Apple TV 4K: Plex complains about network connection speeds and constantly buffers on direct play, while Infuse app direct plays with no issues

[_LUKEFLIX]

Just posted this - I share your pain and issue.

Streams Freezing on Apple TV 4K

Hi. Weird error but over the past couple of days, any stream via my Apple TV 4K results in it freezing for around 15 seconds then it resumes playing. Device is wired (issues happens on either wired or Wi-Fi) and so of course is the Plex Media Server. One thing I did notice while trying to do some of my own troubleshooting, is when checking the Dashboard, my steam goes from Direct Stream to Transcode during the freeze. When the video begins to play again, it is only when it jumps back to Direct …