Fire TV 4K Stick issue - videos recorded via HDHomerun cause Emby on FireTV 4K to crash (freeze)

[F1nchy 29]

Ah, ok. From what I saw on https://forum.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=70081&sid=a73fa43aff49c762c794d7fb8d6a0c21&start=135

it looks like it could be a known issue with the 4k stick and interlaced mpeg2

[ebr 16169]

Ah, ok. From what I saw on https://forum.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=70081&sid=a73fa43aff49c762c794d7fb8d6a0c21&start=135

it looks like it could be a known issue with the 4k stick and interlaced mpeg2

 

The sample you sent is not interlaced and is h264.  Did you confirm the problem occurs with it?

[F1nchy 29]

Yes, same problem. It's from uk Freeview HD channel recording via my hdhomerun, I believe UK HD channels are x264 mpeg ts.

 

It was a ts, I just used avidemux to top and tail it and save as MP4 with no encoding (ie a straight remix of the original, just trimmed down)

 

I thought channel 5 HD was interlaced, maybe it's not. Not of my hdhomerun recordings done via Elmy play back on the 4k shield stick

Edited April 18, 2019 by F1nchy

[maegibbons 1287]

Hi

 

He is right.

 

Peppa pig DOES lock up a 4K fire stick.

 

Video freezes at approx 1st frame - audio continues.  App is locked up.

 

Krs

 

Mark

[ebr 16169]

If even transcoding it doesn't fix it, I'm not sure what we can do...

[F1nchy 29]

No, I dont think there is much, it sounds like it's a Fire TV 4k stick issue that Amazon will hopefully resolve. Do you guys have any contact with Amazon support to resolve issues? It's clearly causing issues for apps like Emby that are trying to play back recordings from tv adapters such as HDHomerun. 

[Luke 42077]

Does the playback correction feature help?