Emby playback in WMC jumpy/stutters

[subby 2]

I been have an Intel NUC as a media center in my bedroom. Main PC in office is the server. Both connected by wifi on same network. I have setup and configured emby server and the client correctly to my knowledge.

I can watch media fine in web browser with no stutters. But in the Windows Media Center software, it stutters abit or freezes for a second. I like using WMC as i can use a remote for it and skip, play rewind etc in WMC. Unable to do this with remote in web browser. Have to use a mouse and i hate it. 

 

Both PC running windows 10 latest build. K-lite codecs. Attached logs from client and server.

 

Can someone tell me why its doing this.

MBClassic-20720179250f3ddbe004a108076e0c83c988da7.log

server-63636105599.txt

[ebr 16169]

Could be codec issue could be refresh rate issue or any number of other things.  Have you thought about trying Emby Theater instead?

[subby 2]

Yeh I've been looking at getting Emby Premiere for a month to see if it helps. Or downgrade to Win7 on the client so runs better with WMC. Just thought might be something in the logs that I can't understand.

[dansblackcat 37]

It's a windows 10 issue.  I had the exact same problem with stutters and I just ended up going back to W7 on my media centre machine.

 

No matter what configuration of codecs or W10 MCE hacks I was never able to get the stutter to go away.  I also had the same issue on W8.1 so the problem is with the installation hacks to get Media Centre to install on a version of windows that was released without it built in.

 

W7 and W8 with Media Centre pre installed was the only way I was ever able to get it to work without any issues.

Edited July 25, 2017 by dansblackcat

[ebr 16169]

Thanks dansblackcat!

[subby 2]

Ok I upgraded to Premier and downloaded Theater, and so far working good.

[Luke 42077]

Thanks for the feedback !