I'm currently running Emby Server 4.7.14.0 on Ubuntu (Desktop). CPU is Intel i5 - 11500T. I have recently used makeMKV to rip a Blu Ray movie to my Emby server. The codec info for the video stream shows as "H264 - MPEG4 AVC (part 10) (avc1)" in VLC Media Player. I have a variety of devices that I've played the movie on through Emby: via the web using one or more different browsers (mostly Chrome, and Firefox and Safari on an iPhone) on various phones (Android and iPhone), and a couple of tablets; using the Emby app on the phones, tablets, and a Firestick 4K Max; and using both the Emby app on an Android TV STB (EVO Force 1) and using the web interface via an installed browser app. Playback of the movie on all of the devices/clients works as expected except for on the Emby app on Android TV. During playback, in all cases (even using the Emby app on Android TV), Stats for Nerds shows video playback is 1080p H264, Direct Play, however, using the Emby app on Android TV freezes at the very beginning, on one of the black frames and doesn't go any further (if it is progressing, it's at a glacially slow rate - I've never seen the track time indicator progress past 00:00). In all of these cases, playback is within my home and both the Emby server and the clients are all on the same network, so bandwidth is not an issue. Has anyone else seen this or a similar problem? I'm guessing this may be an issue specifically with Emby for Android TV. This is at worst a minor annoyance. I am more than willing to just not use the Emby app on Android TV and instead use the Emby app on the Firestick for home viewing.

Hi. I mean in our app. Look in playback settings.

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MKV/H264 Playback on Android TV STB

By dlim60194
December 8, 2023 in Android TV / Fire TV

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Go to solution Solved by ebr, December 17, 2023

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