DLNA Playback Sony TV's

[thepixel 0]

Hi All

 

I'm running the latest beta version 3.0.5621.2, however this exists in the stable version as well

TV is BRAVIA KDL-40LX903

 

The issue is the same issue I have had for god knows how long, but I can see it has got slightly better with every new version, as in it's working slightly better.

 

The issue is as follows:

MP4 movies show correctly, as in you can see the file now, and no longer get just Cast & Crew Folder etc

When I go to play the file, the TV Screams at me saying "Playback Not Available"

 

Now I know my TV can play these files as I can put them on a USB Stick and also DNLA works fine through you're competitors software (Plex) Ideally I would love to have Emby working.........

 

Now I edited the Sony Bravia 2010 profile and added the following

 

Direct Play

Container - mp4

Video Codecs - h264,mpeg4

Audio Codecs - aac,ac3

 

Responses 

Container - mp4

Video Codec - all

Audio Codec - aac,ac3

 

Media Info:

Video

Codec H264

Profile Main

Level 40

Resolution 1920x1040

Aspect ratio 1.85:1

Anamorphic No

Interlaced No

Framerate 23.97599

Bitrate 5281 kbps

Bit depth 8 bit

Pixel format yuv420p

Ref frames 4

CABAC Yes

 

Audio

Language und

Codec AAC

Profile LC

Layout stereo

Channels 2 ch

Bitrate 156 kbps

Sample rate 48000 khz

Default Yes

 

However I still get the same issue

 

Now please let me know exactly what extra logs and software you wish me to run and I cna grab this for you.

Edited May 26, 2015 by thepixel

[Luke 37060]

Please see http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/790-how-to-report-a-problem/

[thepixel 0]

I enabled all debug modes and tried to run 3 movies.

I tried to play The Amazing Spider Man however it only showed the cast and crew folder

Then I tried to play 2 others and they produced transcode logs but got an error saying playback unavailable.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ymnvf4c5r401n08/AACm1l60iMDUBB5IDPPGNkX0a?dl=0

[Luke 37060]

it sounds to me like the device doesn't like the video format. i am guessing some profile changes need to be made, but without having a bravia for testing i do not know what they are. that's the part where we really need a community member to push through it and get to the root of it. in the meantime, you might be able to force more direct play by upping the profile bitrate, and/or updating the direct play profiles.

 

unrelated - you can always disable the cast & crew features in the server dashboard under dlna, if you think it is presenting a problem for your device

[Luke 37060]

The latest beta of Emby Server, 3.1.125, has numerous fixes for Sony Blu ray players from years 2013-2016. The changes will also be in the next stable release of Emby Server. Since I have a device for testing I am now able to test it fully and with the changes I've made everything is now playing perfectly.

It's possible that some of these improvements can be applied to older players or sony bravia tv's, but I do not have those devices available to test with, so for that I'll need to rely on community help. Enjoy.