I know there was a thread on this here, but it is eleven months old, and things may have changed.

I just bought the above projector here in Europe, updated it to the latest software and wanted to install Netflix from Play Store, but it is shown as not found.

I tried to cast Netflix from my phone over the built in Chromecast and Google Home (I even added the G account especially created for my projector to my existing G account on GHome), but the projector never appears in the list of devices I can cast to, only in G Home.

I then side-loaded an old Netflix APK from here . It worked, although with several extra steps where I was asked to update the app (I didn't). Also, it seems that the resolution is not the highest possible, and films cannot be paused with the Mi remote. Finally (and a great inconvenience), Netflix does not appear anywhere in the list of apps, so presumably it will have to be "staged" on an ad hoc basis from the stick every time I want to watch it. Hardly an option for the kids.

I am thinking now if I should get myself some other intermediary device to cast/play Netflix on, so that the projector only acts as a screen. I use Chromecast on my old TV in another room. If I simply plug it into the projector, will it:

1. work considering that the projector has its own Chromecast built in,

2. recognise the projector and prevent playback?

Alternatively, is there another cheap device to play Netflix on?

Thanks.