# EAC3 playback doesn't work

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/eac3-playback-doesnt-work/881841>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-linux, xbox\
**Created:** [July 6, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/eac3-playback-doesnt-work/881841 "2024-07-06T08:30:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sexypanda420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@sexypanda420](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sexypanda420)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/eac3-playback-doesnt-work/881841/1 "2024-07-06T08:30:10Z")

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Server Version#: 4.129.1  
Player Version#: Plex for Xbox 5.85.0

Plex cannot decode EAC3 without transcoding the video to any other resolution and thus audio to aac.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/eac3-playback-doesnt-work/881841/2 "2024-10-04T08:31:07Z")

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