Plex Media Server

I had been using Plex to access mp3 media on external ssd for over 2 years. I use a Yamaha CTX420D Music Center to access the Nvidia Shield as an appliance. This stopped working about 2 months ago & i believe Plex is the issue I tried using Emby on Shield which my Yamaha does see however there are known issues with Emby which although sees all files will not play any. I have spoken with NVidia & Yamaha but seems no way of getting Plex involved. Issue with Plex Server on Shield is current version is installed via playstore and will not support older versions.

Plex is like past products from AMD. Requires constant tinkering to keep running. In three years I have not experienced a full month of Plex running without interruption. It great when it works tho. It just rarely works properly.

UPDATE: After more than a month of no plex due to Upgrade 9.0, the Upgrade 9.01 has me back up and running. My only question is - Why so long? I'm putting some stars back because it is up and working. ------------------ HELP!!! Everything worked perfectly until this last update (May 13, 2021) The Plex server works fine on all of my devices, but the Nvidia Shield Pro TV (Gen 1) will not play ANY file in my library anymore. All I get is "An error occurred trying to play this video. Please check your connection.". I have a lifetime pass and now it's all disabled. Is there anyone out there that can get me running again??? Can I install the previous update? This is an Nvidia Plex Server with a USB media drive that has worked since I installed it. I'll give it 5 stars if I can get it up and running soon. -----------------------------UPDATE After a week of searching for answers I installed a fresh server and client and it came back up and worked great. ------------------------------NEW BAD NEWS Fast forward to 1/12/22: Nvidia Experience 9.0! Yea! Plex server just somehow vanished. In my Plex server settings under PLEX MEDIA SERVER it is now BLANK. This is usually the spot that says if the server is up and running. I remember going there and seeing the words START SERVER. How do I start it now? ----------------------------DAY 2 - STILL DOWN Still can't upgrade the Plex Shield server. I can't find it in the play store and It's not on the NVidia site. I finally stumbled into the updates in the play store and there is a plex server in there from Jan 5. WHY DIDN'T I GET IT? I rebooted, and now NOTHING. NO FILES, NO LIVE VIDEO. If it's fixing something or working, shouldn't it tell me? I'm staring at an empty screen!

Works reasonably well on a Shield Pro 2019 device. My setup has the Plex client on the Shield as well, and content storage on an external 3TB WD Red drive connected to the Shield via USB3. Loses its mind every once in a while, and I'm trying to determine whether it's the software or the Shield operating system at fault. Has not happened often enough to nail down the cause. Three incidents in four months, with all three cleared up by rebooting the Shield, a relatively simple and quick procedure. I used to run Plex Server on an old PC, then on a NAS, but this is much better as a much lower power solution that doesn't need to stream local content across my home network.

Been using it for many many years on my 2015 SHIELD TV 16GB. It is much better than it used to be, and it just keeps on getting better. I sometimes have 6 concurrent streams, and the home screen and app navigation on the SHIELD don't seem to suffer from it (I have yet to notice any slowdowns). All media is stored on a Synology NAS, accessed through SMB shares.

This is amazing! I have compiled my entire family's film and TV show library, as well as home movies and pictures. They can stream any file easily. I am using a Nvidia Shield TV Pro as my server and I can have 5 users at once streaming with almost no problems, and more if they are using a direct connection. The updates come fairly often, which is nice. There are always some issues, but they are usually fixed within a few days with the latest updates. You can't argue with the price... I am now a Plex pass subscriber and will be using the DVR function to record OTA media. Plex is amazing! All of the 1 and 2 star reviews need to updated their reviews, because most if not all cited issues that have been fixed. I'm assuming these people are either completely computer illiterate, or work for some competing company, or just have some sort of loyalty to another media server option. Setting up Plex takes some know how, but if it is fairly doable for any normal person like me, then you can do it too.

Android update on my Shield Pro broke my server, reinstalling, deleting cache, restarting, factory reset nothing works. Cannot make server run using the latest version of of it, FRUSTRATING!

Every new release is a step backwards. More bugs are introduced. Latest version crashes at least twice while watching the 6 o'clock news. Shows don't delete when manually deleting them. They add new features that nobody wants. I'm a lifetime subscriber but I am just about to look for alternatives.

I see a lot of negative reviews but Plex has been brilliant for us. Using on an Nvidia Shield, external drive plugged in for storage. I pay for Plex Pass so the whole family can use it and I barely hear any issues from any of them. It's not without it's faults obviously but the frequent updates generally fix anything major. 5/5 from me.

