# Ability to Force Remote Quality **URL:** \ **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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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")
> [@disable transcoding (per user setting)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-per-user-setting/86588/1): > > Hi,   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 ...   thanks for considering !   edd--     > [@Force video and audio setting](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-video-and-audio-setting/570337/1): > > 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. * * * Rules for the Feature Suggestions forum section: - Please **search** before creating a new suggestion thread. - Only one feature per thread. See existing feature suggestions, sorted by **most popular** first [https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-force-remote-quality/546320)._