jdryyz said: As you may have already guessed, I am using HandBrake for the re-encode. I believe you're referring to the settings in the "Video Quality" section. I see no reason why I couldn't try it again, but how did you determine what setting to use?

Sorry. When you specified a BD player and an average bitrate, I assumed that you had tried unsuccessfully to remux the MKV to a BD structure and burn the result to disc, which I do recommend you try. I knew which setting to use from experience with x264, for which Handbrake is a GUI. If you are recompressing, I doubt that using a CRF rather than two-pass VBR would be the cause of any playback problems.