I have a newer chromebook with an Intel Celeron n4020. As far as I can tell, this chipset / GPU supports directplay for x265 / hevc content. However, I’m a bit disappointed that the Plex app cannot direct play x265 / h265 / HEVC.
I’ve installed the Linux desktop app, and it appears to be direct playing the same media. However, I think it is using CPU to decode it, as it doesn’t seem that fluid and sometimes choppy. I don’t think it’s using GPU acceleration.
I have the same problem on ChromeOS, HEVC generally is not supported by ChromeOS as it seems.
It’s unfortunate, because hardware-wise it should be supported (Gemeni Lake / Quicksync).
This is definitely a issue on plexs end as I have the same spec chromebook as the original poster, N4020 8GB ram and VLC has no issues playing anything.
I honestly don’t think Chromebooks will ever work with Plex as it’s just not a priority for them
VLC decodes HEVC in Software.
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