does plex transcode in nas or tv?

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hi there,

i have a synology nas where all my media are stored and i have a plex client in my NAS.

Now, i have plex on my Samsung smart tv (2016 model) and when i select a video to watch, i would like to know whether plex is transcoding that video or not. If it is, how can i tell if it’s using my NAS or the TV>

reason i ask is because these movies are large 4K UHD files, and i don’t want the media to be downgraded one bit. I want the raw file to be played on the tv.

When i use DLAN on my tv and find my nas, my tv plays these files perfectly fine. The reason why i want to use plex is because of the way it organizes everything.

So is there a way to completely stop this transcoding on plex and let plex send the file to my tv to do any transcoding if required.

Thanks

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You should be able to see that info under now playing - https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201543087-How-do-I-see-what-is-being-played-by-Plex-apps-