2020-10-02, 12:18
(2020-10-02, 11:47)noggin Wrote:(2020-10-02, 11:33)RockerC Wrote: Ah, there is also a wired 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet Adapter for Chromecast with Google TV available for $19.99
https://store.google.com/us/product/chro...2?hl=en-US
Basically, this replaces the USB-charger with a combined USB Ethernet adapter and AC to DC 5V 1.5A USB-C type charger.
They had a similar option for the older Chromecasts with Micro-USB which shipped by default with Chromecast Ultra.
https://store.google.com/us/product/ethe...t?hl=en-US
IMHO, wired Ethernet this is really a must if you plan on using Google's Stadia as a cloud gaming service.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Stadia
Be interesting to see if the USB Type C port is USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. The SoC supports USB 3.0 AIUI. If so then a power delivery pass-through hub with USB 3.0 ports and a GigE Ethernet adaptor (as sold for small USB Type C laptops and tablets) may be a very neat solution. (If it's USB 2.0 only you'll still get better results than with a 100Mbs USB 2.0 adaptor with a USB 3.0 GigE adaptor in 2.0 mode)
Why is 1Gbps Ethernet needed on a device type like this?
Isn't 100Mbps is fast enough to stream video services like Netflix and cloud gaming services like Stadia, but for Kodi you might want 1Gbps if using VFS (Virtual File Server) for archives videos and games with RetroPlayer or?
I understand that you want 1Gbps network-switches in your LAN if you want to stream 4K video to multiple devices fastly copying files between devices and networked storage, but why does this media player need more than 100Mbps?
It only has 2GB RAM and 8GB flash for storage (of which only half is available to the user), so 1Gbps should really only be needed if map networked storage and need fast speed for copying complete smaller like games or?
Streaming 4K video should not need faster than 100Mbps interface on side of such type of media player or?
If this "Google Chromecast with Google TV" dongle supported 8K video then that might be very different.
