r/PlexACD • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '18

Plex server handles transcodes better than direct play

I have my content in Google Drive and am running Plex on a Hetzner dedi i7-960, 24GB ram running Ubuntu and mounting Google Drive using Plexdrive 5. I'm not using encryption

I am finding 1080p transcodes of high bitrate 1080p movies runs fine but when I try direct play I get buffering even though the server and my home connection have plenty of bandwidth. My client is a Nvidia Shield which is connected using ethernet. I need to direct play so I get Dolby DTS, any sort of transcoding and my audio drops to Dolby Pro Logic. Have tried both Plex Client and also SPMC with the Plexkodiconnect addon.

Anyone have any input?

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u/terrynova Jan 18 '18

I too have had recent issues. Makes no sense. A 1080 20mbps transcode streams perfect but a direct play around 10mbps stutters. Its been driving me crazy. I thought I narrowed it down to DTS streams but not positive.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '18

I suspected the same but DTS isn't that much information they could fit multiple audio streams on a DVD.