So after another hour or 2 of cow based entertainment ,my phone decided it wasnt getting enough Wi Fi , so I checked the outdoor booster box (an old router pressed into service as an extender of signal outside the main box indoors ) and after improving odd things with the signal ,it not only improved it so that it was stable and didnt keep dropping out - but seems to have given the actual output more oommph!!
Less volume needed from the player ,and better resolution ,so win win
It will save anyone from wasting their time replying