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    Jellyfin Forum Support General Questions What external player is everyone using for a Firestick

     
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    What external player is everyone using for a Firestick

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    #1
    2024-12-24, 08:38 PM
    Just wondering as the player isn't that good when watching on a Firestick. VLC is good for films but without the next button it's pretty awful for  watching TV series.
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    2024-12-24, 10:37 PM
    What issues are you having with exoplayer?

    MPV and MX player are two that I've seen other people use.
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    2024-12-25, 12:07 PM
    I didn't know those players were available on Amazon Firestick unless it's been slide loaded.

    The problem with the player is every now and then I get slight pauses VLC doesn't produce this,and sometimes when watching something and I stop it doesn't continue from where I left off.
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    2024-12-26, 07:46 PM
    If the firestick is direct playing those files, that is indicative of a problem with the file. VLC will move heaven and earth to smooth over corrupted or malformed files while exoplayer, the playback engine built into Android that we use by default, expects spec compliant files.
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    2024-12-26, 07:51 PM
    I really don't know what's happening, I have used a few players since I posted this and all of them are fine except the built in player.
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    2024-12-26, 09:21 PM
    You can try remuxing one of these files to see if you can repair any issues with the container.

    Code:
    /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -fflags +genpts+igndts - "/path/to/problem/video.mkv" -map 0 -codec copy -max_muxing_queue_size 2048 -max_interleave_delta 0 -avoid_negative_ts disabled newFile.mkv
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    2024-12-26, 09:45 PM
    I will try that thanks. I am wondering if the firestick is at fault as it's fine on my computer and phone.
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