# Feature Request - Manually Select Buffer Size

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-manually-select-buffer-size/656138>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [November 22, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-manually-select-buffer-size/656138 "2020-11-22T04:23:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-manually-select-buffer-size/656138/7 "2021-04-18T13:56:21Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

> [@\[Very Popular\] myPlex: buffer content Youtube-style](https://forums.plex.tv/t/very-popular-myplex-buffer-content-youtube-style/20601):
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> Better buffering of content from remote myPlex serversMany domestic Internet uplinks are weak. People want to view and share their content from their home Internet. So: Buffer content Youtube-style. When I pause a stream, keep caching it ahead as much as I want it to. This is a great idea, that: - would give much better viewing experience from remote and shared myPlex servers. - is intuitive: everyone who's ever used Youtube already knows how this works. - lets you view high quality conten…

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