# disable transcoding (per user setting)

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-per-user-setting/86588>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [December 17, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-per-user-setting/86588 "2014-12-17T08:40:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![edd\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@edd\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/edd_1)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-per-user-setting/86588/1 "2014-12-17T08:40:42Z")

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Hi,

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I would love to have a feature that would allow me to disable transcoding on a per-user base. I share my media amongst some users but I have to ask them to only directplay (using the plex theatre app on PC/MAC) because otherwise after 4 concurrent sessions my CPU starts to give up ...

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thanks for considering !

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edd--

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