detail. As if u r reading the receiver mind and anticipating any possible question or inquiry. Great work.

[@valentingheorghe1693]

Functionality can be further improved, by including audio Downmix to stereo and DRC (dynamic range compression) off options, when multichannel audio content is played and sent to other audio equipment via Bluetooth.

[@edgeman04]

Likely your external storage is formatted as NTFS but for Chromecast needs to be formatted as exfat. USB thumb drives are usually formatted in fat32 or exfat automatically for compatibility, but larger drives tend to get formatted as NTFS to better support the larger size. If you take those drives back into Windows and reformat them as exfat they should show up in your Chromecast and then be useable for media payback or internal device storage.

[@TechWithBrett]

Thanks for the tip! Any disadvantage of formating those to Exfat?

[@edgeman04]

@@TechWithBrett honestly I couldn't say with certainty. I don't think the Chromecast OS would take advantage of anything NTFS offers anyways. ExFAT is just a way to get around the size limitation of FAT32 is my understanding. So other than that limitation it functions most for compatibility over performance or security. I've been using ExFAT on a large SSD with my Nvidia Shield and haven't seen any issues whatsoever.

[@jimtran93]

@@TechWithBrett ExFAT will only work with modern operating systems as very old versions of Windows, macOS, or Linux do not support ExFAT.

[@ishelton750]

I love my Anker stuff and I swear by it, I've had a battery and chargers from them since 2016 and they all work well, I can still charge my switch once and phone like 1 and a half times from the battery, and that charger cable never failed me and is one of the most durable cables I've used tho when I first got the other cable it was acting up but works so it may just have been my device

[@pieter-janverly6094]

@brett at 2:22 you say the brick is 5 amps and 1.5 volts. Its 5 volts and 1.5 amps. You can use any brick that outputs 5 Volts. So amperage will needs to be high enough to deliver enough power. Amperage will adjust it selfs to the needs of the device. If you were to connect a 10 Volts brick you would frie the chromecast. I think most usb power bricks have a 5 volt output but i would check it anyways before hooking it up. You dont want to burn down your house ;)

[@oderomichael]

Very useful video. Was about to give up on my brand new ORICO typeC hub, until I got through your power supply explanation. Using a 45 watt charger from my Chromebook fixed everything. Ethernet + expanded storage is a basic requirement for me Thanks

[@kuchesezik]

the reason the card and drives aren’t showing is because of file system compatibility. the sdxc card and t7 ssd are pre-formatted in exfat and the hard drive is probably ntfs. most usb thumb drives are pre-formatted to fat32 which is limited in some ways but has the most compatibility. android phones usually support exfat drives natively but it recently came to my attention that the google pixel phone has this capability intentionally disabled, probably because google wants to push its paid subscription cloud storage service which is noted with the closing of the free google photos storage, (the reason for me to test that). this is most likely also the case with the chromecast and you might be able to get around it by re-formatting the drives to fat32, although you should first note its limitations and would need to temporarily offload any files on the drive that you don’t want to delete.

[@ianandrushuk4015]

I was able to get a 1 TB Samsung T5 SSD drive to work. You need to delete the portion on the T5 in "disk management" (Windows 10). Plugging back into the hub will give you an option to format. Then it works!

[@daneo617]

How much of that 1 TB ssd do you actually use

[@parvathambaby6519]

Jshwhehwudjdhue

[@dariotecchio5144]

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[@carolinacrew8903]

Thanks for the info.

[@garrettgiuffre5653]

No no Jesus f Christ. How about manufacturer just build the hardware how it should be and stop nurfin it

[@alessandropesca3502]

6:29 That happened because the usb c dongle you used only supports 150 mbps ethernet. It can be seen that he used the maximum of his capacity because upload is symmetrical to the previous test.

[@heyou427]

Reason why the Duo video doesn’t look good on the TV is because your TV is likely a 4K while your front facing camera on your phone may not be able to capture video at that resolution. Using the rear facing camera that’s capable of recording video at 4K may work, though actual video quality may depend on video compression used by Duo.

[@marcusgurley9495]

And now I know what to do with this Dell USB-C docking station I’ve had sitting around forever lol Great video. Thanks!

[@Pro-Tayto]

I would like to let you know that the PD doesnt mean that the device can power others with type c, it actually is a power standard that came out a while back to allow usb type c to output upwards of 100w through the cable/connector.

