# Plex HTPC with Refresh Rate Switching & VRR **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** plex-htpc\ **Created:** [December 1, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-with-refresh-rate-switching-vrr/934065 "2025-12-01T09:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pottypotsworth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pottypotsworth/32/1461_2.png) [@Pottypotsworth](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Pottypotsworth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-with-refresh-rate-switching-vrr/934065/1 "2025-12-01T09:00:15Z")
Server Version#: 4.156.0 Player Version#: v.1.71.1.346-f62ce923 Hey guys, I wanted to sound out the “best practice” for using Plex HTPC on Windows 11 with G-Sync/VRR turned on. I am a bit new to VRR and have just upgraded to an LG G5 TV with the PC connected to a Denon X6800H receiver. I have G-Sync/VRR enabled for my RTX-5080, and if I try and enable “Refresh Rate Switching” in Plex HTPC video settings then 90% of the time the video doesn’t play and Plex just sits there on a black screen “at playback” until I exit out. If i disable this option then the video plays without the black screen issue, but there are times where I see “vsync tearing”, especially when the camera pans down in a scene. I don’t really want to have to turn G-Sync off and on each time I want to watch via Plex, so I wondered how others have got around this issue of Refresh Rate Switching seemingly causing issues with video playback with G-Sync on? Many thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-with-refresh-rate-switching-vrr/934065/2 "2026-03-01T09:00:31Z")
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