This could be an issue with direct play vs transcode play. Are you using hardware acceleration on your Plex Media Server (PMS)? If so, try disabling the setting under PMS > Transcode settings menu, and let us know on my forum post around a similar topic that seems to be related to hardware transcoding and VC1 files.
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