# Buffering on NVIDIA Shield Player
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/buffering-on-nvidia-shield-player/797882
**Category:** Plex Players
**Tags:** server-windows, android-tv
**Created:** [June 21, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/buffering-on-nvidia-shield-player/797882 "2022-06-21T00:58:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@keithburkejr\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/keithburkejr_gmail.com)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/buffering-on-nvidia-shield-player/797882/1 "2022-06-21T00:58:33Z")
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So I was attempting to play a 4k video on my 1080p TV via my NVIDIA Shield and the plex server on my PC could not play it, kept buffering, had my cpu running at 100% (Intel(R) Core™ i3-4330 CPU @ 3.50GHz) . I am using wifi, not cable connection to the shield.
My issue is when i do the same thing with the emby server, the videos play flawlessly, no issues, not even a hint of buffering
Plex also takes a while to load content for display, it is just seriously slow. What could be causing this?
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### Author:  [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/buffering-on-nvidia-shield-player/797882/2 "2022-06-21T01:27:31Z")
what are the file specs ( video codec, etc)? 4k is just a resolution. I’m assuming it is transcoding it down to 1080 based on server CPU usage
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### Author:  [@keithburkejr\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/keithburkejr_gmail.com)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/buffering-on-nvidia-shield-player/797882/3 "2022-06-21T14:44:52Z")
Size: 8.58 GB 25.5 Mbps MKV
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Video: 3838x1920 23.976 fps 24.7 Mbps HEVC 150 Main 10
48000 kHz
Audio 1: English EAC3 5.1(side) 768 kbps
HERE IS ANOTHER ONE
Size: 7.39 GB 22.4 Mbps MKV
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Video: 3840x2160 24.0 fps 21.6 Mbps HEVC 150 Main 10
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Audio 1: English EAC3 5.1 (side) 768 kbps 48000 kHz
Let me know if you need any additional information. I dont like emby that much but it does play the videos without any problems, so I am wondering if this is some settings issue. Please let me know what you think, as none of the 4k videos are playing.
Thanks for the response.
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### Author:  [@keithburkejr\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/keithburkejr_gmail.com)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/buffering-on-nvidia-shield-player/797882/4 "2022-06-22T14:50:21Z")
could you give me some assistance with this? I provided the video info
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### Author:  [@slunkie](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slunkie)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/buffering-on-nvidia-shield-player/797882/5 "2022-07-06T22:53:06Z")
I’m having a similar issue.
Seems to be shield related as the videos play fine from Plex on other devices (over wi-fi) but even though they are hosted locally (on the shield with Plex server) they just endlessly buffer and never start playing.
Edit: VLC plays the file fine on the same hardware.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/buffering-on-nvidia-shield-player/797882/6 "2022-10-04T22:53:22Z")
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