# Force Direct Play First **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-direct-play-first/660176 "2020-12-01T16:55:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-direct-play-first/660176/6 "2020-12-01T18:32:04Z")
> [@dantheman61](#): > > The problem is by default internet streaming is set by the client not the server. There are existing requests regarding server side control of remote user settings. Maybe one or more fit your requirements? > [@Feature Request: Default quality for remote users](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-default-quality-for-remote-users/310158): > > Please add a default option that is set server side for remote users. I am so sick of walking my users through on how to set quality to “original” or “maximum”. Then they stream from a new device and I have to hound them to change the settings again. This setting should be controlled by the server admin and NOT the end user. Unneeded transcoding is costing me money on my electric bill. > [@Force video and audio setting](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-video-and-audio-setting/570337): > > On the plex server setting: Force video and audio setting for plex client. This setting will lock video and audio settings for the server share. In the setting we can select: Video Quality: (480p, 720p, 1080p, Orignal) Audio Quality Direct play (Yes/No) Allow to change the quality automatically: (Yes/No) Also if possible: Allow to do it for each user separately. Why we need this setting? Normally I would go in front of the device and do it for my family but whit the COVID-19 I cannot d… > [@Allow changing quality of remote streams from server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allow-changing-quality-of-remote-streams-from-server/444373): > > It would be great if I can change the streaming quality from the Activity Dashboard, similar to how I can stop a stream from there. My entire family uses my plex server, with some family members being technology savy and others not so much. I walked them through setting remote quality to Original for all their devices, so by default they stream at that quality. It would be great if I could manually override that setting just for that current stream. For instance, they start streaming a 15Mbp… > [@disable transcoding (per user setting)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-per-user-setting/86588): > > Hi,   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 ...   thanks for considering !   edd--     --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-direct-play-first/660176)._