Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System @lemmy.ml dingdongitsabear @lemmy.ml 2 wk. ago

Chromecast Jellyfin issues

anyone got Chromecast with Google TV 4K working with Jellyfin? it runs Android TV, gets the Jellyfin app and then stuff starts breaking.

It can't connect to the server intermittently, playback stutters, stops, breaks... the server reports the file is direct play and no issues.

Five other devices have no problems of any kind, only this fucker has spells constantly.

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Got one few days ago and I can confirm its working perfectly fine. I just did software update on first boot, installed jellyfin and next thing Im watching a movie
- this one also worked as advertised for the first day or two and started glitching by day three. I'd a appreciate if you could ping back in a couple of days whether it's still working.
  
  I will if i dont forget. Feel free to remind me.
  
  I was reading other comments as well. You can also disable transcoding on the client side, the video will not play at all if transcoding is required. Also try disabling subtitles, sometimes subtitles require transcoding for some reason (don't know why tho).
- you just updated, on first boot? so you haven't really used it?
Are you trying to play 4k content on a non-4k tv and making the chromecast rescale content? That will result in these issues because the chromecast is a slow POS that needs to play 4k content on a 4k tv
- Jellyfin should transcode that server side no?
  
  Jellyfin doesn't know what screen resolution the chromecast is targeting, either that or the expectation is that on device down scaling is fast enough
- no 4k content, no transcoding (disabled server side), plain ol' 264/265 files, no other devices have issues. worked fine for the first day or two. it's possible there was a system update but I don't know, latest ATV app.
Absolutely no issue on Google TV with Jellyfin. However, heaps of issues casting with the traditional Chromecast through Jellyfin.
- do you have the 4K version? latest ATV app and jellyfin server 10.9.6?
  
  Yes to all
The only issues I have with mine is the audio is ever so slightly out-of-sync and I have to hard restart it every few days. Otherwise it's been great.
- just to confirm, you have the 4K version? latest ATV app and Jellyfin 10.9.6?
  
  Yup! I keep an eye on the updates in hope it fixes the audio sync issues. Been eyeing the new model that's expected to drop in a few months.
Have you tried setting up Kodi and the Jellyfin plugin instead on it?

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