# Configurable delay before playing next video

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/configurable-delay-before-playing-next-video/629044>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/configurable-delay-before-playing-next-video/629044 "2020-08-31T07:32:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![krugster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/krugster/32/90414_2.png) [@krugster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/krugster)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/configurable-delay-before-playing-next-video/629044/1 "2020-08-31T07:32:48Z")

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Is this controlled by the clients or the server?

I would like to be able to reduce (or eliminate entirely) the delay between playing videos. 15s is a bit too long for my 3yr old’s attention span 🙂

Would be great to have this as a per-show option so I could leave the default a bit longer (still less than 15s) but remove it entirely for certain shows or home movies that really should be played immediately.

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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:** [August 31, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/configurable-delay-before-playing-next-video/629044/2 "2020-08-31T14:01:21Z")

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A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes.

> [@Make the Play Next countdown timer user adjustable](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-play-next-countdown-timer-user-adjustable/595408/1):
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> Would it be possible in future builds to make the count down timer on the playing next screen be adjusted in the settings. The default is 15 seconds, the way I use the player this is a little annoying. I’d love to be able to set it to just play the next video with out interruption or be able to set it to 1 second. I realize there may be a bit of delay as it ques up and caches the next video but that would much better than the typical 30 - 45 second delay I was seeing. Thank you

Therefore this one is closed, to prevent spreading the votes across several threads, even though they vote for the same (or at least very similar thing).

Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it.

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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:** [August 31, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/configurable-delay-before-playing-next-video/629044/3 "2020-08-31T14:01:25Z")

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