# Live TV not using hardware encoding

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/live-tv-not-using-hardware-encoding/898645>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** livetv-dvr, server-windows, roku\
**Created:** [December 12, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/live-tv-not-using-hardware-encoding/898645 "2024-12-12T05:20:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kd6icz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kd6icz/32/18712_2.png) [@kd6icz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kd6icz)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/live-tv-not-using-hardware-encoding/898645/1 "2024-12-12T05:20:42Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.3.9292  
Player Version#: Roku 7.29.15.9736

I just updated everything tonight. PMS and Roku client to see how things are going. I know going forward all MPEG2TS will be software decoded. But my server is also using software encoding. Is this the new normal?

Logs attached.

[Plex Media Server Logs\_2024-12-11\_21-17-40.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/8q9YmEuCzoMeCFNjpnJorbTHBw2.zip) (3.6 MB)

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**Author:** ![kd6icz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kd6icz/32/18712_2.png) [@kd6icz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kd6icz)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/live-tv-not-using-hardware-encoding/898645/2 "2024-12-13T14:58:07Z")

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And it’s still doing this after a minute or two of playback of Live TV.

 ![IMG_4336](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/9/3/f/93fa5d03809985ecdd3b6562ef1e6ff3c4bedaba.jpeg)

[Plex Media Server Logs\_2024-12-13\_06-57-35.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/spyVAE2IvemOz742jAvVQrjraTv.zip) (4.6 MB)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/live-tv-not-using-hardware-encoding/898645/3 "2025-03-13T14:58:42Z")

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