Using the very latest version of Plex Server and player on the Panasonic JZ1500, there is a problem that this TV (which is completely identical to the JZ2004, apart from additional built in speakers) is not included in the supported list by Panasonic / Plex. Thus the JZ1500 is just detected as „gen…

[image] Jdunbar8: Thus the JZ1500 is just detected as „generic“ and there is a transcoding going on when using the native Panasonic Plex app instead of providing a Direct Play. Asked & answered: [image] 4K (HEVC Main 10 HDR) on QNAP Plex Media Server Smart TVs Panas…

Hey Did you find a solution for this ? My father in law just got a Jz1500 and I installed Plex on it, connected to my remote server, even though the TV is connected in Wifi 5ghz to fiber router (1 gbps down), and playback settings are set to “original”, all movies are trasncoded and seems to be lim…

[image] Erratic playback Plex Players @synthesizer18 The Plex app on your TV will not support 10-bit HEVC video, and, by extension, HDR video. Also, if any video needs transcoding, it will be limited to 4 Mbps. Plex supplies the app to Panasonic, who publishes it in the…

Hello, tl;dr the plex app has strange unnecessary hard limits (4Mbps, 2 channels, 1920x1080, …) and anything outside of that it forces a transcoding. The media plays fine directly via DLNA. There are some workarounds. [image] Playback issues (Panasonic Smart TV) Smart TVs …

Panasonic JZ1500 not playing Direct Stream

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FordGuy61 April 19, 2022, 4:16pm 4

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Panasonic JZ1500 not playing Direct Stream

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