My server keeps getting bogged down transcoding for no reason because clients have a low default setting for internet streaming. They are all capable of streaming original quality, and since I’ve been converting a lot of my files to x265, the transcoded 720p version ends up having a higher bitrate t…

[image] K12342: @Neureka Interesting. Call me crazy but I “want” to pay for software. Tech products need funding from somewhere to be sustainable. I think Jellyfin will be forked and/or morph to a paid model in 3-5 years. As @Orko mentioned, Jellyfin was born because they’re against the model…

We have a good solution in mind, which we’re in the process of prototyping on one client at the moment, but it required a good bit of foundational work and change in how we handle data in our player. With the foundational work now complete, we can keep progressing with things. I know it’s not the mo…

I think most of the anxiety here is that we still don’t know what the solution is, and if it will adequately address the issues we’re all having. I understand that Plex doesn’t usually discuss unreleased stuff, but that’s my take on it.

I won’t go into exact specifics, because things are still in flux (and no one wants to give away all their secrets), but we’re working towards something that will ensure each client can play to their best of their ability, rather than setting a hardcoded limit. Depending on the client and their conn…

That sounds great, but leaving it up to server owners makes more sense imo. I know all of my clients hardware capabilities better than they do. Many transcode for no reason what so ever, and I’d like to stop that from happening on a server level.

[image] DaveBinM: I know it’s not the most exciting update It is the most exciting update in months :slight_smile: [image] DaveBinM: We considered that, but this solution will be much more robust and less open to misconfiguration. With the recent solutions plex came up with (home scre…

I dont think it matters what Plex do, there’ll still be moaning :sweat_smile:

Why do you think that’s the case?

Moaning? You’re right…how dare we be unhappy about a service we pay for not fixing serious issues. I like your attitude.

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We considered that, but this solution will be much more robust and less open to misconfiguration.

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