Remote streams max out at 2mbps

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Ok, I see it in the logs.

  {
    "type": "log:message",
    "level": 2,
    "message": "X-Plex-Client-Profile-Extra: add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=upperBound&name=video.height&value=1280&replace=true)+add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=upperBound&name=video.bitrate&value=2000&replace=true)+append-transcode-target-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&audioCodec=aac&protocol=dash)",
    "time": "2019-08-04T09:34:29.868Z"
  },

There is your exact 2 Mbps limit being asserted by the player. Thank you.

By process of elimination,

  1. Use a different browser. How does Safari or Chrome behave ?
  2. Using the hosted player (from app.plex.tv) OR the bundled? they are different.
  3. The Plex app does not exhibit this behavior?

I ask the browser / where hosted question because app.plex.tv is more of a “beta” for the Plex/Web. It may have problems.

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