How Can I Speed Up My Chromecast?

By casting directly, you remove thelag introduced by the internet.

Cast local videos from your mobile unit.You’ll need to use a streaming service which allows downloading content.

Steps to cast to a Chromecast from a mobile device.

For example, in the mobile Netflix app just tap theDownloadicon at the bottom of the display.

Just choose the content and tap theDownloadbutton.

One example of this isthe Plex app.

Opening the Cast menu from the Chrome browser.

From within an app like Plex, you’ll see the Chromecast icon to cast your local video.

In the Chrome web app, grab the three dots at the upper right to kick off the menu.

At the bottom of the Cast menu, selectSources.

Cast file selected from the Chrome Chromecast menu.

Then selectCast filefrom the list.

Then select a lower quality than the default to improve casting speed.

go for the cast icon to cast to your Chromecast rig.

Selecting the video file to cast to an available Chromecast device.

On the Hulu website, when you play a video just opt for options icon and selectQuality.

The quality setting for Netflix is only available in the Profile parameters.

On the home screen, opt for dropdown menu at the upper right and selectAccount.

Lowering YouTube video quality from the Quality settings.

In theProfile & Parental Controlssection, and selectChangenext toPlayback tweaks.

In the Data usage per screen section, selectLow.

Most other streaming services also have the ability to adjust video playback quality.

Adjusting Hulu Chromecast video quality.

Lower this setting to optimize your Chromecast experience.

How Do I Optimize Chromecast Full Screen?

This is a feature in the Chrome surfing app cast feature which lets you optimize fullscreen videos.

Enabling the Optimizing Fullscreen Videos setting in the Chrome browser Chromecast menu.

Keep in mind whenOptimize fullscreen videosis enabled, mirroring is disabled.

This means you won’t be able to watch the video on the gear you’re casting from.

So, if you want to mirror the video instead, you’ll need to turn this feature off.

FAQ

confirm video smoothness isn’t off for your Chromecast Ultra.

This default feature selects a 1080p 60Hz connection for smooth playback.