[@Wesmosis]

I brought this to devices Anker 60W. Anker 7-in-1 USB C Hub, and I managed to use the Internet with the chronic cast thank you so much for the help.

[@pdevonport7266]

At 2.4 A at 5 V the maximum output is 12 Watts ,so it doesn't matter if it's USB C or not.The higher wattage and voltage is for a charging Protocol where faster charging times are achieved by putting higher voltage at lower Amps that's creates less heat and requiring the same wire gauge as used by most smart phones,some computers and some batteries.

[@ajv7835]

Random question: Should it matter if USB C Hub has 100w or 87w USB C PD? Isn't the cable's amperage (3A or higher) or the power brick more important? I'm kinda confused about that... Why does the USB C hub have to support 100w PD?

[@justinmaxwell4199]

Heat is the reason. If the hub is inline with a 100w device. Then the hub must be capable of managing the heat generated from an amperage draw that high.

[@ChellieCervone]

Thanks. I noticed you did not turn wifi off when using ethernet. Would your speed be faster if you turned off wifi? I know that sometimes with both connected t can cause slowdowns.

[@georgeabelev5625]

Thank you Brett! Just finished all configurations using your guide and it is just wonderful! All works as desired. You are amazing!

[@hilarym74]

My boyfriend just bought the new chrome cast and the Anker dongle, earlier this year we both purchased the anker fast chargers too. With that said I was helping him set up the chrome cast and dongle last night and we used the anker wall charger to connect it and it still said there is not enough power. I don’t understand what could be going on could it be the google chrome cast wire? We even plugged it into the wall itself and a power strip we have and still the same results. 😕🙁

[@MichelFortin1844]

me too

[@7seven261]

Same here!! It does not work!!!!

[@peterporteleki4118]

I think you should test the network speed between a very fast known entity souch as a pc wired to the router/switch, and do it with iperf3 so you are not limited to external factors, you can see the bare network speed as iperf3 streams packets directly into memory.

[@frankhovis]

3:23 - Are you sure that dongle can stand having 11Volts up it?

[@smimatt1983]

I was able to get a micro SD card to work on mine but you have to format the memory card on a computer or Chromebook to fat32 first and then the Chromecast will recognize it to where you can format it to the Chromecast

[@TechWithBrett]

Thanks for the Tip!

[@sakibuddin7662]

man this video answers all my questions...some of which were at a subconscious level only...this is awesome

[@kscannella]

With Developer Options enabled you can set the device to always allow writing apps to external. Great video, well done 👏 ✔ 👍

[@daneo617]

& turn down animation scale to make the device a lil bit faster just don't put the first of three to 0.0 I'd leave that one on 0.05 because it affects your mouse courser but the second 2 can be set to 0.0 they're about half way down the dev options & all 3 of the settings end in animation 👍🏼✌🏼

[@john_thorpe]

I can't get Netflix or KZbin to go to the external ... even with having the force to external on. Where you able to get these on the external?

[@DarkRoyoftheUnderworld]

Plugged in a Chromebox to the TV a few years ago and never looked back. It's a more simple set up and you can do all of it 😁

[@kperez]

Maybe your issue using the SD Card and SSD has something to do with the file system or the amount of storage that's compatible with the Chromecast. Maybe re-formatting to exFat or Fat32 might help.

[@BrandonGiesing]

One important note, while it does give that power warning, if you just wait a few seconds, it eventually boots up anyway. Granted I’ve not been using a hub but I get the same warning plugging it into the back of my TV instead of a brick and it works perfectly fine

[@chrmat15]

Thanks so much, Brett!!! This answered pretty much all my questions about my new Chromecast with Google TV. I didn't even realize you could expand the (tiny) onboard storage that Google decided was enough for everybody. This helped me so much! I'll be sure to watch more of your videos in the future!! You just got a new subscriber! You're awesome! Keep it up, bro!!

[@viratchopra]

thank you brett, very informative, i bought the new chromecast after watching your previous video, this video has so many useful information, file browser, speed test via web browser, file transfer from chromecast to card, didn’t know we could so much with the chromecast. so many things to try out after watching this video

[@TechWithBrett]

It really can do quite a bit for such little amount of money. Glad this was helpful!

[@Android_jimmy]

Damn son, I learn so much from your videos. Great ideas thank you 👍

[@ddgiant]

Great video. For reference the storage must be fat32, thus the reason the larger storage was not usable. I wish duo would allow you to pick audio sorce. And it looks like duo does not support 1080 video

[@TechWithBrett]

Thanks for clarifying that! Hopefully they can add those functions to Duo in the future.

