If you do opt to pre-optimize your media, be sure to turn the Direct Play and Direct Stream back on. If the extra transcoding burden is too much for your server, you may wish to pre-optimize your media for smoother playback so your server doesn’t have to do the heavy transcoding on-the-fly. If unchecking them allows your content to play without a problem, then perhaps that’s a feasible solution. RELATED: How to Optimize Your Movies and TV Shows For Smooth Plex Playback (You can read more about these settings in the Plex wiki here.) Both of these settings are, under normal conditions, highly beneficial as they allow for the files to play directly on your device without any CPU-heavy transcoding on the server side. To access the settings select your username on the main Plex screen and click it, select “Settings” in the drop down menu.Īnother trick you can try, which is helpful in ruling out whether or not the format of the media server file is the culprit, is to disable “Allow Direct Play” and “Allow Direct Stream” to see if that makes a difference. The default settings on the Fire TV Plex client are the ideal ones, and you should only modify them if you’re having issues. If that video plays without any stutters or weird behavior, then it’s time to proceed. Before you start tinkering with the Plex settings, you should try to play other streaming video content (like some free content from Amazon Instant Video) to ensure that it isn’t a Wi-Fi or internet issue that’s thrown a wrench into things. First and foremost, before we start pinning the blame on Plex, let’s rule out a bad connection in general. On the off chance you are having issues, however, there are a few things you can do to troubleshoot.

Under ideal conditions, you won’t run into any issues, and you can just start watching. If you’ve never used the Plex channels feature before, you’re missing out- read up here on how to install and watch streaming channels. Here you can browse your libraries (seen here as “Kids Movies”, “Kids Shows”, “Movies” and “TV Shows”, but your library names may vary) as well as browse your channels. RELATED: How to Stream TV on Your Plex Media Center with Plex Channels Once linked, you’ll immediately be kicked into the main Plex interface, as seen below. An on-screen PIN will be displayed enter it at /link to link your Plex client to your account.

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