Just thought I’d share my recent experiences using Plex to stream 4K HDR content. I picked up a Sony 65" OLED TV w/built-in Android TV over the weekend. I currently have it connected to my network via wi-fi (I don’t recall the speed but I recently purchased a new Asus router and it’s only a room away so my wifi is very fast and stable).
My server is nothing special…running an i5-6500T with built-in graphics so not planning on having it transcode any 4K video.
Installed the Plex app, downloaded some 4K HDR content to my server (I’m going to need more disk lol), and started watching the movie…ZERO issues! Everything I’ve thrown at it streams perfectly!
Now I do know that if you have a file with Dolby Atmos/TrueHD audio streams, you will need to either select an alternate stream or the server is going to transcode the audio (which fortunately is much less strenuous than video).
I even had a friend stream some 4K HDR remotely and he was able to Direct Play as well (thank God for gigabit up/down). I’ve also been able to stream 4K movies stored on my Google Drive (using RClone) without any issues as well.
I just have to say - great job Plex!
