> I reencode to get size down and make it more compatible with what I have. I’ve heard that some setups struggle with higher resolutions and bitrates, which is

> I reencode to get size down and make it more compatible with what I have. I’ve heard that some setups struggle with higher resolutions and bitrates, which is compounded on 4K (HDR also with its own quirks for downsampling in post processing for playback on unsupported devices) versus 1080p. These factors are exasperated when direct play isn’t possible due to incompatible files, unsupported container formats and/or codecs, or insufficient bandwidth, especially when remote mounts, caching, and transcoding come into play.