# Why it only plays on 4K!

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-it-only-plays-on-4k/803307
**Category:** Plex Players
**Tags:** server-mac, apple-tv
**Created:** [August 5, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-it-only-plays-on-4k/803307 "2022-08-05T08:04:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![makkistyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/makkistyle/32/13756_2.png) [@makkistyle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/makkistyle)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-it-only-plays-on-4k/803307/1 "2022-08-05T08:04:20Z")

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Hi,  
Why the App on AppleTV plays my media  
On 4K (shown in image)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/1/e/e/1ee4ae755331f67a7de1de1eaf52586174686194.jpeg)

All my media are 1080p..  
how can I make set only for (play original quality)  
So I won’t face issue playing 4K while streaming from my iMac

Thanks

Server Version#: 1.28.0.5999  
Player Version#: 8.7 (3452)

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### Author: ![raxiel87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@raxiel87](https://forums.plex.tv/u/raxiel87)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-it-only-plays-on-4k/803307/2 "2022-08-05T08:17:36Z")

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maybe you can try to set play smaller file on original quality to on, don’t know if this could help 🙂

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-it-only-plays-on-4k/803307/3 "2022-11-03T08:18:29Z")

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