I am trying to figure out how to stream 4K, HDR from my PC to my TV using for months now and it is driving me a bit insane. Unfortunately, I always get the “server connection not fast enough” error when trying to stream 4K movies. However, 1080p works perfect but 4K doesn’t as the first few seconds …

Try playing with one of the AC3 audio tracks. Also, no subtitles. Does the video direct play?

I’m having the same problem with my Nvidia shieldafter updating the new firmware on my Nas my WD my cloud pr4100 hundred to the new one that Plex just put out Nvidia shield when I click play a movie some movies just go black and just sit there and have to exit out and it worked before the update and…

One more note. If you have Netflix / Amazon / Apple / etc streaming video, you can probably get their 4K + Atmos streams using their TV apps. Streaming Atmos, informally referred to as “Lossy Atmos,” uses Dolby Digital Plus + Atmos, not TrueHD + Atmos, and can pass over HDMI-ARC. Netflix on the …

I wasn’t aware that eARC had such a limitation. I will connect the devices as you suggested. Shield → HT-ST5000 → TV to resolve the issue and allow TrueHD to pass through. Again, I am really grateful that you took the time to help me out because I had this issue for such a long time that I almost w…

[image] manslayerms: out Nvidia shield when I click play a movie some movies just go black and just sit there and have to exit out and it worked before the update and now also the collections aren’t showing correctly either only two movies out of the collection when there’s way more movies that …

[image] cedric12: I wasn’t aware that eARC had such a limitation. Does your TV support eARC, not just ARC? If so, then you might be able to pass lossless audio from the TV to your soundbar. Just saw this: Sony adds HDMI eARC support to HT-ST5000 Atmos soundbar Both TV & soundbar would nee…

Sorry it doesn’t work all Plex need is just update Plex on the Nvidia shield or send a new firmware update cuz this bull crap

[image] cedric12: PC, Sony TV, and Nvidia Shield are connected to the Netgear R7800 on 1Gbps ports Your TV is only 10/100 and not great hardware. You’ll get better speeds through the TVs Wifi

You haven’t provided any details as to your issue. Provide more details and we can see what is going on. Note that if you are trying to play 4K content and transcode is needed, your PR4100 may not be able to handle it, it’s just not powerful enough.

My issue is it simple after that new firmware update everything else plays fine except the shield and the shield only shows collections and two movies in them no matter how many movies are supposed to be in the collection it only shows 2 and some of them don’t play fix it now it’s easy and simple wh…

Driving me insane: Unable to stream 4K, HDR using Plex

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Driving me insane: Unable to stream 4K, HDR using Plex

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