[@BR3WCITYx]

larger storage is able to be applied. You just cant format in fat32 in windows stock format. You must download an app for that.

[@edgeman04]

Exfat should also work which supports larger sizes.

[@Reprodestruxion]

Zoom installed via aptoide, WhatsApp (with a phone account) and google hangouts too

[@mikem123]

Has anyone tested any other cameras or is there more or less universal support for the most common brands?

[@Clodderes]

I bought Logitech 925e, it doesn't work.

[@adoteq_]

I guess if IT works for Chrome os, IT might work

[@liampayne6165]

Liam's to bed early last night to see you too

[@liampayne6165]

Hi to work tomorrow morning

[@airventilation]

Does google tv dongle support connecting other video inputs via the dongle? For example connecting Nintendo switch via hdmi input on usb c dongle and selecting the hdmi input to display within google tv interface? Thank you

[@coderedv]

Would you be able to list out the USB Hubs that failed during your testing please? I have just ordered a Baseus 7 in 1 fabric, before I watched this youtube clip, now I am a little bit worried, lol. thank you for sharing your experience Brett

[@petermuller8512]

Man, I can't wait to waste my whole weekend setting all of this up.

[@DavidPonce115]

Great video. The only thing that bothered me a little was when you mentioned the wattage of the power bricks, you can have a power brick that is 40v 100a, the Chromecast will only operate that brick at the 5v rating. Mainly because it doesn't support Quick charge or similar technology.

[@ajv7835]

Random question: Should it matter if USB C Hub has 100w or 87w USB C PD? Isn't the cable's amperage (3A or higher) or the power brick more important? I'm kinda confused about that... Why does the USB C hub have to support 100w PD?

[@XGen4]

Please share the link of the alternate devices to Anker.

[@zeeryos102]

Your awesome Brett! I've added magic to my chromcast with your awesome tips! Family impressed! :)

[@carltonseals9043]

Outstanding and very informative video! I have had this Chromecast w/Google TV for a while, now that I just watched your video, I am going to order a couple things from Amazon and start enjoying it. TY!!!

[@TechDoctorUK]

Great video Brett!. I found in my ethernet testing, I was able to get around 300mb on wired. However, trying a different hub, this would drop to around 100mb. Both had gigabit ports but its clear not all hubs are built the same.

[@TechWithBrett]

Very interesting. The most I have seen is 350mb on Wifi. Thanks for helping me figure out the adoptable storage, It would have been nice for at least 16GB internal storage.

[@apoorvswarup]

which hub did you use just out of curiosity?? also the key improvement I noticed was in the reduction of ping which improved by over 20%

[@TechDoctorUK]

@@apoorvswarup VEMONT USB C Hub, 5 in 1 Aluminium Type C Adapter with 3 ports USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet RJ45, 100W PD Quick Charger

[@troysright]

@@TechWithBrett Was the drives that wouldn't work fat 32 ?

[@TechWithBrett]

@@troysright no they weren't.

[@juniorfontana]

Hi, do you know if I can use an adapter usb c to p2 and connect that to my speaker or even use and hub with p2 port included?

[@TheAusmanCometh]

I legitimately came here to get some tutorials, and i ended up getting rick rolled. WELL DONE!

[@ThomasBirch]

You can pair up a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse in the remote settings.

[@rubenespada4365]

Amazing! How did you manage to connect a SD Card. My Chromecast only shows a message similar to "SD Card has been correctly removed" even when it is still plugged. Another problem I had is that I selected my pendrive as removable (in order to conect it to pc and CCGTV) but now google TV apps only have reading permission, not writing.

[@retroaria]

This is the limitation, this video have 1 year. After few month I tried and no more works. I think the Chromecast firmware update remove the SD card and USB external connection. Now is very very difficult to get access to external sd or USB flasdrives. 1 in 20 is your chance after reset chromecast. Even if you get access After reset or simply restart the TV your connection can be lost. "Congratulations" to Google

[@adoteq_]

Can you also plugin de ethernet adapter into a USB c hub and still have ethernet?

[@RobWhittlestone]

Extremely cool video Brett, I had no idea that Google Chromecast was so capable. All the best, Rob

[@calzonemaniacsvideocorner0804]

I don't understand why TV manufacturers don't include more USB ports in their products. Hell, even the earliest USB-era computers had at least two.

