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sludgetrough
Visitor
7 years ago

[Resolved] - Plex External Subtitles (.srt) files not displaying

Hello, all, I've been searching everywhere and I've seen this problem reported by many, but couldn't find a definitive answer. When using Plex media server channel through the Roku, subtitles fr...
sludgetrough's avatar
sludgetrough
Visitor
7 years ago
Got it.

Your story inspired me to dig deeper into my settings.  Used the * button to access options while the movie is player, then found a setting:
Captions:  On Replay

Changed that to:
Captions: On always

And voila, subtitles!

I was using a different menu to select the subtitles before, not sure what this "on replay" business is.  Sounds like it plays subtitles only the second time you watch something?  If so, what the heck is that for?  Anyway, thanks for the replies and the inspiration to dig deeper.  Cheers!
  • Jillianben13's avatar
    Jillianben13
    Newbie
    4 years ago

    THANK YOU! This was driving me nuts!

    I can understand the purpose of "on replay"...if you didn't catch what someone said and you hit the replay button to try again, the brief subtitles for the replayed content would certainly help you understand it the second time around. However, I do not understand why this would be the default! I've been trying to get subtitles to stay on so I don't need to have the TV turned up super loud and I've been so frustrated watching the subtitles disappear before my eyes just moments after appearing on the screen!

    Thanks again!

  • g33kg0d's avatar
    g33kg0d
    Newbie
    2 years ago

    Still the solution in 2023. It's silly that *On Replay" is the default subtitle behavior.