How likely do you think it is that we will be able to someday use Siri to search media in Plex?
It should at least work for entering text into the search box in Plex when they open up the API. Not sure if there will be full Siri support for Plex though - does anyone have any insight?
I looked at other thread and a common thing seems to be that those who are using mac mini's as servers are having the problem.
I'm using a mini with no problems, so maybe it's a combo of that and something else.
Why? I have 11tb of video files in Plex. With all the filters it's a snap to locate a file. If I know the name I sort of know where it is. I don't see how Siri is going to make things any better. Unless one dumps all their video in a Home Videos folder. In which case Plex is the wrong approach.It should at least work for entering text into the search box in Plex when they open up the API. Not sure if there will be full Siri support for Plex though - does anyone have any insight?
So far I only see two people here having problems and other thread it's them and some others. I meat to say OSX as possible issue rather than just mini.Mac Mini is a red flag. Don't know why it was raised at all other than two people mentioned they had one. Many people having the same issue with no Mac Mini.
To an extent, OSX may be partially to blame. Bonjour has always been flaky. Apple's implementation of DLNA has always been flaky. WOL was a challenge with Plex. I got it working when I used a mini as a player. But with the ATV I'm back to waking the server before I go into the tv room as WOL doesn't work more than it does work.So far I only see two people here having problems and other thread it's them and some others. I meat to say OSX as possible issue rather than just mini.
ATV 4 may also be more sensitive to network issues and or servers than other clients.
Why? I have 11tb of video files in Plex. With all the filters it's a snap to locate a file. If I know the name I sort of know where it is. I don't see how Siri is going to make things any better. Unless one dumps all their video in a Home Videos folder. In which case Plex is the wrong approach.
Why? I have 11tb of video files in Plex. With all the filters it's a snap to locate a file. If I know the name I sort of know where it is. I don't see how Siri is going to make things any better. Unless one dumps all their video in a Home Videos folder. In which case Plex is the wrong approach.
I'm using a mini with no problems.
I'd start by plugging the drive directly into your a Mac and see if that makes a difference. I've never found plugging drives into an AE particularly reliable.Trying to nail down
Trying to nail down the reproducability on this stuttering/buffering issue...
You're sure you're not encountering it?
Have you tried watching a movie on the ATV4 streaming locally (via Plex or Home Sharing)? Sometimes the issue only crops up after watching for 40-50min or more.
If so, I wonder...
Was it h264 encoded?
Was it an .mkv, mp4, .m4v?
Was the movie stored locally on your Mac, on an external HD connected to your mac, on an HD connected to an Airport, or on a NAS?
I'm streaming m4v h264 files off a USB hard drive connected to my Airport Extreme (latest model), shared through my Mac. All of that works perfectly before the ATV4, but encounters stuttering/buffering issues on the ATV4.
I'd start by plugging the drive directly into your a Mac and see if that makes a difference. I've never found plugging drives into an AE particularly reliable.
Trying to nail down
Trying to nail down the reproducability on this stuttering/buffering issue...
You're sure you're not encountering it?
Have you tried watching a movie on the ATV4 streaming locally (via Plex or Home Sharing)? Sometimes the issue only crops up after watching for 40-50min or more.
If so, I wonder...
Was it h264 encoded?
Was it an .mkv, mp4, .m4v?
Was the movie stored locally on your Mac, on an external HD connected to your mac, on an HD connected to an Airport, or on a NAS?
I'm streaming m4v h264 files off a USB hard drive connected to my Airport Extreme (latest model), shared through my Mac. All of that works perfectly before the ATV4, but encounters stuttering/buffering issues on the ATV4.
We've watched hours of video. I'm streaming from an external drive attached to my Mac Mini. All h264 encoded mp4 and m4v files. I should note that both my computer and my ATV are hardwired into my modem, so wireless is out of the equation. Maybe that's it?
Edit: I've used both Plex and standard Home Sharing.
I had WOL problems using my mini before. I turned off dark wake and haven't had a problem since.To an extent, OSX may be partially to blame. Bonjour has always been flaky. Apple's implementation of DLNA has always been flaky. WOL was a challenge with Plex. I got it working when I used a mini as a player. But with the ATV I'm back to waking the server before I go into the tv room as WOL doesn't work more than it does work.
But I believe what we're seeing here is a rushed launch by Apple, TVOS that may have some bad/incorrect commands that were handed out to developers and a rushed job by developers. Fixable, yes. But that's a lot different than it will get fixed. Apple's been far more focused on emoji's and iCloud than fixing things for quite some time now.
That's why I may return my ATV. I've sort of lost confidence in Apple addressing issues quickly. And I don't feel like owning a brick.
Fine, but does it consistently work with your ATV 4?I had WOL problems using my mini before. I turned off dark wake and haven't had a problem since.
That may be my issue. MKV predominates my files. Could be the ATV does not communicate scrubbing/play/pause back to the server. I'll try some native files. If MP4 works and MKV doesn't, the ATV is essentially worthless for me. I have no intention of converting all my video.I have a Mac mini and have no problems streaming
I use iflicks to make the mkv to m4v
And this way scrubbing works when you fast forward and rewind you see the image , if the video is MP4/m4v in plex
It only takes a few seconds to make mkv m4v with iflicks ,That may be my issue. MKV predominates my files. Could be the ATV does not communicate scrubbing/play/pause back to the server. I'll try some native files. If MP4 works and MKV doesn't, the ATV is essentially worthless for me. I have no intention of converting all my video.
Good point. I forgot going from mkv to MP4 is a relatively painless process.It only takes a few seconds to make mkv m4v with iflicks ,
But they mention at the plex forum that scrubbing doesn't work for non native Apple TV format m4v MP4 , they are working on a fix
They can help you over there
https://forums.plex.tv/categories/plex-for-apple-tv
As it turns out, the shows we were having issues last night with were mp4's. Used iFlicks to convert and made absolutely no difference. Other than a change in the file type, the codec data is identical. Failure to scrub is the same. What settings are you using in iFlicks? I'm at default at the moment and I can't see any choices that are going to make a difference.Good point. I forgot going from mkv to MP4 is a relatively painless process.
Ok so a fair amount of negativity of this forum !
For me the the combination of ATV 4 and Plex is a real treat.
Plex easily intergrates with my large iTunes collection # and plays full resolution mkv blu Ray rips as well, Plex just works
I have Netflix and Stan ( I live in Aus) and much more to stream
I like the remote
Hope Siri search gets intergrates into Plex, other than that all good