Unable to stream recorded television shows on Roku and Windows desktop clients

[pshanew]

On the Roku client’s Plex app, check Settings → Video. There should be a couple of MPEG2 options; try enabling both of them to see if it helps.

Roku transcoding 1080i mpeg streams

Plagiarizing myself from another post: “I’m on version 7.13.9 on my Roku Premiere (4620). In that version, in Settings → Video, there’s an option “Experimental 1080p MPEG2.” Enabling that allowed 1080i MPEG2 to be direct-streamed (no transcoding) in my environment. Maybe give that a try on yours? (Without it enabled I see the same behavior as you describe.)”

As far as I know, the Plex desktop app for Windows should do fine with MPEG2VIDEO streams, so I don’t have anything to offer off the top of my head. Except maybe to ensure you’re using the actual desktop app and not a browser.