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Chromecast Stuttering - mkvMichael - 2025-05-17
Hi all,
One of my Jellyfin enjoyers is having issues with some media that's direct playing to their Chromecast (Chromecast with Google TV HD), the issue being that the playback will continually stutter while the media is playing. The media isn't showing the buffering wheel, instead it will freeze for a few seconds before continuing to play. Here's the media info for a file they've had issues with:
Video:
Code:
Title: 1080p H264 SDR
Codec: H264
AVC: Yes
Profile: High
Level: 40
Resolution: 1920x1080
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Anamorphic: No
Interlaced: No
Framerate: 23.976025
Bitrate: 9644 kbps
Bit depth: 8 bit
Video range: SDR
Video range type: SDR
Color space: bt709
Color transfer: bt709
Color primaries: bt709
Pixel format: yuv420p
Ref frames: 1
NAL: 4Audio
Code:
Title: English - Dolby Digital+ - Stereo - Default
Language: eng
Codec: EAC3
AVC: No
Layout: stereo
Channels: 2 ch
Bitrate: 224 kbps
Sample rate: 48000 Hz
Default: Yes
Forced: No
External: NoJellyfin Setup info:
Version: 10.10.7
Deployment: Synology DS920+, deployed as a container
I've had a look at TrashGuides and they have a suggested setup for Plex that seems to point towards leaning into AAC/mp3 audio for Chromecasts. I'm wondering if there's an issue with Jellyfin throwing direct play to the Chromecast and it's struggling with the audio format and causing the stutters. Before I start messing with my quality profiles I thought I'd ask here to get some help (I thought of creating a custom device profile for the Chromecast but it doesn't look like this is easily implemented, but let me know if it's doable or even useful here)
I've added my debug logs here:
https://pastebin.com/t1TUH5YE