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I did some testing, and it turns out I did not have Direct ~~Stream~~ Play forced. I think I enabled it at one point, but I didn't see much difference on the "worst case scenario" video I was testing with, so I turned it back off. Looking at the Dashboard page, I can see that, even with the setting forced, that particular video is still transcoding video from MPEG2VIDEO to H264, and audio from AC3 5.1 to AAC. I may have to look into re-encoding that particular series, though the files for that show should have followed the same process as most of my other files, so I'm not sure why they're different.

Some other videos that I tested did show improvements when forcing Direct Play, but the Dashboard still shows transcoding (hw) video from H.264 to H264 (note the missing period) and transcoding audio from DTS-HD MA 5.1 to AC3.

As far as my TV setup, I don't have external speakers. I'm essentially feral, and I don't feel like they're worth it in most situations. The built-in TV speakers get loud enough, and sound fine to me. I'd rather not have to defend that setup, so hopefully no one comes at me for that unless it's actually responsible for the audio delay.

"Roe v. Wade is settled law. They just use the issue to rile up their base. They'd never overturn it!" and other lies we tell ourselves...

Do you have a way to do that? I don't see any settings that allow that, which is why I posted.

Or did you mean just re-encode all of my video files with a delay to fix the one device that has an issue?

Keep in mind that many red states have attempted to essentially ban online porn with their overbearing age-verification laws. A savvy internet user would be less likely to pick an exit node in a red state, given the choice.

That's an amazing writeup. Thanks! I'll take a look.

Do you have somewhere I could get more information?

Most of my video files are mkv, encoded as MPEG, and audio is AC3 5.1, but I'm only playing audio through my TV speakers, so maybe it's transcoding for my cheap 2-speaker setup? I also typically enable subtitles, which I think can cause transcoding.

I've enabled Direct Stream wherever I could find it, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

What I'd like is the ability to fix out-of-sync audio. My wife won't watch movies/tv/etc on Plex (on Roku) because some part of it creates an audio delay, and it really bothers her that the audio doesn't match the lip movement.

I've tried all sorts of settings, both server and client. It mostly only seems to affect my Roku, though, so that seems to be the issue. I just want to add a small video delay or something.

As a hydrocarbon enthusiast, I'm going to have to say it's not really optional.

Squirm.

Mister Beardsley!?

I don't see how her choice to decline the invitation would affect her career. Not going seems like a non-issue that will barely even enter public discourse.

If she had gone and protested, she might have been dropped by her label (I don't know how progressive Island Records is). Even then, the "no such thing as bad press" axiom might have worked in her favor. It seems like her fan base is pretty fervent, meaning she would likely be attractive to another label.