Originally Posted by
broadwayblue
Don't know about how they play on Chromecast, but you can play MKV or other local files in Chrome...a shortcut is to press Ctrl + O and navigate to the file on your local or network device.
No, that doesn't work.
Chrome spends a minute or so copying the file to the browser's temp directory. The file then shows as downloaded, and then opening it starts playback in Media Player/VLC player, etc.