4K is becoming more common today with more and more content, media and hardware including TVs are supporting 4K. There are even some 8K TVs hardware alvailabe for sale now. As we know 4K is larger in media size due to its resolution and requires more CPU power and network throughput as oppose to co…

the server should be set to original, the upload speed should be set to whatever your internet upload is. the client should be set for remote = original depending on the client capabilities/limitations, the server will stream direct play/direct stream, or transcode as needed. unless your client i…

[image] vipclubber: Assuming you have plenty of CPU power and proper hardware can PMS handle 4K smoothly? Yes, I have a large 4K HDR Library. I think you’re asking the wrong question here though, it’s not CPU power, but bandwidth. You shouldn’t be trying to transcode 4K so at that point, th…

A bit of reading: https://support.plex.tv/articles/203810286-what-media-formats-are-supported/ [image] [INFO] Plex, 4k, transcoding, and you - aka the rules of 4k Tips, Tricks & How-Tos NOTE: for 2022 – Plex has come a long way since this FAQ was originally written, HW t…

[image] vipclubber: Out of the box, by default PMS is configured to trans-code from 1080 to 720p during streaming. Only remotely. It always tries its best to direct play locally assuming the client can handle it. Most of what you are asking is in here. [image] [INFO] Plex, 4…

I looked at the link about 4K. I do have the hardware and bandwidth. However there are two questions since by default PMS set to trans-code from 1080 to 720 for remote sessions. There is no question that for local direct play by default is the best option. however, I am specifically asking about …

I answered this question above… Yes, if you have the bandwidth to support a remote session, 4K works fine, but bare in mind, 4K movies often hit bitrates over 100Mbit/s so you’d need AT LEAST that to support the outbound stream… Not even including packet overhead, and the routing between you and th…

[image] vipclubber: Assuming remote connection supports both hardware and bandwidth does it have smooth 4K direct play? It will be as smooth as the weakest link. Whether that is the server and/or client internet, the server resources, or the client limitations. [image] vipclubber: What i…

So bottom line I should set remote on PMS to original quality - direct streaming? All hardware and bandwidth allows, of course

Can you please clarify the recommended setting for “server should be set to original” “the client should be set for remote = original” I am trying to find the recommending setting but Can’t find them. Am I in the right place? Please see screenshots and kindly advise. Thanks in advance. Server: …

If there is no upload speed set - what is the default upload speed?

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SE56 October 6, 2019, 2:10pm 3

A bit of reading:

https://support.plex.tv/articles/203810286-what-media-formats-are-supported/

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