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Just FYI, the Chromecast supports ethernet, depending on the model. I believe some of the older Chromecast Ultra models have an ethernet port on the power brick, and the newer Chromecast with Google TV models (which I believe is the one you're looking for) are USB-C, and you can power it from a hub, and it'll connect automatically to a USB-ethernet adapter on the hub. This is also how you'd extend the storage of the Chromecast, because the onboard storage is criminally small.
Thanks, yeah I read you need a usb c adapter or a power adapter with rj45 included. Read though that it maxes out at 100mbps and my WiFi is probably faster. Guess wireless is worth a try first.
Oh yeah, that's the other thing I forgot to mention. I believe the power brick the Google TV model comes with is only like 1.5 amps, so you'll definitely need a higher-rated adapter with whatever hub you get. You'll wanna check the requirements of the hub and the ethernet adapter and make sure whatever power adapter you get can support all of them at once.
Personally, I've had no issues using wifi with mine. I used to have it connected with ethernet when I would play games on Stadia through my Google TV, but that usually ran just fine on wifi, as well. Just keep in mind that you do need to be a lot closer than you would expect to get a good signal; being placed behind your TV made of metal and glass does a lot to interfere with the wifi signal, so I find that dongles like this tend to really not do well with being beyond the same room as the router, in a lot of cases.
Thanks for the insights. Wi-Fi ap is in the same room as the TV, so that should be fine. Think usb adapter will be plan B. Thanks again for the details. Lemmy is great.