Thursday, October 1, 2015

Chromecast 2nd Gen Wifi Test

What prompted me to purchase the second generation of the Chromecast was to see if the promise of better Wifi reception would improve the one pain point that I had with the original Chromecast not being able to stream Vudu HDX (1080p) video. I had the original Chromcast plugged into the side HDMI port of the TV and it could not overcome a crowded 2.4 GHz band and possible interference from the TV and being mounted to a wall.


So I hooked up the second generation Chromecast to the same HDMI port and I did some basic traffic monitoring tests to see how the throughput was better the original and second generation.

 1st Gen Chromecast on 2.4 GHz Band

 The movie could not maintain a steady connection and would buffer multiple times during the sample run.

2nd Gen Chromcast on 2.4 GHz Band


 When I hooked the second generation Chromecast to the 2.4 GHz band I was able to stream Vudu HDX video without any buffering during the short test run. The graph shows a more constant connection with no major valleys.

 2nd Gen Chromecast on 5 GHz Band



 The 5 GHz band also passed with flying colors with no buffering during the test and a higher throughput than the 2.4 GHz band. 
Google did deliver on its promise that the second generation Chromecast will provide a better Wifi experience. The new device was able to solve the main pain point that I had with the original not being able to stream 1080p video to the device and I say it is worth a look if you are in a similar situation.



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