Server Version#: 1.32.7 I run my Plex in docker. I was able to setup hardware transcoding using my NVIDIA card. When I start a 4K movie in the browser I can see the new process in the nvidia-smi and the CPU load is low. However if I start the same movie from my LG TV. I still can see a new process…

Why is the video transcoding? Ideally, when playing a 4K movie on a 4K TV, it direct plays or direct streams. You can monitor playback via Plex Dashboard → Now Playing + Expanded View? It will show if the video or audio is transcoding. Subtitles on? If so, turn them off. The Plex LG app has li…

Hi, thanks for the swift reply. I had the time to do some experiment now and you were right. When I use no subtitle, the dashboard shows ‘direct stream’ and there were no buffering. Turning off the subtitles, unfortunately, is not an option for us as we are not native speakers. One thing made me …

Subtitle support varies among Plex clients. What you are seeing is expected. Burning subtitles is a limitation of the Plex LG client. The best option is to use a device that does not require subtitle burning. Android TV devices (Nvidia Shield Pro, Amazon FireStick, etc) have much better subtitle…

Just on more question, I am curious, why is this connected to the Plex client. I see the CPU load on the Plex server side. Even if the TV (client) needs transcoding the video and burn the subtitle, it could be done on GPU on the server, am I right? So for me, it seem as a lack of feature in the Pl…

[image] Kemy01: Even if the TV (client) needs transcoding the video and burn the subtitle, it could be done on GPU on the server, am I right? Plex is working on it. Possibly a forum preview (pre-beta) this calendar quarter. Nothing yet regarding system requirements, supported GPUs, supporte…

Problems with GPU transcoding when using my smart TV

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FordGuy61 January 24, 2024, 2:25am 6

Plex is working on it. Possibly a forum preview (pre-beta) this calendar quarter. Nothing yet regarding system requirements, supported GPUs, supported operating systems, etc. (which is SOP for Plex).

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Problems with GPU transcoding when using my smart TV

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