Default Playback setting override prompt

[TeknoJunky]

auto adjust default ?

ASK end user during client setup how much bandwidth should be used ???

even leave mobile current default, change non-mobile to ~8meg 1080 would be an improvement.

Force higher remote quality?

Hi, I have been using Plex for quite some time now and I’m very happy with it. I do however have a common reoccuring scenario that is quite annoying. This involves new, not so tech-savvy users (which they all are). I often get complain after a few weeks that the quality is quite bad/not the best. This is because the default remote quality settings in most (if not all) apps are quite low. My 1080p 20Mbit/s bitrate content gets transcoded to 2Mbit/s 720p or something similar, while my CPU load i…

[Feature Request] Push Server settings to users apps

One of the main issues I have with plex is the manual client side configuration when setting up your app or TV. The scrolling through menues, selecting qualities, auto login, and home screens is brutal to explain over the phone or to people with little tech savvy skills. I am a network admin, and on a domain we can push down client side app settings like in Internet explorer so each user has the same experience. I think plex should have a setup URL configuration for when the user accepts the …

Default All Clients to Max Internet Streaming

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 than the original does in 1080 or 4k. Please please please allow the server to choose to default the client bandwidth setting to original by default and save my poor server.

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