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You can turn off all their streaming options in the settings. On web: - Screwdriver/wrench icon top-right - In the left panel look for the "<your username>"
by Youden 6y ago
You can turn off all their streaming options in the settings.
On web:
- Screwdriver/wrench icon top-right
- In the left panel look for the "<your username>" heading, underneath it, click "online sources"
- Click "Edit" and change "Enabled" to "Disabled"
You won't see those sources again.
As for seeking, I never see delays when using direct play (which is near 100% of my usage). I tried seeking with a transcode just now and it takes ~1s from interaction to the video playing again, which isn't too bad and I don't think is avoidable.
If you watch transcodes a lot and this bothers you though, consider whether "Optimized Versions" (transcoding ahead of time) would be good for you. Aside from that, I don't think a solution exists, it's a problem inherent to seeking while transcoding.
Not a Plex employee or anything, I've just been using it for what feels like close to a decade now.
EDIT: I just watched some stuff through Plex on my Apple TV and seeking is actually instant. On the Apple TV, each button click jumps forward ten seconds or so and as far as I can tell, each jump is instantaneous, no buffering or delays whatsoever.
- climb_stealth 6y agoWhat annoys me is that it insists on transcoding when streaming remotely. I have plenty of bandwidth and everything is set to maximum quality but it still tries to transcode and breaks more often than not. It works fine when I'm on a ssh tunnel and it thinks I'm on the same network.
- Youden 6y agoHave you had a look at Server Settings -> Remote Access -> "Limit remote stream bitrate"? And on the client, make sure Settings -> Quality -> (Internet|Remote) Streaming is set to the highest setting. Which those settings, my phone defaults to Original quality (no transcoding) even on cellular.
- climb_stealth 6y agoThanks for the pointers! That's good to hear that it's not a fundamental problem. I have checked all settings on the server side and there is no limit to the remote streaming bitrate. I'll double-check the settings on the mobile client when I have a chance.
- climb_stealth 6y agoJust for the record, setting all the client quality settings to the maximum solved it for me as well. No more transcoding. Thanks again!