Transcoding to Nexus Player freezing

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I have never had any issues with my server but it has mostly feed windows machines.

 

Recently have been using the Nexus Player more often. I noticed with some movies that it will freeze, like a 3 second pause every minute or so.

 

Checked the server and see that when the CPU hits 100% this happens.

 

My CPU is an older AMD athlon x4. Not in the market to upgrade any time soon.

 

The file that is being transcoded is a 15Mbps 1080p mkv. Video is AVC audio is DTS.

 

I messed the the few transcoding settings on the server nothing really helped. Anything I can do to get smooth playback with this system.

 

I thought there were some updates to the Android TV app that allowed for less transcoding, maybe that should be asked elsewhere.

[Luke 42081]

Hi there, welcome. Sorry to hear about this. In order for us to best help you, please provide the info requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!

[ebr 16185]

If your CPU is maxing out trying to transcode, the best option may be to convert the media to something that won't require it, or will be less taxing (lower bitrate).