Hi all,
Has anyone else experienced this? I’m on the latest version of Plex Media Server (1.8.0.4109) and the latest Android client (6.3.1.1317) but the frame rate is still choppy…
Yes, I am having the same issue. Everything else is streaming perfectly on my Android device from the Plex server, but even if I lower my video quality settings, the Live TV is very choppy. I have the same versions of Server and Android client and I’m using a Hauppauge Win-TV Quad.
I also have a Hauppauge Win-TV DualHD usb tuner. Everything else works fine, it’s just the DVR Live TV…
Getting the same issue on my phone and zero playback on my tablet. Phone it running 7.0.2 and tablet is on 6.0.1 and streams everything else fine…tad odd.
Using Silcondust tuners which are working fine with both their own app anc dvblogic’s server which we normally use for TV.
Same issue. Frame rate improve considerably when using Android Media Player setting.
Same here, but what does it mean when the little error box pops up and says “Weak Signal” ? Is the TV signal weak or is it the internet connection is slow?
I was wondering what “weak signal” means as well. It does it even on channels I know are coming in strong, and when I am on my WiFi (strong signal) or connected remote with full bars on my cell network. I have been playing with transcoding settings and quality settings today, but nothing helps. It also seems like some channels stutter more than others. My server isn’t the most high end out there, but its resources are barely being pushed so I don’t think that’s the issue. I don’t have another device to test Plex Live TV on, but on my server via WinTV app, the picture from the antenna is flawless.
The stuttering seems to be related to ExoPlayer v2 only, when using an external player (Like VLC) it does not stutter…
@Reefa said:
The stuttering seems to be related to ExoPlayer v2 only, when using an external player (Like VLC) it does not stutter…
You’re right, this does help a lot thanks for the tip! It’s a good workaround until the issue gets fixed within the Plex app itself. It’s not the best way since you can’t quickly change the channel, but better than nothing. The picture is flawless within VLC. I can display my phone’s screen onto my Roku and the picture looks great. It’s the next best thing to actually having Live TV functionality on the Plex Roku app.
Not sure what Exoplayer is, but I also had VLC on my phone. Changed my default player to VLC and seems to be much better now. Didn’t see a way to change default player from within Plex, but set it the way explained in this video on you tube.
Thanks.
@larry.balian@gmail.com said:
Not sure what Exoplayer is, but I also had VLC on my phone. Changed my default player to VLC and seems to be much better now. Didn’t see a way to change default player from within Plex, but set it the way explained in this video on you tube.
You can change within Plex app… Settings → Advanced → Player → Use External Player (Check the Box). Then when you go and play a video or tune to a channel it will prompt you to choose an app to play the video.
only problem though when using an external player (VLC, Kodi, etc), i believe Plex will not transcode. it’s native stream or nothing.
@troyhough said:
only problem though when using an external player (VLC, Kodi, etc), i believe Plex will not transcode. it’s native stream or nothing.
That would explain why I’m not able to stream from outside my local network. The bandwidth needed for mpeg2 from the tuner card must be huge and my upload speeds probably can’t keep up with it.
@danielehlers@aim.com said:
@troyhough said:
only problem though when using an external player (VLC, Kodi, etc), i believe Plex will not transcode. it’s native stream or nothing.That would explain why I’m not able to stream from outside my local network. The bandwidth needed for mpeg2 from the tuner card must be huge and my upload speeds probably can’t keep up with it.
did you try the default player and set a low stream/quality in the plex app?
Yes, I’m getting the same problem on Android (Ver 7).
Works fine though on iOS
@“MovieFan.Plex”, has the dev team been alerted to this choppy live TV playback issue? It’s happening to me as well - recorded shows play just fine on my Nexus 6P with Android 7.1.2, but live TV is very choppy.
Having the same issue. Choppy video. Audio is fine. I’m using the HDHomerun. If I watch live T.V through the HDHomerun app its fine.
I’m glad I’m not the only one experiencing this issue, really disappointed in the play back quality of live TV, whether transcoding or direct playing I get a micro stutter which is really annoying. How is this out of beta?
If I watch live TV via HD Home Run App on my Nexus 6 it plays smooth as butter.
See link below for Plex HD footage live streaming on my Nexus 6 which is being direct played:
goo.gl/photos/WVqdwG8zbaTDKMs99
Versions:
Android Plex APK v6.3.2.1332
Windows Plex Media Server v1.8.0.4109
HDHomeRun CONNECT 123215BE Version 20170707beta2
I had this problem too on my galaxy S-7. I noticed that in my server settings under remote access my internet upload speed was missing and had a yellow exclamation mark. I did a speed test and set that. My S-7 is far less choppy now within my home network. I’ll try it outside my network tomorrow.
@bbanister said:
I noticed that in my server settings under remote access my internet upload speed was missing and had a yellow exclamation mark"
That’s an unrelated issue you have there, as others have reported, the fudge for smooth live TV is to use an external player such as VLC. There appears to be a flaw with the plex exoplayer v2 player.
