I’d love to be able to check different files against the common device profiles without needing to actually have the corresponding device…e.g. select a video to test, and get a table showing direct play, direct stream and transcode profiles for different device classes or specific devices. i think it would be useful, being able to see what files will direct play on a roku, or ATV, and visually see compatibility.
EDIT: to put it more simply, this would be a tool to answer the question “will this video direct play on a roku 4, and direct stream on a windows 10 pc?”
Just to add here… this topic was brought up in last night’s Plex Pass Roundtable and received some nice eyebrow raises from the Plex employees attending. We have captured this feedback as part of the session. I personally would love this capability.
i did a quick mock-up to more clearly illustrate my thinking around this. test could also be done on a by-device basis, using one profile (or tested from the device itself) against many (or all) titles in a given library. results could then be shown in a tab on the item details popup (after the info tab) or in a generated spreadsheet or text file.
