# Hardware MPEG 2 on RPi 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps & Creations\ **Tags:** server-linux-arm\ **Created:** [February 23, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-mpeg-2-on-rpi-3/226605 "2018-02-23T10:06:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajgarstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@ajgarstone](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ajgarstone)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-mpeg-2-on-rpi-3/226605/1 "2018-02-23T10:06:20Z")
So, if you buy the licence, the RPi 3 supports MPEG 2 en/decode in hardware (and H264 hardware encoding is always available. Live TV here in the UK is MPEG 2, so this would seem to be vital for transcoding, but the Plex Server doesn’t seem to use hardware transcoding when it’s available. Is there a way to force the transcoder to use the hardware, or do we need to put in a feature request? ---
**Author:** ![drmagoo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drmagoo/32/13982_2.png) [@drmagoo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drmagoo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-mpeg-2-on-rpi-3/226605/2 "2018-02-23T10:14:39Z")
> @“[adam@garstone.com](mailto:adam@garstone.com)” said: > So, if you buy the licence, the RPi 3 supports MPEG 2 en/decode in hardware (and H264 hardware encoding is always available. Live TV here in the UK is MPEG 2, so this would seem to be vital for transcoding, but the Plex Server doesn’t seem to use hardware transcoding when it’s available. Is there a way to force the transcoder to use the hardware, or do we need to put in a feature request? Please read the first page of this recent discussion: > [@MPEG2 H.264 Transcoding on Pi / Arm 7 ++](https://forums.plex.tv/t/mpeg2-h-264-transcoding-on-pi-arm-7/224341/1): > > Hi, looks like MPEG2 (DVD) is the only thing left not transcoded in realtime on a 4 core pi. Is there some hardware acceleration improving this? I can play on Amazon Fire Stick but Chromecast and Smartphones/Tabs seems to have no hardware support as the Plex Windows App not. [moderator edit: link repaired] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-mpeg-2-on-rpi-3/226605/3 "2020-01-08T19:41:28Z")