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BillBux
Apr 27, 2023Follower
Orbi RBR50 - Addon Recommendation + Slow on Plex
Hello, I've been running an Orbi RBR50 router and one RBS50 satellite. Overall I have few complaints on it's performance except for one: I have my LG CX OLED TV connected via ethernet to the ...
plemans
Apr 28, 2023Guru - Experienced User
I don't think its the orbi causing issues or you'd have issues streaming with other services as well.
I've got plex installed on a server and I've used it on a NAS as well. If your files aren't in the right format, most NAS's don't have the processing power to transcode them on the fly. And certain devices need specific formats. It might be why the plex works fine on other devices and not on the tv as it might need a certain format.
Its why I switched from a Plex setup on a NAS to a fully 8 core ryzen cpu with a gpu for transcoding.