# Xbox Series X issues with h.264 encoding

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/xbox-series-x-issues-with-h-264-encoding/797510>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-windows, xbox\
**Created:** [June 18, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/xbox-series-x-issues-with-h-264-encoding/797510 "2022-06-18T02:42:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bishop375](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bishop375/32/277710_2.png) [@bishop375](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bishop375)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/xbox-series-x-issues-with-h-264-encoding/797510/1 "2022-06-18T02:42:19Z")

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When trying to play videos, TV shows specifically, h.264 is an unmitigated disaster for playback. Stuttering, stammering, and inside of a minute, it stops cold. X265, however, works just fine. Which makes little to no sense.

Is there any way that this can be looked into by anyone?

Thanks!

Server Version#: 1.27.0.5897  
Player Version#:5.40.0

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**Author:** ![lufkin87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@lufkin87](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lufkin87)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/xbox-series-x-issues-with-h-264-encoding/797510/2 "2022-06-20T04:07:10Z")

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I too am having the same issues, Its very annoying. The only solution we have to watching videos via our xbox now is to use the VLC app. So its not a hardware issue as that runs fine.

Dissapointing

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**Author:** ![bishop375](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bishop375/32/277710_2.png) [@bishop375](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bishop375)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/xbox-series-x-issues-with-h-264-encoding/797510/3 "2022-06-22T17:56:17Z")

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Agreed. It’s entirely frustrating that this is a seemingly known issue, but, it’s nothing but crickets in reply.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/xbox-series-x-issues-with-h-264-encoding/797510/4 "2022-09-20T17:56:57Z")

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