[@RegisBodnar]

So... in case you would read this, thanks for the video! I made me go back and check if my bedroom Chromecast could just use a dock I already owned, with a beefier power brick and route the sound to a speaker system that just sits there, rather than lugging my BT speaker and power cable into my bedroom (It's a Harman Kardon Onyx something... it's heavy)

[@mscroggi]

If you aren't getting great speeds from the gig ethernet cable, its a flaw in the USB hub. Perhaps its not creating a separate subnet so it drops to the lowest denominator (100mb probably) for all devices. (this is the equivalent of using an ethernet hub vs an ethernet switch) There are other videos where different USB hubs were able to deliver way faster speeds than what you got from your test. If you have a choice between a cable or wireless and there aren't any enough differences between the two to make a difference, the cable is the less prone to error and is the best choice.

[@Cytorak54]

So what brand of usb hub is the best.for. the best potential of ethernet cable

[@poisongodmachine3]

I've got a Chromecast w/ GoogleTV and have hooked it up to a USB hub with power delivery (pd) and am using an SD card as extended internal storage. I've migrated most of my apps to the SD card. The thing is, sometimes the SD card randomly disconnects (like once every few hours), and I have to manually remove it and put it back in for the Chromecast to recognize it again. It's not a power issue, because I never got the "low power" message, but just to be sure, I bought a power adapter with higher wattage, but still have the same problem.

[@7seven261]

I used his links and still have low power. Did not work!!

[@Lone432345]

It seems to me. That the Chromecast doesn't show storage unless its format into Fat32. exFat and NTSC dont show up.

[@oztuber2]

it doesnt show up for me even with fat32 format

[@mematitr]

I also connected a USB c hub to my Chromecast, but it doesn't work for me. None of the connected USB sticks or other peripheral devices are recognized. I used the power supply from the Chromecast. I also tried a different power supply from my phone, a 120 watt power supply, but that didn't work either. The Chromecast gets power, but the USB hub doesn't work when I connect USB storage. It's not the USB hub's fault, as I've also tried it on my smartphone and it works there. I have the Android 12 version on the Chromecast. Could it be that Google has deactivated this function?

[@alisiagonzalez4857]

I’ve already watched like 5 of your videos. Thank you! Your videos are so helpful! I’m learning so much on how to make my home a smart home and which devices would work best for us.

[@idjandeguzman4487]

LOL! Just found this video regarding my question on your other video. Awesome job man and again thank you for taking the time!

[@TechWithBrett]

Glad you found it. I am currently using the official Ethernet adapter and my speeds have been around 300mbps which is much better then when I did my first tests.

[@idjandeguzman4487]

@@TechWithBrett oh ok. On the video you had better speed with the dongle but I will check and see which one is better. I am trying to find a way to get a more steady internet connection while playing.

[@motylosza1]

Could You let me know is it possible to play 4k movies from external memory or drive(kind of blue ray highest quality files around 60gigs or more). Would the HDR and Dolby Atmos works ?

[@TechWithBrett]

I'll do some testing. The largest file I have is 24GB. I think this might be dependent on the files browser app you use.

[@MrDawn1985]

@@TechWithBrett Please reply. I also want to know whether it works. many thanks....

[@KarlMiller]

Terrific! Which hubs failed with Google's TV with chromecast?

[@ChrisStevenscsdesign73]

Does anybody know how big of a storage drive you can actually add to it. In other words how big can you make it with it still actually working for the additional storage. Thanks so much for the help. I figured that the speed is the only 2.0 I might as well just get a 2.0 with the biggest size I can get maybe or I could get a three.0 I don't know we'll see.

[@HistoryBluff137]

Excellent question. I'd like to know that as well. If possible, I'd like to have my entire digital library downloaded in best quality on an external drive so I wouldn't have to worry about losing quality while streaming

[@treborobotacon]

I was able to make a perpetual free energy machine by following this video.

[@checkon2184]

I think the chrome cast is a solid device.

[@rojoroj9777]

Samsung ssd and seagate hdd don't support by google tv because of NTFS file format . U need to download 3rd party app to access NTFS file

[@GreeniusGenius]

? You do realise you can just reformat a drive on your computer. I have my Samsung drives formatted to Apple’s file system, AFPS, and it works just fine.

[@Nestor_Suarez]

Finally a way to have a webcam and make videocalls on the TV!! I would love to use this with my family on the other side of the world. It's a pitty that we can't use pther apps, or receive a call while watching, as the Duo app needs to be open...

