Have replaced the hardware, did a total reset, have installed the latest builds of plex (7.19.2.11789), pms (1.16.5.1488), and on 8.0 for shield. have added media to internal storage (movies folder on internal 16gb storage) and have used an external sandisk 3D SSD with a plexmedia folder under \SHIELD\TO Exter USB drive\NVIDIA_SHIELD\PlexMedia.
nothing plays for more than a few minutes. sometimes i get the “server not powerful enough” error, sometimes playing just stops after a short time. nothing has changed with my setup recently at all.
logs are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i-JQybf2G2Rflwr9v-K3QA-3CipmEWrj/view?usp=sharing
Server Version#: 1.16.5.1488
Player Version#: 7.19.2.11789