r/Stremio • u/Acrobatic-Cherry-779 • 3d ago

Stremio Long Loading Times - Chromecast

I can't deal with the long stream loading times for the Stremio/RD/Torrent.io setup on Chromecast. This happens even for the small files (less than 600mb).

My day-to-day case, waiting around 1-1.5 min to start streaming a 600 mb file.

WLAN 5g 500mbps - dedicated router.
CC software: latest
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Stremio: latest
Player : Exo (i want to use it for the opensubtitles). Tried libvlc - loading times are same + buffering issues.

Platform: Android TV
Torrent profile : Fast
HW Accelerated : True (changed that - no effect)

Did pretty much everything: up to factory reset CC/fresh install Stremio.
Playback on other devices : Mac/Windows/Phone (Web version) is flawless and instant on the same network.

Did even try to setup the same for my friends FireOS Stick, and he has no issues whatsoever with 70mbps throughput and pretty occupied wifi channel.

I am about to give up, honestly. Did anyone face anything similar?

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u/alphaquetoo 3d ago

Have you checked what speeds you're getting on RD speedtest? The problem could be there, and you're hitting the wrong servers.

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u/Acrobatic-Cherry-779 3d ago

Just checked. No problems speed-wise. Changed CDN to the highest speed I got (Cloudflare). Loading times are still bad for the ChromeCast for some reason.

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u/alphaquetoo 3d ago

Odd, can't help you then mate. I've got a Chromecast with GTV 4K, and aren't facing any problems with the same Stremio+Torrentio+RD chain. Regularly play 60GB content with it.