Server Version#: 4.137.1 Player Version#:1.66.1.215-6343cfaf I’m having problems with choppy playback of 4k x265 direct playing from my server. Network is 2.5Gbit and I’ve tried a variety of hardware: i7700k with a NVidia 3060 and with a AMD RX 6400 low profile. I’ve also tried with a 12600 wit…

[image] ShaggyDragon: It used to work a month or so ago on a previous version of HTPC. The playback engine hasn’t changed in that time. Most likely your issues are another change such as a driver upgrade or a settings change. You may want to start with looking at the machine with the 3080 a…

Thanks dancb2, swapping out the mpv-2.dll for the one you suggested works perfectly! I wish the employees of Plex knew about this - it’s a much better solution than your drivers are faulty.

No problem! There’s a few other major open bugs that require workarounds which you can find here; Script to automatically check/update both plex htpc and mitzsch's mpv with TrueHD support - #2 by dancb2 & here: Plex HTPC losing audio device settings - #12 by ae_zero

Choppy playback when Hardware Acceleration is enabled

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dancb2 August 30, 2024, 9:10pm 3

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Choppy playback when Hardware Acceleration is enabled

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