Oof, those look ugly.
Is the media being transcoded? That looks like extremely low ~480ish p quality. Perhaps the Pixel is using the relay, which restricts the video stream to 2 or so megabits, which almost always needs a transcode.
What is the quality of the movie? If a transcode is happening, is it a 4K video with HDR?
Video is 1080p (HEVC Main). The TV is on a wired connection. It’s just on black or dark screens. Other quality is fine.
Did some googling - Changing HDR on the HiSense from “Brighter” to “Darker” has helped quite a bit but still there (but better).
I’ve been having similar issues, trying to track down the culprit. This might sound strange, but in the server settings, Under Settings > Network, do you have anything set inside the LAN Networks section?
Is it transcoding? Check the dashboard when it is streaming (in a browser, click the upper-right heatbeat icon and choose “Dashboard”)
Nothing set in “LAN Networks”…Thx!
Hmm. I don’t have much experience with video codecs or whatnot. If it’s not a transcode coming from Plex, then I am lost. The Pixel screen seems much darker. Maybe it shows on the Shield because the brightness or gamma have been turned up high?
Yeah, it looks like your original file (from wherever you “cough” acquired it from) had a really low bitrate for a 1080p video. Looks like it was just heavily compressed.
