Chromecast Ultra alternative for casting 4K HDR content?

King Mustard · 5 Aug 2019 at 18:10

I currently have a Chromecast, which supports 1080p only.

I recently bought a Hisense H65A6250UK TV (2019 model) and despite what you read on the Internet or in the manual, it is not fully DLNA-compliant and does not connect from mine (Huawei P30 Pro) or my partner's (Google Pixel 2 XL) phones. I do not wish to pursue this avenue any further; I have spend a lot of time online (mainly in forums) trying to diagnose it and it's not possible to solve.

I am wanting to upgrade to a 4K streamer that supports Dolby Vision (as that's what Netflix uses).

I will only use the device to cast Plex, YouTube, Plex etc. from my Android phone.

The Chromecast Ultra, at £70, is quite expensive.

I believe another option is Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K (£50).

There are the Now TV Smart Box 4K and Roku Streaming Stick+ but neither support Dolby Vision, which means no HDR support for Netflix.

Any thoughts?

Firestar_3x · 5 Aug 2019 at 18:58

Does the TV support Dolby Vision?

King Mustard · 5 Aug 2019 at 19:00

Firestar_3x said:
Does the TV support Dolby Vision?

My AV receiver does.

Firestar_3x · 5 Aug 2019 at 19:07

I thought all items in the chain had to be Dolby Vision compatible to work?

Netflix is HDR10 too isn't it?

jpaul · 6 Aug 2019 at 11:50

like they said - tv would need dv too .. since a/v just passes through the meta data to the tv/destination
without dv would probably consider a roku ss+ since it has a remote, and doesn't do dv.

I guess this was your hisense post https://www.avforums.com/threads/h50a6250-no-dlna.2221064/ (why not post link!)
per comment - did you try (google) casting from your phones ? - if the media type is compatible with the tv then dlna problems may not matter.

(maybe this impacts dnla too) I've had compatability problems with plex server version needing to be compatible with the tv, have you tried older server version on your phone