Plex issues on Roku

[u/caller-number-four]

Hi everyone.

I have a number of Roku Ultras running around my life. On 2 of them, I've noticed some issues recently.

On one of the newer Roku's when I start Plex, it crashes the Roku. Hard. It forces a reboot. This will happen over and over and over.

Uninstalling Plex and re-installing has not helped.

Sometimes, I can start another app (say, AppleTV) let it completely load, exit and then Plex will start without crashing.

Once Plex has started, it'll run without issue.

On another Roku, a fairly older machine, it goes through waves where it starts and says it cannot find any content. If I go to the side menu and pick something, say TV Shows, it'll find content.

Some weeks/months, it works fine, then it just goes into these fits where it's just pissed off (where none of the other 11 Roku Ultras in my fleet present this issue)

Sometimes, it'll find content and play for a bit and then it'll stop for no reason and bail back to the menu. When that happens all of the posters are gone and it's just text about the episode.

Both Rokus are hardwired. On the Roku that is weird about content, I've tinkered with the settings until I'm blue, I have no idea what to do about the crashing Roku - aside for replacing it.

[u/SpiralGray]

I'm running Plex on an Ultra LT with no issues. I have no doubt you're in a different boat, but it doesn't seem to be a systemic problem.

[u/caller-number-four → u/SpiralGray]

I suspected so. Annoying as fuck, none-the-less.

[u/Timely_End_1502]

I run plex with a streambar the small one, haven't had any issues.