Back to Kodi. I keep trying Plex and I am constantly disappointed. I'm trying to shift away from Kodi, however I keep going back. I tried Plex again recently and after many many problems I did a factory reset on my Shield TV, and I formatted a flash drive for adoptable storage. I watch every day as the storage used by Plex increases. Kodi took up less than 500 MB, Plex is up to 5 GB for the same database. Prior to the recent factory reset the Plex database was over 7 GB. I am attempting to switch to local database in hopes it reads the .nfo and .jpg files accompanying every single movie and TV show. The fact that you CANNOT use Plex for local media on a Fire TV Stick just gives me more reason to dislike Plex.

It's as bad as it can get. It turns 300+ USD device (Shield) to a completely unusable piece of hardware. It crashes on everything - adding a new video, playing a video - you name it. It slows down the device to a halt. If you can avoid it - please do. Never, ever pay them a cent.

Super buggy: Cannot play offline files without an online connection because the "offline" screen on startup cannot be bypassed. Additionally, it crashes my Nvidia Shield quite often, playback suddenly does not work; sound plays, but no image. Pausing does not work suddenly, buffers a lot. This is bad. Use KODI instead. The latest issue is with the new Plex Agent - it does not show subtitles stored in the same folder. There exist multiple huge threads in the Plex community forum about this issue.

Poor implementation of Plex on NVIDIA SHIELD. Seems to be an afterthought app for this developer. Anytime there is a server update my server goes down, even after updating the app server won't start until it feels like it. Plex won't remote stream 4k files either off the shield.

Would give no stars, but have to give it one to write this review. Two days trying to get it to work, any online help is worse than useless. Amazing a program you install, can't get it to work and no help. Strongly suggest using Kodi, don't waste your time on this program.

Why so slow updates compared to other platforms? Crashes often. I'm a lifetime plex pass user and I'm constantly disappointed in Plex server on Shield. When it works it's great.

Warning to anyone trying to use this for a server. Buggy and now won;t start after several attempts. Running latest version. Don't waste your time.

Why does this software have to be so completely unreliable? The Nvidia Shield server app has gotten steadily worse for the past 18 months. It is now basically unusable as it never loads the library. Starting to think this company doesn't test this software before you releasing it.

I love Plex. I've bought Shield to run Plex server. But SMB implementations is so unreliable. On Linux is mostly not working. Update: Got Plexpass to use offline sync. And it is broken for Shield Plex server.

You need to fix the live tv buffering issue on Shield TV! It freezes after 3-4min of streaming on any channel.

Good, but offline AC3 audio support would make it much better.

Just had this problem and this solution worked for me. Thanks

Let us import our db and host it on a external memory device. I also want to be able to install 3rd party channels. Unhappy with Plex on the Shield.

No longer works on Nvidia Shield TV since the Oreo update. The server stops regularly. There are also issues with access to shared drives.

Absolutely useless without CUE-sheet support.

Plex Media Server works extremely well on the Nvidia Shield TV. I'm a Plex Pass lifetime member and I use Plex Media Server mostly as a Live DVR with OTA Antenna. I do have to reboot the Nvidia Shield TV occasionally when PMS crashes, but its mostly a solid experience. The only minor complaint I have is that I'm not able to access the files on the Nvidia Shield TV using network sharing on my PC even though its configured correctly on the Nvdia Shield TV. I am able to access the network shares using my Wife's iMac.

Have used plex for a while great app best one on the market, but it seems since the last 5.2 update I can no longer gain access via the pc to the shield pro internal storage over the network , no mater what I do. looked on all forums etc ,changed various settings as described but still nothing . Big problem with the smb side of things. Hence only the 3 stars Please fix as soon as possible , I carn't be the only one with this issue, seems to be an ongoing problem

What happened with the latest update? On Shield, there's no longer update library option and new videos do not get updated automatically. It worked just fine before the latest update

Same issues remain from launch day. Transcoding 10bit files doesn't work, anamorphic video aspect ratio gets messed up when transcoding. The lack of access to the data area is a real pain though even if it was just to back up server data and watch status. Considering giving up on this as a media server. If these things were fixed it would be 5 stars

I use this on Nvidia shield android TV. Sharing plex storage to windows PC over network is a nightmare. Only works upon configuration, then after device is rebooted or sleeps sharing is not possible anymore. Issue needs a fix urgently as it is a core component of the application functionality.