Black screen flicker on Android (TV) app

[Fabian]

Really impressed with this app. I can't be the only one that considered getting a Steam Controller for this?

Anyway, the issue I'm having is the screen is randomly going black for about a second, every 20 or so seconds. My setup:

Streaming Device: Sony Bravia KD­49X8305C
Game: TES V: Skyrim Special Edition
Game Resolution: 1080P ~60fps
GPU: Single GTX 1080
Both host and streaming device are connected via Cat6 Ethernet to the gigabit switch on an RT-N66U, though the TV only supports 100mbps.

Tried it with HEVC enabled and disabled. HEVC enabled seemed to make it less frequent but that could be a coincidence.

Anyone got any tips?

[Efreet]

Same for me, I have Philips 49PUS7502

[Packetdancer]

Out of curiosity, if you disable hardware encoding on the Steam host side, does it affect it at all? Just curious whether the black screen is an artifact of the encryption/decryption for you, or something else.

[Efreet]

I tried it but unfortunately it didn't help. This is all what I've tried:
- Disable hardware encoding on host
- Disable hardware encoding on client
- Enable "Change desktop resolution to match streaming client"
- Enable "Prioritize network trafic"
- Tried on Unbuntu 16.04 and Windows 10

So far nothing helped, still the same flickering. I'll focus more on network side of the setup now although I'm not sure if this is the problem. Both devices are connected through ethernet cable to router. Also I will try to update all the drivers.
btw I wouldn't be surprised if the problem was simply that my PC is too old :/

However details of the whole setup:
TV: Philips 49PUS7502
OS: Ubuntu 16.04 / Windows 10
Model: MSI GE620DX-457CS
CPU: Intel Core i5 2430M Sandy Bridge
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT555M 2GB
GPU Driver on Ubuntu: NVIDIA binary driver - version 384.130
GPU Driver on Windows: I'm not sure, I have to check when I switch to Win

Some more details:
- No game, it's happening even in menu
- The laptop doesn't flicker, just the TV
- The screen on TV has some black bar on the top, I guess the resolution doesn't match

Video of what's happening
https://youtu.be/zv6xvijQrgE

[Rocco!]

Hi, ever found a solution? Got the same problem on my Sony Bravia (different model).

[Myth]

Same issue with a Google-TV based digital TV receiver.

[Phil Mastro]

Are you guys getting huge lag spikes before the black screen? This sometimes happens to me, but my big issue is lag (Sony Bravia X900F)