# Limit MINIMUM Remote Stream Bitrate **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [November 20, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923 "2021-11-20T03:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DKdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DKdude](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DKdude)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923/1 "2021-11-20T03:26:45Z")
I know we can limit the upper limit, but is there any way we can demand a minimum stream rate? - im tired of the kids varrious apple devices often ignorring settings and just going for 1.5mb or lower - even on wifi - please dont start on “just set settings in apple like this” - its been done and tested and they all have a life of their own - so back to question - is there any way to demand 3mb minimum or more? - not in a visible setting … but some wizards roam this forum PS: Also happens on the windows plex app on laptops - just ignorring setting for quality, so would love a way to demand a minimum setting ---
**Author:** ![TeknoJunky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/teknojunky/32/165055_2.png) [@TeknoJunky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TeknoJunky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923/2 "2021-11-20T03:35:06Z")
No, there isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![kegbeach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kegbeach/32/216116_2.png) [@kegbeach](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kegbeach)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923/3 "2021-11-20T03:36:12Z")
This could cause great controversy. ---
**Author:** ![DKdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DKdude](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DKdude)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923/4 "2021-11-20T03:50:11Z")
Sadly … there should be ---
**Author:** ![DKdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DKdude](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DKdude)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923/5 "2021-11-20T03:50:53Z")
not really, just giving you full control, so a bad setting dont waste your server 100% when not needed 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kegbeach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kegbeach/32/216116_2.png) [@kegbeach](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kegbeach)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923/6 "2021-11-20T06:58:12Z")
Yes, really… Post your concerns here in the thread that would incorporate your viewpoint: > [@Default All Clients to Max Internet Streaming](https://forums.plex.tv/t/default-all-clients-to-max-internet-streaming/440641): > > My server keeps getting bogged down transcoding for no reason because clients have a low default setting for internet streaming. They are all capable of streaming original quality, and since I’ve been converting a lot of my files to x265, the transcoded 720p version ends up having a higher bitrate than the original does in 1080 or 4k. Please please please allow the server to choose to default the client bandwidth setting to original by default and save my poor server. ---
**Author:** ![sebkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@sebkar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sebkar)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923/7 "2021-11-20T13:48:27Z")
Since it happens on several devices and on both ios and windows (maybe even macos?) I must ask if you are sure you’ve used the correct settings. You ask for a minimum of _remote_ stream bitrate but if you are on the same network (wifi) as the server then that setting doesn’t do anything. It’s the other one you should change (don’t remember the name, maybe _local_ streaming. Maybe.). With that being said; it is well known that many want a setting that at the very least allows the server owner to set a minimum suggested qualilty. Meaning that as long as the users network allows it it will not go under a certain mbps. Not having a setting like that is one of the extremely few things that I think is straight up odd that it’s not already implemented. Like come on… it’s 2021. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limit-minimum-remote-stream-bitrate/758923/8 "2022-02-18T13:49:00Z")
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