[@matthewhodge4215]

I noticed slower internet speeds on my steam deck when connected to ethernet through a usb c dongle vs straight wifi. I think the usb c connector is a bottleneck for ethernet.

[@PistolaoBR]

The usb 2.0 external hard drives needs a app to recognize NTFS partitions

[@hopechannelhopemusic]

So if using external hard drive with 3.0 .. it will recognize right?

[@MatejBosansky]

Nice titurial. 2:40 But please check out what Power Delivery function is. It is not about sharing power.

[@jimmyispromo]

Sick! You a genius bruh. Btw... 2nd!

[@MegasXLR]

Too bad wireless DeX doesn't work with the Chromecast. That's why I'm buying an AnyCast M9 Plus hoping it has support for Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC).

[@TechWithBrett]

Haha! Thanks for the title help.

[@rustymixer2886]

@@MegasXLR what does wireless dex work with firestick

[@Dwight-Schrute007]

@@TechWithBrett Hi. I have been trying to do video calls on my chromecast with google tv, via google duo, but have been facing some issues. The microphone on the chromecast remote doesn't work i.e. others can't hear me during call but I can hear them. I have allowed the mic permissions for the app and even though the mic works flawlessly with google assistant, it doesn't work with Duo. I even unplugged my webcam, restarted the device and the tried to do just some voice calls but still same result, the mic on the remote doesn't work. I have searched on Google and some answers came up saying that you can't use your remote mic for video calls, but then I see KZbinrs like you having no problems whatsoever. If you can help that would be awesome! Plus my webcam's video quality is a bit blurry compared to when I connect it to my PC.

[@jrtishner]

Do all the Chromecast models still allow anyone on the same network to basically "jump into" anything you're casting and watch whatever you're watching? And also control from their phone anything through the casted device? I couldn't believe that was possible and that they weren't password protected somehow.

[@ricardoluise]

Great video. Do you know if that webcam works on Dex? Im using new Samsung tablet as main computer. When Im on Dex and using external monitor Im trying to connect a web cam to have eye contact on Skype or duo calls, but no success, no web cam recognized.

[@rowellgonzalesPH]

@techwithbrett, have you tried putting a usb mic on the type C hub, so that the sound quality for the call is louder and better? Or will it still use the camera’s mic for a google duo call?

[@usualbeast]

Were you able to figure this out?

[@PratapShinde]

Awesome review. Just came after watching Tech doctor UK video. You guys are genius.

[@PubnicoExpat]

Wow, great video! I really liked the level of detail you shared. This is the best Chromecast with Google TV video I have seen.

[@JWimpy]

You present some good information and willing to help a guy out so I subscribed to your channel. Thanks for your great videos.

[@famousseamus149]

A micro sd card slot on the Chromecast would have made more sense.

[@TechWithBrett]

Yeah that would have been nice.

[@jaycorbin5361]

I just wish they went with a slightly different design so they could've put in Ethernet.

[@Surfbird11]

@@jaycorbin5361 Personally, I’m glad they didn’t. I don’t use Ethernet so I’m glad they didn’t bulk up the Chromecast to fit a port. If I ever need it I can use a dongle. Keep it small and simple.

[@Mister_Read]

Great video! Can you tell me if the Chromecast can play MKV files from the HDD as I noticed you played MP4

[@infinitecrysis]

Come here to watch a how to video, to see if the Chromecast is something I want to purchase. And I get bloody Rick Rolled. Checkmate Brett. Checkmate.

[@UnknownUserY2K]

The stock Nintendo Switch dock power cord and the Genki Covert Hub both provided enough power.

[@terra69]

I got rickrolled

[@josephnavarro3620]

😂, 😂😂

[@Charliesrc]

Me to

[@ProfWereW]

Good video, but I was waiting on the dongle HDMI test. Does it have video out from USB C?

[@kovkus]

2:25 you wanted to say 5 Volts and 1.5 Amps 😂

[@TechWithBrett]

Sorry, numbers are hard.

[@AriDisraelly]

Ran that back twice to double check what he said!

[@truneilson]

To make a Google duo call on the TV do you need a phone? Would this be something a parent could do without the kids at home having a cell phone?

[@barthalamewarnold2407]

10/10, very informative Rick Roll.

[@gentryng]

Quick question. I was reading that some hardwired ethernet adapters will cause the Chromecast with GoogleTV to lose network connectivity after updates/soft reboots. Requiring a hard reboot (power cycle) to restore ethern connectivity. Have you experienced this at all?

