I found a few other topics on this, but nothing new. My Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 is both my plex server and client. When watching 4k content, if the audio codec is EAC3, the video stutters and is slow to load. If it is AC3 it is smooth as butter. My audio output is set to optical passthrough, s…

I think this might be the issue: [image] High bitrate EAC3 audio stutters if transcoded by Linux PMS Plex Media Server Also having what seems to be the same issue: Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 (Optical passthrough) - EAC3 stutters

This is only an issue with 4k files, I’m guessing the nvidia shield pro box has sufficient performance to overcome the transcoding issue when copying a 1080p stream. (Although it often takes a while to start the stream, and has poor scrubbing performance)

Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 (Optical passthrough) - EAC3 stutters

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ollie29792458 March 19, 2023, 10:18am 2

I think this might be the issue:

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Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 (Optical passthrough) - EAC3 stutters

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