I am noticing that some files that can play directly on the Shield (through VLC), seem to be forcing a transcode through PLEX. I can also use Plex’s DLNA in VLC and they direct play without issue, it seems to be the plex app. I have some logs and more details here: https://forums.plex.tv/discussi…

Shield TV direct play issues

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