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  • Idk man I’ve been using the Google TV Chromecast since 2020 and haven’t had any issues with file formats or subtitles. And I’m using formats like OPUS that aren’t supported on most devices. Subtitles are not “buggy AF”, it all comes down to client-device support. Kodi is also a dogshit app tbh, I was using it as a workaround on the Xbox until I got a second CCwGTV so that neither TV had codec issues.

    There are certain subtitle types that can be a problem depending on which video and audio codec you’re trying to overlay them on. But again this is why I got a CCwGTV for that room. It hasn’t had a single issue with subtitles of any form, even stylized (ASS subtitles) and old DVD files (VOB_SUB) work perfectly on it.

    Edit: You should look into the advanced display on the dashboard and experiment with codecs, and different client devices and I’m sure you’ll pinpoint it. Tautulli is an admin dashboard that displays the advanced stats by default and also has a nice mobile app for remote management.

    Edit 2: also I’m not sure why you’re using the USB for extra system storage. If you’re just using the CCwGTV as a streaming device then the onboard storage is plenty. If you’re using the external storage as a DVR though that makes sense I guess if you’re recording with a low enough bitrate

    Edit 3: Let me know if you would like some help because my server is running on a Raspberry Pi and handles this fine


  • CCwGTV should direct play just about anything that’s odd.

    When I had transcoding issues it was down to bitrate or client device. CCwGTV can handle HEVC and OPUS audio with a subtitle track just fine (an Xbox would transcode OPUS audio and subtitles). I did have to get an ethernet adapter and stronger AC adapter in order to play high bitrate 4k but I’ve downgraded almost all of my 4K to 1080p anyway

    Edit: depending on which model of GTV you have, you might not be able to play AV1 but that’s fine because nobody is transcoding releases to AV1 yet