LG WebOs Bug: 4K HDR video with subtitles transcodes video file

[FordGuy61]

Nothing has changed. It is a limitation in the streaming protocol used between the Plex Media Server and the LG TV.

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Are custom profiles dead?

You’re running into the limitations of the Plex LG app (Samsung behaves similarly). I have an LG B7 OLED. The limitations are one of the reasons I purchased a Nvidia Shield for myself and give Amazon FireSticks to my family/friends as birthday/Christmas gifts. The Plex Android TV app direct plays PGS, VOBSUB, and SRT subtitles even if the video or audio is transcoding (reference). ASS subtitles still result in a video transcode and subtitle burn, but I’m not aware of any Plex client that h…