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It's "Emby Smart Player," not "Emby Theater." The interface looks like how Emby looks through a browser. These give playback error: Aurora - Fire in the Sky (PBS): Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920x1080 29.97fps [V: h264 high L4.0, yuv420p, 1920x1080] Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch 448kbps [A: English [eng] (ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, 448 kb/s)] Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration (ABC): Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280x720 59.94fps [V: h264 high L4.0, yuv420p, 1280x720] Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch 384kbps [A: English [eng] (ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, 384 kb/s)] Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Rolando Villazon (PBS): Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920x1080 29.97fps [V: h264 high L4.0, yuv420p, 1920x1080] Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch 448kbps [A: English [eng] (ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, 448 kb/s)] These do not: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX): Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280x720 59.94fps [V: h264 high L4.0, yuv420p, 1280x720] Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 384kbps [A: English [eng] (ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 384 kb/s)] Designated Survivor (ABC): Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280x720 59.94fps [V: h264 high L4.0, yuv420p, 1280x720] Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch 384kbps [A: English [eng] (ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, 384 kb/s)] I thought stereo versus 6ch did it but Designated Survivor broke that mold. I'm really not sure what's going on.

Hi! Over the last few days, I've upgraded to MB3 over MB2 and I bought the MediaBrowser app for my Surface RT (first gen). It works surprisingly well (expect the odd few crashes here and there). I have a question concerning transcoding, direct play and the like. I've tried looking on these forums but hadn't had much luck. What file formats does the app has the ability to play without needing for transcoding? Every file that I play works fine, which is great, but I've noticed my server's i5-2500k @ 4.2 Ghz getting used at 100% (no HW acceleration sucks! ^^) while playing a 1080p recorded WTV file. Since I'm planning on upgrading my desktop to Windows 8.1 and want to use the same app as on my Surface, will it be able to "direct play" the files instead of needing to be transcoded? I don't mind that much on mobile devices, but on a hardwired high-end desktop, I wouldn't expect it to need transcoding to work. It'd be nice to know what circumstances need transcoding and what don't. Do mp4 need transcoding? SD vs HD? etc. Thanks for a great app! Keep up the good work. EDIT: I should add: mp4's and avi's work fine when browsing the network and playing them with the Xbox Video app. WTV's and obviously MKV's don't.