New to technology..need help mxgptv&chromecast

hyler199
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hyler199 8/20/2017 8:18pm
8/20/2017 8:18pm
Hey guys,

For the first time ever i bought a flatscreen tv, a samsung smart tv at that. I bought the chromecast ultra as my brother recommended.

I used it this weekend to cast the nbc sports gold app from my phone and holy shit, mint bro mint.

What is the best method to cast MXGP racing? I tried casting videos and other stuff in my browser and the quality is shit. It looks better on my laptop screen than what casts to my tv. I dont want to buy the races and end up casting a blurry pixelated laggy mess.

im using a 4k uhd smart tv with chromecast, using a windows laptop.
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hyler199 8/20/2017 8:19pm
8/20/2017 8:19pm
I want to buy mxgp of usa and MXON of course...
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ruskymx 8/20/2017 8:31pm
8/20/2017 8:31pm
I never tried casting from my phone since I have an Amazon Fire Box, but I do cast from my laptop for MXGP. My old router was a cheap one and would drop the connection a lot or just be really laggy. I bought a NetGear Nighthawk router and it's been smooth as butter ever since. I also cut the cord so I wanted a better router for streaming TV as well through Fire Box and Fire stick. Plus my old router was 4-5 years old and needed an update
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kzizok 8/20/2017 8:32pm
8/20/2017 8:32pm Edited Date/Time 8/20/2017 8:33pm
Seems that Ive heard issues with Chromecast, in particular. Maybe its better on Roku.

You could HDMI tether.
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DPR250R 8/20/2017 8:40pm
8/20/2017 8:40pm
Sorry to say I have been down that road with no luck. I tried to cast races from browsers on both a PC and Mac, just to jittery for me. Maybe someone can chime in that has gotten it to work smooth.

I went to mirroring my iPhone to Apple TV and it has worked great. Super smooth.

I would connect and HDMI cable from a laptop if I was you.

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Xeno 8/20/2017 10:03pm
8/20/2017 10:03pm
If you subscribe to YouTube TV* you can see the MXGP races on CBS sports.

I just watched the race from Sweden- the quality is perfect casting to a Visio 4K.

*not available in all markets
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pdub187 8/21/2017 3:09am
8/21/2017 3:09am
I can chrome cast mxgp races perfectly. Are you clicking the cast icon on the video player or are you trying to mirror the tab?
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resetjet 8/21/2017 5:41am
8/21/2017 5:41am
Not sure how chrome cast works but most video stuff will downgrade the quality to match the speed of your connection.

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