Best TV-Attached Client for Plex?

[FordGuy61]

@FordGuy61

With the Shield, as long as the audio direct plays then subtitles won’t be a problem. When the audio transcodes then using subtitles causes a video transcode.

Fixed with the 8.0.0 Android TV client.

From release notes:

WHATS NEW:

• Player: direct play subtitles even when transcoding audio or video.

Plex for Android

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