Samsung TV specs: Model: UN55BU8000GXZD Software Version: T-KSU2EBUABC-1661.6, BT - S I’m running the latest version of the Plex Media Server 64-bit on my Windows 10 PC I’ve been using Plex pretty much everyday for the past week and everything was fine. Even today, maybe 8 hours ago (although I …

I’m having the exact same issue: “Playback Error: an unexpected playback problem occurred” Not sure of other users, but my Plex App on my Samsung TV plays music from my library, but does not play other media content (Series - Movies), no matter quality. TV is connected via ethernet cable and I dis…

Update: I’ve tried watching the files through the Plex web app both on my phone and my PC in which the server is running. It is also not working and giving me this error: Error code: s1001 (Network) Maybe it’s not something related to the Samsung TV then? I don’t have any other devices where I…

Yes, that was the culprit of the issues. It was fine until Samsung pushed the update.

Maybe try a direct connection to your TV. Avoid using Wi-Fi if possible. Rule out the Network problem as a connection issue. I wired the TV straight from my router with a brand new Cat6a cable and I can see the TV in my router and in my DNS tables. My problem is not Network Related. Other Network a…

I forgot to update this earlier, but I managed to fix my problem. It turns out it wasn’t something specifically related to my Samsung TV, as I had assumed when I saw the network error on my PC and phone. My TV and my PC are both using Ethernet cables, so maybe you could try doing what I did and se…

[image] leos247: I had to add my local network to Plex. It was pretty simple: Go to: Settings > Server > Network > List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth Add your IP addresses or network ranges there3. Restart Plex Media Server This is what I tried: Adding my local…

You have taken the wrong format for your home net IP. You should use: 192.168.xxx.yyy/255.255.255.0. Look here.

[image] Qtip: 192.168.xxx.yyy/255.255.255.0 Changed IP range to: 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0 Restarted the Server Container. and power cycle the TV That did not work.

Started getting Playback Error on Samsung TV out of nowhere

Plex Players

Qtip July 13, 2025, 10:34am 3

There was a Samsung Tizen update three days ago. Maybe that’s the reason.

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Started getting Playback Error on Samsung TV out of nowhere

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