# Ability to Force Remote Quality

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-force-remote-quality/546320>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [February 23, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-force-remote-quality/546320 "2020-02-23T01:18:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![makmak36](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@makmak36](https://forums.plex.tv/u/makmak36)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-force-remote-quality/546320/1 "2020-02-23T01:18:53Z")

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I have read this in several other forums but want to continue to push this as I think it is an extremely usefully setting that should exist! Plex server settings should allow to force remote quality for specific users or all users, instead of remote users having to be limited to 2mbs SD quality. I understand that users can change the playback settings on their own device but it is different in every app and platform and not all users are tech savvy. Please make this a setting! I am not the only one!

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-force-remote-quality/546320/2 "2020-07-22T09:20:35Z")

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> [@disable transcoding (per user setting)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-per-user-setting/86588/1):
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> Hi, &nbsp; I would love to have a feature that would allow me to disable transcoding on a per-user base. I share my media amongst some users but I have to ask them to only directplay (using the plex theatre app on PC/MAC) because otherwise after 4 concurrent sessions my CPU starts to give up ... &nbsp; thanks for considering ! &nbsp; edd-- &nbsp; &nbsp;

> [@Force video and audio setting](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-video-and-audio-setting/570337/1):
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> On the plex server setting: Force video and audio setting for plex client. This setting will lock video and audio settings for the server share. In the setting we can select: Video Quality: (480p, 720p, 1080p, Orignal) Audio Quality Direct play (Yes/No) Allow to change the quality automatically: (Yes/No) Also if possible: Allow to do it for each user separately. Why we need this setting? Normally I would go in front of the device and do it for my family but whit the COVID-19 I cannot d…

Please pick one of the above feature requests instead, because they already cover the intended functionality.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-force-remote-quality/546320/3 "2021-02-27T22:15:02Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-force-remote-quality/546320/4 "2021-06-10T00:21:56Z")

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