Server Version#: 1.43.0.10389 Player Version#: direct play mode IOS and Android I am seeing constant ~50Mb per second bandwidth usage on a single 1080p movie when direct play mode is used. When I turn off direct play in my IOS app, it uses direct stream and it all looks ok. There is no option t…

Plex Server Generating massive amounts of network traffic in direct play mode

OttoKerner December 17, 2025, 9:21am 2

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