Reddit reviews Micro USB Ethernet Adapter for Android Windows Tablet, Nexus Player, Dell Venue - Wired LAN Connection
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OTG Micro-B 10-inch cable to RJ45 LAN wired internet connection ( Realtek RTL8152 based )Driver-less design for Windows 8.1 / 10 (32/64 bit) or up, Mac OS 10.9 or up, and Android 4.0 or up operation systemAdd 10/100M network ability to compatible device - Android Tablets, Windows Tablet computer, Google Nexus Player, Dell Venue Pro 8 tablet, Raspberry Pi Zero, HP Stream 7, Asus T100taf and more, and enable it to share hard disk files, printers, peripheralsPlug it in, change the settings in the computer, restart, and use it ( Or repeat plug-and-unplug 3 times to help your device to identify )Limited Android compatibility. Android users, before you buy be sure to look if the device has a (grayed out) "Ethernet" menu in Settings under WIRELESS & NETWORKS. Most probably it will just work then
Alright so 16ish total. No ethernet is a pretty easy problem to solve http://www.amazon.com/Smays-Micro-USB-Ethernet-Computer-Notebook/dp/B009XU6N54
Your best bet is either an acoustic coupler for dialing into bulletin boards and the like, or a microUSB to Ethernet adapter to hard-tether the phone to the computer, although you'd probably have to hunt for software if you wanna do connection sharing instead of just file transfer.
I use this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L32UUJK/
But I am sure this one would also work without the USB hub https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009XU6N54/
Also, does a micro-USB to ethernet adapter like this one work?
I'm not sure if this would work, but if you want to use your phone, you could get a non-wifi router (or disable the wifi), and use a phone ethernet adapter.
Like this for micro-usb: https://smile.amazon.com/Smays-Ethernet-compatible-Raspbian-Raspberry/dp/B009XU6N54
I think for iPhone, you'd need a lightning-to-USB adapter, then a USB-to-ethernet adapter as well.
 
Edit: When you say there "won't be WiFi", do you mean you're not allowed to have a wireless router? If you're going to set up a hotspot, you may as well just buy a wifi router and set it up as your own little local "network". It doesn't have to be connected to the internet, and I don't believe hue requires an internet connection.
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I can verify that this one works with no problems. Setup a pirate box on the pi zero w with it
Sure no problem, this is what I've been using for ~2 years now.
It's got 802.11ac/n and both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. I've never had any trouble. Ours is pretty close to the router, which is right next to our TV setup, though.
Then again, our Chromecast is fairly distant from the router, and it's the old model with 2.4 GHz only, and it does fine with streaming, too.
I mean, even if you're only getting the 2.4 GHz speeds on 802.11n, that's still a theoretical max of 65 Mbps. Even if you halve that to compensate for interference, packet loss, etc, you're still talking roughly 30 Mbps, and even if you've got other traffic on the network, even 1080p HD streams don't tend to go above about 8Mbps or so. So you've got plenty of leeway, unless your 2.4 bands are just super crowded where you live.
If you find that you have wireless issues and there's an ethernet port handy, you can always grab one of these sorts of devices, and pop it into the Nexus's micro USB port. But, really, you should be fine. We've had no network troubles with ours.
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As for these other boxes that ship with Android as media centers...I'm always wary of them. There are just so many questions: Who made it? What's the build quality? What version of Android does it have? Will it get updates? Will TV apps play nicely, or will I be stuck with tablet apps? That stuff.
To use the one that you linked in your other comment as an example, it's actually more expensive than what we paid for our Nexus Player (we got ours for about $70), and it's only running 4.4.2, so it's all the way back on Kit-Kat, which means that it's unlikely to see further updates, and application compatibility might start to become an issue down the line. I'd be worried about ending up with a "tinkering" device, when what I wanted was something to stream Netflix and Hulu on, and occasionally play videos off of a USB drive with.
Don't get me wrong, I like to tinker. But I prefer for it to inhabit its own space away from more recreational stuff.
You know what you're getting with the Nexus, though. It's from Google and Asus, two reputable companies, and it gets steady updates right from Google. The proper full TV interface works really nicely, and you can install the Kodi app, too, if you like. And with the Google Cast receiver software built in, it's more versatile than your average tablet. You can cast any Chrome tab over to it, if you want. And some dev builds of VLC have experimental Google Cast support. You can also sideload any Android APKs that you might have and see if they work, too. They'll probably do about as well on the Nexus as they would on the other device, given that neither has a screen or touch input.
EDIT: One other thing I thought of. If you decide you really don't care for Google's Android TV builds...it's still a Nexus device. And there are other ROMs out there for it, because it's a pretty popular device with an unlockable bootloader. Personally I prefer to stick with Google builds on my Nexus devices. It's easier.
So I can just use one of these? Or do I have to do all of what you did? And could you recommend or give examples of the products you used?
Can't any router fit the bill? http://smile.amazon.com/Smays-Micro-USB-Ethernet-Computer-Notebook/dp/B009XU6N54?ie=UTF8&sa-no-redirect=1