This server is not powerful enough to convert video

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Server Version#:1.42.1.10060-4e8b05daf
Player Version#:10.30.2.3548
I have bunch of 4k 10bit HEVC 110Mb/s (main 10@L5@High, Osmo Pocket 3). Streaming from a QNAP to a 2017 Shield’s TV. It worked almost perfectly a couple of weeks ago. Playback info said something like transcoding video(copy), audio(copy). i.e. probably just a container change (MP4->TS?)

And now all I get is the message “This server is not powerful enough to convert video”.

Both server (currently 1.42.1.10060-4e8b05daf) & Android TV client (10.30.2.3548) were updated recently and I suspect that that’s what caused the problem. I have been playing with server/client settings without any luck. Before I start to roll back server/client, is there a known working combination version?

I am using a wifi 7 mesh and got about 300Mb/s up/down to the NAS. 100Mb/s H264 (High@5.2, Osmo Pocket v1) still play fine directly.

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Removing the server and re-adding to my plex account fixed the problem (not sure for how long, though). Added bonus is that 4k H265 now also works on my $20 Verizon Stream TV box after I added a USB ethernet adapter.

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