Direct Play for file with TrueHD audio

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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I’m trying to play a media file with a TrueHD audio stream on my Nvidia Shield. Unfortunately, this results in transcoding of both the video and the audio, with my server simply not being capable enough. The transcode reason is “TrueHD audio is not supported by the device”. I should note my setup is fairly simple and does not involve a sound system / receiver, i.e. Shield is hooked up to TV directly via HDMI and no other devices involved. I’m assuming my TV cannot decode TrueHD so passthrough is not an option.
Is this something that’s currently in development? Any chance the 6.15 update will fix this?

Edit: apologies, I may have posted this in the wrong sub. I’m using the Shield as a client not a server.

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I think your assumption is accurate. There are few TVs that can accept HD audio passthrough signals. What server hardware are you Using? Your nvidia shield is probably powerful enough to pull off the transcoding and can function as both server and client. My nvidia shield is setup to do both and works quit well provided your library isn’t huge.