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Apple TV: Plex takes ~32s to start playback, Infuse ~9s on the same server

calendar_today October 17, 2026 person @Emmanuel_Coccolo domain plex

Server Version#: 1.43.4.10903 (Docker, hosted on a seedbox, 40-core Xeon) Player Version#: Plex for Apple TV 2026.20.0 (2099), Apple TV 4K 1st gen (A1842), tvOS 26.6, wired Ethernet Problem Starting playback in Plex for Apple TV takes about 32 seconds, and every skip (+30 s) shows the spinner for a long time again. Infuse on the same Apple TV, same server, same file starts in about 9 seconds and seeks are almost instant. Side by side (same Apple TV, same server, same file) Plex Infuse Time to start playback ~32 s ~9 s File range requests before playback 6, sequential 4 Connections new one for

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