To add to what candyman337 said: if you are using HEVC content and it is the transcoding maxing out your CPU, you could try GPU transcoding which requires a Plex Pass or you could use Jellyfin media server which offers free hardware accelerated transcoding even for Intel iGPUs.
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twistypencil@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I find it difficult to watch things on plex when I’m 20ft from the wifi, buffer buffer… 😕
PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 1 year ago
candyman337@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Are you downloading hvec content? Because if so that buffering is because of transcoding maxing out your cpu or GPU not network
twistypencil@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m not sure how to tell, I’m using the htpc client and looked at every option for a show and only found that I have Allow Direct Play and Allow Direct Stream enabled and I have quality options with 4.5 Mbps 720p as the original. The file appears to be mkv h264 1280x720 eac3 5.1
If my cpu was getting pegged wouldn’t my fan get going for the delicious SD smell?