Now supports 4K’s smart TV and TV box, including iOS11. They have been fully support HEVC, including even HEVC 10bit hardware decoding. So，about Plex Client and Server, can you support Direct play HEVC Movie and Transcoding to HEVC?

So, I want to direct play h265 files into my tv without transcoding (it’s possible since I can watch hevc files using the sharing options of windows without any transcoding) but it seems to be not possible to do it when using plex. I tried a few things but nothing really worked or was directed to al…

Playback of HEVC/h.265 encoded videos is possible and will work on many platforms – however those can be picky when it comes to the combination of other technical aspects of your video file. Some will e.g. play h.265 videos – but only in mp4/m4v containers. Some might play h.265 videos – but not in…

Support Direct play HEVC Movie and Transcoding to HEVC

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Vitorero October 7, 2017, 5:26pm 2

It would be a very, very good feature!!!

Feature Request: Native Support for H.265

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Support Direct play HEVC Movie and Transcoding to HEVC

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