Default All Clients to Max Internet Streaming

So I’m having issues with Plex in my Sony X90K. My PMS is remotr and whenever I play a 4K media, it starts out transcoding and it will immediately give me the option to “switch quality”. After switching quality, it direct plays but the on screen controls will no longer ba available. What I do is to just stop the playback and then play it back again and this time it starts out with direct play. It’s as if the Plex client needs “momentum” to direct play, if that even makes sense. It’s not a bandwidth issue for sure. It’s not happening to my Shield, mobile phone, fire stick that are all on the same network.

Any thoughts on this?