For as long as I can remember Plex native clients default to the 2mbps in the browser. This is, in my opinion, very low for one and two with the addition of the “disable transcoding” option in plex server throws in an issue where it will simply fail. I think that the plex app should handle a situati…

@ChuckPa I know you’re a server guy, but maybe you have some insight on why this is still the way it is?

I don’t know the reasons for it. What I do see around the forum is a large number of users whose files are only 1.5 -> 2 Mbps. (I have my opinion about such low bitrate material but will keep to myself) Reasons they have the defaults as they are: Most of the users only need 2 Mbps by default No…

[image] ChuckPa: Nobody’s asked for a higher default I’m pretty sure there’s a thread and/or feature request asking for exactly that around here somewhere ;^)

Someone should bring that to a focal point and voted up. Then, when voted up, notify me and I will submit it forward

[image] Treverr: Users do not understand that they need to up this and it causes a lot of totally unnecessary transcoding which wastes energy and produces heat. True but users may also not understand the implications of upping the quality settings. Not all users have an unlimited data plan a…

That makes sense for iOS devices, but makes less sense for tvOS and other home devices that do not rely on a cellular data connection. We have the cellular data option already, so I think we should up the remote streaming option and enable the cellular one where it makes sense and limit it to 2mbps. …

This is not just for cellular connections. There are places in the world that also do not have unlimited wired connections at home.

Not to mention upload speeds from the server. Until recently, 700kbps was the upload I had available. We do periodically review things like the default settings for quality, so it may not always be how it is today.

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. [image] Force higher remote quality? General Discussions Hi, I have been using Plex …

We can’t always assume the end user knows what that will do. Some of my family members certainly wouldn’t. Having a lower default quality (even though it results in transcoding) that allows user to watch without buffering is a better experience than it just buffering or not playing if they select t…

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Default Playback setting override prompt

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