So can Plex for anything handle 4K or is it only for YouTube videos and 2005 movies?

[TeknoJunky]

It is unlikely any responses will matter or please you, since…

@OurBG

We’re giving up on this service as of today and the main reason is retarded technical support and lack of any interest of the Plex Team towards clients.

But this may or may not help enlighten you.

[INFO] Plex, 4k, transcoding, and you - aka the rules of 4k

NOTE: for 2022 – Plex has come a long way since this FAQ was originally written, HW transcoding has become more available and more stable, and tone mapping was recently added to address the hdr/sdr color conversion issues. The first 4 ‘rules’ generally are no longer as important as they once were, but may still be a good thing to bear in mind. Dolby Vision, is an entirely other mess. THIS thread/FAQ is NOT about DV. DV work is still in progress, and there are no perfect TV’s or external devic…