Part 2: The Best Alternative to Play Videos on ChromecastĪs mentioned above, there are some restrictions to cast MKV to Chromecast. Of course, you can also convert the MKV to another file format with the desired subtitle. If you can play the MKV video on a TV with Chromecast, but the subtitles are not available, you can turn to Videostream or Plex Media Server. The Chromecast with Google TV supports videos 4K/30FPS with high quality.ģ. The 3rd Gen and Ultra support videos with 1080P/60FPS. The 1st and 2nd generation of Chromecast supports MKV with 720P/60FPS or 1080P/30FPS. The different generations of Chromecast support videos with the different frame rates. When you have MKV with H.265 or AC3, you are not able to cast MKV video to TV via Chromecast.Ģ. But only the MKV with H.264 video codec or AAC audio codec is supported. MKV is a container format, which uses different video and audio codecs. Part 1: Why Can’t Cast MKV to A TV via Chromecastġ. Part 3: FAQs about Play MKV Files to Chromecast.Part 2: The Best Alternative to Play Videos on Chromecast.Part 1: Why Can’t Cast MKV to A TV via Chromecast.
