4K (DoVi+Atmos) Direct Play Buffering Nvidia Shield

[kazz3r24]

Sorry, I should have done this from the get go for context. I keep referring to my “previous issue” without linking to it.

Nvidia Shield 2019 4K Dolby Vision+Atmos direct play buffering

@kazz3r24 - Have you tried remuxing one of the problem files by using something like MKVToolNix? … > MKVToolNix Downloads – Matroska tools for Linux/Unix and Windows I often find that when I interrogate a file with MediaInfo, it doesn’t always show the correct bitrate, or even show it at all. When that happens, I will run it through MKVToolNix, and while I’m at it, I will always set the correct language for each track, set an appropriate track name, and importantly, remove any extra tracks tha…

@axemanuk666

I presume your system is capable of full fat TrueHD Dolby Atmos?

Yes, fully capable. I’ve got the 2019 Shield pro, Hisense 55u78G Smart TV and a Samsung hw-q950a soundbar all of which support Dolby Vision, Atmos and TrueHD.

@axemanuk666

Unfortunately the fact that “it was working previously” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s Plex

I get what you are saying here, but firmware updates for my devices require user interaction to complete, and the only one that has had an update lately was the Shield with experience 9 where playback was still working. HDMI 2.1 cable is brand new and the stock one is in use with the soundbar which is brand new.