# Set Maximum quality

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/set-maximum-quality/61117>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [March 21, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/set-maximum-quality/61117 "2014-03-21T16:50:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jdavis83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jdavis83/32/385_2.png) [@jdavis83](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jdavis83)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/set-maximum-quality/61117/1 "2014-03-21T16:50:18Z")

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Did a quick search and didn't find anything but this has to have been brought up before.

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It would be nice to have as a feature on the server side to set maximum quality limitations for individual users or even devices.

(I keep multiple versions of a lot of my files for maximum direct stream compatibility too.)

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pretty self explanatory, but here's an example anyway:

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My parents have a huge TV and the bandwidth to pull down my full 1080p movies. I'd like to allow that for them.

My brother-in-law, usually streams to his iPad Mini I would like to force 720p even if he has highest resolution set in the app.

Then there's a hand-full of friends I am sharing my media with I'd like to force 480p versions.

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Just a thought to keep better tabs on bandwidth.

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**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/set-maximum-quality/61117/2 "2014-03-21T17:09:01Z")

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If you type the word **_"Bandwidth"_** into the search field for this forum you will see all of the current requests for this feature.

Sample Set:

[https://forums.plex.tv/topic/95282-limit-concurrent-streams-per-account/?hl=bandwidth](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/95282-limit-concurrent-streams-per-account/?hl=bandwidth)

[https://forums.plex.tv/topic/96082-request-sharing-limitations/?hl=bandwidth](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/96082-request-sharing-limitations/?hl=bandwidth)

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**Author:** ![jdavis83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jdavis83/32/385_2.png) [@jdavis83](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jdavis83)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/set-maximum-quality/61117/3 "2014-03-21T19:05:42Z")

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Thanks hthighway!  
  
  
  
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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/set-maximum-quality/61117/4 "2021-01-12T23:05:01Z")

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early 2021 clean-up: duplicate (while this thread is an earlier version of the “current” one, those have a significant amount of votes/attention -\> closing this one)

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/set-maximum-quality/61117/5 "2021-06-10T00:18:28Z")

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