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Sly · 02-18-2014, 08:14 PM

I'm having a streaming/buffer issue with Plex. Would like to either fix the issue or bypass it somehow.

Basically what's happening is very large sized files will not stream properly or load a good buffer so that the streaming is not an issue. For example, let's say that I try playing a 5 GB Blu-ray file. Now if I stream the file across my network, it plays fine through browsers or any other form of playing. Even wireless. But the minute I try playing that large file through Plex, even on a hard lined computer, it buffers like crazy and is essentially not watchable.

So I would like to find out why this issue is happening and how to stop it. The solution could be a larger buffer size or maybe the software is trying to render the file and obviously that's just too big for real-time playback. I really have no clue but it seems to me that there should be a way around this.

Any input/advice would be great. Willing to pay as I would like to stream these files throughout my house with ease using Plex.

02-18-2014, 08:14 PM
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,319	Looking for a Plex Media Center expert I'm having a streaming/buffer issue with Plex. Would like to either fix the issue or bypass it somehow. Basically what's happening is very large sized files will not stream properly or load a good buffer so that the streaming is not an issue. For example, let's say that I try playing a 5 GB Blu-ray file. Now if I stream the file across my network, it plays fine through browsers or any other form of playing. Even wireless. But the minute I try playing that large file through Plex, even on a hard lined computer, it buffers like crazy and is essentially not watchable. So I would like to find out why this issue is happening and how to stop it. The solution could be a larger buffer size or maybe the software is trying to render the file and obviously that's just too big for real-time playback. I really have no clue but it seems to me that there should be a way around this. Any input/advice would be great. Willing to pay as I would like to stream these files throughout my house with ease using Plex. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available - 3 months free for GFY members - 3 slots available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.