Server Version#: Latest Player Version#: Latest Can anyone help or explain why when someone is remote streaming a 720 file they are direct playing at 2mbps, but anything that’s 1080 automatically transcodes to SD at less than 800kbps? My server is overbuilt and have seen it transcoding 8 streams t…

Plex is using a “fudge factor” to estimate the required bandwidth. When your restriction is a 2 Mbps max bandwidth/bitrate, you cannot just take the average bitrate of your video. The video bitrate can have peaks significantly higher than the average (e.g. for complex, high action scenes). From w…

Remote streaming 720 at 2mbps, but transcodes all 1080 to SD at less than 700kbps?

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Remote streaming 720 at 2mbps, but transcodes all 1080 to SD at less than 700kbps?

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