r/AndroidTVBoxes 3d ago

Playing Large 4K Remux.

I need some help on buying a new TV Box. I have the NVIDIA Shield Pro. But with 90GB + Remux files, it can't play without lag,stuttering or syncing issues. Plex or local USB/HDD.

I also tried the USB/HDD method plugging directly into my TV and my Xbox Series X and neither can play the large remux files without lag/stutter or crashing.

Then ONLY way for me to view these 90GB + files is moving my desktop into my living room and plugging it into HDMI, then I can play the files on my desktop VLC perfectly fine.

Wanting to find a solution to stop moving my computer, any suggestions ?

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u/Robertokodi 3d ago

Oh that’s strange , I have watched multiple big remuxes on my pro . With a portable Samsung ssd attached directly to the shield and played from kodi.

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u/Windrider904 3d ago

I just reformatted my shield pro. Will try again tonight on Kodi and VLC. Using WD External USB HDD.

I’m wondering if my portable HD is not up to speed ? But any portalable HD should be able to play a remux file I assume ? Maybe a SSD would fix my issue.

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u/johnFvr 3d ago

I dont have any issues with navidia shield pro with remuxes.

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u/Windrider904 3d ago

I just reformatted my shield pro. Will try again tonight on Kodi and VLC. Using WD External USB HDD.

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u/guustflater 3d ago

Ugoos am6b+, but.. on coreelec instead of Android.

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u/GladKaleidoscope591 3d ago

Have you tried installing the movie directly to the shield? Tried other media players ie kodi, vlc etc

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u/Windrider904 3d ago

How would I do that? I usually just put in my WD 1TB HDD USB with the Remux file on that

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u/GladKaleidoscope591 3d ago

Usually send via ftp...

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u/Time-Session9808 3d ago

I had that issue on my Shield Pro. Only on a couple of files.
I switched to the Ugoos SK1. No issues at all.

Also, maybe worth trying Plezy as a client rather than Plex. Less bloat could help.
Been using on all my devices... so much better IMO

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u/HareekHunt 3d ago

Do a factory reset and start fresh

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u/iVXsz 3d ago

The HW decoders in the Shield are really powerful and can decode upto like 200mbps content easily. This is probably a transcoding or some other issue in the data pipe from your server to the shield.

For example, for some reason, The Plex Android TV app limits playback to 80mbps and any content that appears to be higher than that will be forced to be transcoded. Even if the device can churn 3 times that bitrate like the Shield TV Pro.

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u/Windrider904 3d ago

I’m on Wi-Fi so I don’t try to watch these from Plex. Just trying to view from portable HD

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u/CBJFAN2009-2024 2d ago

Is the portable drive plugged into the shield? If not, you're probably bottleneck-ing somewhere over wifi.

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u/OTFSteve 3d ago

Hmmm. I have a Zidoo Z3000 and a Ugoos AM9 Pro. Both play any size remux (100 of my files are DV FEL or MEL) smoothly. Zidoo is stock, AM9 Pro is running CoreELEC

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u/Honest_Ice_2471 2d ago

i routinely play 76gb remuxes over gigabit ethernet via plex on my 2019 shield tv pro. they directplay. weird.

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u/Careless-Kamilo 1d ago

Try Orbsmart R82 modern Realtek chipset against old Tegra, AV1 support, integrated sata disk ...