Server Version#: 1.32.2.7100 Player Version#: 1.69.1.3755-e00242c8 Im having an issue with video playback that only seems to be occurring in the windows app (using Windows 11). Watching content through the web browser or a TV app is perfectly fine so im assuming its not a hardware issue (AMD 7950x…

This is happening with all files. but like i said, its only in the windows app. All other plex apps work perfectly. Ive already tried uninstalling and re-installing the windows app.

Looks like i had the Video Playback Quality under “Make my GPU hurt”. I lowered it to Maximum quality and everything is fine now. weird how that only affect the windows app and not every other app.

[image] shadowkon626: weird how that only affect the windows app and not every other app. The player is unique in this respect. The highest settings require a pretty beefy GPU, because they are invoking some computationally expensive filtering algorithms. Not every computer can execute these …

Slow video playback but audio is fine

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OttoKerner May 30, 2023, 7:04am 4

Play with the “video quality” and “hardware decoding” settings in the preferences of the player.

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Slow video playback but audio is fine

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