Server Version#: 1.19.3.2839
Player Version#: All so far (Android phone, Plex on Shield
Maybe it’s a better client than server, but I’m finding there are just some serious problems with using the Nvidia Shield pro as your PMS.
- Video offline sync doesn’t work.
- Items error out on the mobile device
- PMS claims it’s waiting for a transcode despite transcoding being unpaused
- There are no items in the transcode queue.
- Creating an optimized version works, but it will not sync to the device and remains at 50% progress until it either fails or claims a false success.
- Offline playback doesn’t work
- Even though I’m playing content local to the box, since it’s offline, it fails.
- Plex is dead if the internet is out. At least the VLC player app works…
- 4K (and sometimes 1080) fight that the connection isn’t fast enough despite being LOCAL on the box itself
- I don’t even know how this makes any sense.
- HD music tracks don’t play higher than 48khz / 24bit and music doesn’t pass-through. This may not be unique to Shield as PMS.
- The network file copying is sketchy when I add new items to the server
- The shield only supports SMB protocols. Sometimes it fails, sometimes it works, despite being on my cabled network. Both times
- It’s fairly slow to copy. 750mbps to / 350 mbps from.
I guess building a desktop setup is the only way to do it properly.
The only thing I can think to try left is factory-resetting the shield and hoping it fixes the offline sync issue, but I don’t have much hope on the other problems working themselves out. If YOU are having better success hosting PMS with your Shield Pro, or have some fix suggestions, I’m all ears.
