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This has been confusing me for a while and lately it seems to be getting worse.
I have limited upload bandwidth here in the UK, sharing with my family has become rather troublesome lately, especially with the lockdown.
I started converting my library to hevc, 720p average 2mbps, 1080p average 3mbps (roughly).
I have a limit on my server remote access set @ 720p 4Mbps
Now when I first started converting my movies to hevc if they were below 4mbps bitrate they would direct play to my brother or mum’s LG TV’s, this made no difference to the resolution. 1080p/720p if it was below 4mbps then it direct played. Recently this is not the case.
I have a movie file. I check its properties using VLC/MPC-HC/MPC-BE and even on the plex info tab. It states the below:-
Duration 1:30:58
Bitrate 2277 kbps
Width 1280
Height 688
Aspect Ratio 1.85
Video Resolution 720p
Container MKV
Video Frame Rate 24p
Video Profile main
Part
Duration 1:30:58
File ***hidden***.mkv
Size 1.45 GB
Container MKV
Video Profile main
Codec HEVC
Bitrate 1637 kbps
Bit Depth 8
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Coded Height 688
Coded Width 1280
Color Range tv
Frame Rate 23.976 fps
Height 688
Level 4.0
Profile main
Ref Frames 1
Width 1280
Display Title 720p (HEVC Main)
Codec AC3
Channels 6
Bitrate 640 kbps
Language English
Audio Channel Layout 5.1(side)
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Display Title English (AC3 5.1)
Codec SRT
Language English
Display Title English (SRT)
Codec SRT
Language English
Display Title English (SRT External)
Why does plex keep transcoding this to H264 4mbps???
Its just a waste, the TV’s can play HEVC fine.