[@DanielPangemanan]

Got Rick Rolled in a tech tips video. I'm not even mad 😆

[@toner37]

just recently stumble across an Anker 9-in-1 with 4K HDMI dongle and it had a USB-C power plug on sale for $50 CDN. All I did for the power source I just unplugged the USB-C from the Google Chromecast and used that for the power source to the dongle and all good. It too had the internet port. Now I can use my mini wireless keyboard and charge it as well. Do I need all those extra ports and such, not really, but the price was right.

[@sneeks]

The SD card would have worked if formatted to FAT32.

[@NileshDevmurari]

Great Video... Is it possible to connect Wireless MIC (two Mics) to Chromecast with Google TV, for Karaoke setup without the need of additional Sound mixers?

[@JohnPapoula]

Thanks Brett for the great tips and TechDoctorUK (who I'm also subscribed to) as well! You guys make it easy to get the most out of your Chromecast TV. I wish I hadn't cheaped out initially and tried the UTechSmart hub (which was $20 CDN cheaper) which kept losing ethernet connection even with the Anker 45w PD. I returned it today and when I got back, the Amazon package with the Anker hub you recommended was sitting by my door waiting for me. LOL Now if Google would just fix the damn intermittent audio dropouts on surround sound! Anyone else experience this?

[@TomerArmarnik]

It seems that if you add the Disk on key as Fat32 {opposed to NTFS}, you can play media files from there.

[@likwitsnake2]

2:30 "Now lets take a look at a dongle" BOOM Demonitized.

[@frafra224]

Careful adria richards may gets you fired.

[@LucWijdeveld]

Watched your excellent vid 👌 used the translate subtitles in Dutch. Bought the Anker 7-in-1 USB C Hub on Amazon (NL) and the Translon 65 watt charger. I'm connected now with the LAN and don't get connecting errors anymore what I had before with the wifi. I stream only the Viaplay (formula 1) and Amazon Prime. added the storage, and yes, only usb sticks 2.0 (FAT32) working, but it is expand with 32 Gb. The Translon 65 watt charger gives only that wattage, the chromecast wants.

[@eusebiou-say-bee-oh326]

Rick rolled in 2020, nice sense of humor there. Wasn't expecting that in a how-to vid 👍

[@captainchris2]

@@khalidbaha1335 wtf

[@ZeroChanceLance]

Thanks for the heads up

[@CafèZelberto]

Hahaha 😂 remember when people used to do click bate like videos that would have Rick.

[@JestersDeadUK]

There is no Rick Roll

[@eusebiou-say-bee-oh326]

@@JestersDeadUK In order to be Rick Rolled, one must be attentive to be Rick Rolled... OUUUMMM...

[@Randy-nb6fw]

did you make sure you are using a cat6 ethernet cables for your gigabit internet? It could be the thing slowing it down

[@miguelmc2289]

9:09 ah yes I see you're a man of culture

[@jenniferp.1510]

Thanks! I had heard you could do this but wanted the deets. Used all my storage and can't do much with it as is!

[@DeztheDJ88]

Your wifi test killed me. In Australia I've got like 40 download and 5 upload 😭 and we invented wifi too. Imma cry

[@TechWithBrett]

I should probably stop complaining about my 35 upload then...

[@Reprodestruxion]

Bluddy Pommies , check out the Ethernet 7 cables

[@karu_official_yt]

Well that's better than in here Philippines

[@N3RFTHIS]

Bad luck bro. Mine is 98 down and 20 up. All comes down to how far you are from the node etc

[@HumbugShow]

40 down is good in Australia. I've had 18 down for 6 months... Stupid Turnbull, doubled the cost and halved the delivery. The OG NBN was much better.

[@gustavocarnaval6622]

Great video! About de power brick, you need to have attention only with the 5v Amps capability because the chromecast will only get 5v, no matter what else voltage options the brick can provide.

[@daryl3701]

Already doing this but still watching to see what else I missed

[@daneo617]

Great video but that camera image is 🤮 u could probably use an USBC adapter if u have an older micro USB hub Just a suggestion 👍🏼✌🏼

[@VincentWestberg]

My chromecast is Family Room TV also 😂

[@matthiasck]

THANK YOU FOR THIS ⭐️ i just filled up my chromecast (same model as yours) with only Disney+, Netflix and HBO Max. I went ahead and deleted the KZbin app on there too just to have a bit more space. Going to buy what you showed here. thanks again