MEDIA PLAYBACK AND RECOVERY RECORD
Yenra | https://yenra.com/home-entertainment-server/
Reviewed October 12, 2026

Purpose: compare repeatable playback tests and verify a small recovery test.
Keep an original media file and change only one setting per comparison.
Use files you created or are authorized to store and play.

SYSTEM
Server hardware / operating system / server software version:
Storage location / usable free space:
Client model / app / software version:
Network path (local Wi-Fi, local Ethernet, or remote):
TV / audio system / exact input and output ports:

PLAYBACK (copy this section for each test)
Date and time:
File name / duration / container / video codec / average bitrate if known:
Selected audio track and codec / selected subtitles and format:
Client quality setting / server quality setting:
Reported mode (direct play, remux/direct stream, audio or video transcode):
Start / seek / resume / captions / audio / lip sync results:
Interruption time or repeatable failing scene:
Server load or reported reason for conversion:
One change made / new result / working settings to retain:

WIRED-WIRELESS COMPARISON
Use the same file, client, tracks, and quality setting.
Wi-Fi result at the final equipment location:
Supported Ethernet test result (confirm it uses Ethernet):
If Ethernet is unavailable, result at a different Wi-Fi location:
What changed / what the comparison establishes / what remains uncertain:

RECOVERY (use a separate test destination)
Media backup location and retained version/date:
Application database/settings backup location and software version:
What each backup contains / excluded data:
Sample file restored and opened successfully:
Application recovery procedure verified for this version:
Next check after a software or storage change:

EXAMPLE: FICTIONAL, NOT A PERFORMANCE TARGET
A 40 megabit/second average stream is 5 megabytes/second before overhead.
Peaks can be higher; compare actual playback, not only advertised link rate.
Wired playback succeeds and Wi-Fi stalls with everything else held constant:
investigate the wireless path, then repeat before concluding hardware failed.

Reading:
https://yenra.com/wireless-multimedia-receiver/
https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250387-streaming-media-direct-play-and-direct-stream/
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/backup-and-restore/