Mid Chromecast with Google TV gave me many joys Throughout these years, moving from its main reason for being to see the content in streaming to other less known uses such as a light console for television. In fact, you have an interesting game. But for me, the best thing is that the use of my Smart TV Smart TV entry range has improved considerably.
It is incredible to see how something so small can serve so much and that most people who stay in the main one: how simple google TV is simple and functional. Because Chromecast is compact and the appearance of a basis, but hides aces in the manga. No further I unlocked the full potential of the USB chromecast port And there is no going back.
Note: Chromecast with Google TV has only a USB-C port, but as I have a typical center for laptops with a few ports (in my case, a minimalist macbook air), it is worth giving it a chance because I discovered that I discovered that A USB concentrator is the best friend of Chromecast. But even without him, you can do more things than just connect it to the current and feed it.
See external storage content
The best known alternative use is to use a hub concentrator to continue to feed the device and have more free ports, including another USB that allows you to connect a USB or hard drive memory See and reproduce the compatible content that houses.
Small mystery, beyond, it is necessary that the external storage device is in a compatible format and that A file manager is necessary To “see” it and therefore be able to navigate the menu and reproduce it, for example the file commander.
Increase your storage space
One of the great defects of Chromecast with Google TV is that It comes with miserable 8 GB of storage Total that between what the operating system occupies, updates and nothing that installs some applications (I install a lot, I know), you stay at all. Fortunately, there is a solution: link a USB memory or an SD card to increase storage.
The assembly is identical to the previous one, but it then affects a certain configuration so that the Chromecast interprets that this storage space is its. So, in 'System'>'Storage“ We will have to play ''Delete and format as storage of the device ' And after format it, it will be time to move internal memory data to the news by clicking on 'Migrate data to this storage“To unify the storage and memory of Chromecast to operate as a whole.
Log to the Internet with the cable
Whether you have the TV far from the router, Wi-Fi falls continuously or you will see 4K content and need stability and quality connection? In this case and if the wireless connection does not accompany or the interference mark of yours, this is enough with Use the Ethernet concentrator To connect a cable that directly connects it to the router and take advantage of the Internet.
Prime: Nourish chromecast directly from television
It is not the panacea and it does not work on all TV, but it is possible to feed the chromecast directly from television, A functional apaño for when there are no closed caps.
Thus, it is necessary that wearing the TV is USB 3.0 or higher and activate the 'option of'USB DEPUINA 'present in the options for developers, who are activated by playing five times 'Android therefore compilation' After following the route of 'Adjustments'> 'system'> 'Information'.
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