Plex

Setting Original Video Quality on Plex

Using the original video quality on Plex will usually give better video streaming quality, especially when on high bandwidth internet. This also helps the Plex server by not needing to transcode to a different video quality during playback.

Once the Quality setting is saved, there is no need to set the quality setting during video playback.

The Video Quality setting needs to be set per playback device (i.e. need to set it on Web and on iOS app)

Here’s how to set the original video quality on different platforms:

Web Interface

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  • Saving Quality setting in Settings

    • Click Settings gear icon

      • -> Web Client/Quality

      • -> Video quality dropdown

        • -> Set to “Maximum”

      • -> Check “Play smaller videos at original quality”

      • -> Save Changes


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  • Setting Quality setting during a video

    • Start a video

    • Click Settings icon

      • -> Quality

      • -> Select “Play Original Quality”



iOS

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  • Saving Quality setting in Settings

    • Tap User icon

      • -> Settings

      • -> Quality

      • -> Remote Streaming

        • Select “Maximum”

 

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  • Setting Quality setting during a video

    • Start a video

    • Tap Settings icon (3 dots)

      • -> Playback Settings

      • -> Quality

        • Select “Play Original Quality”

 

Android

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  • Saving Quality setting in Settings

    • Tap User icon

      • -> Settings

      • -> Quality

        • -> Remote Streaming

        • -> Select “Maximum”

 

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  • Setting Quality setting during a video

    • Start a video

      • Tap Settings (Gear icon)

      • -> Quality

        • -> Select “Play Original Quality”

 

Android TV

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  • Saving Quality setting in Settings

    • Click User icon

      • -> Settings

      • -> Video Quality

        • -> Remote Streaming

        • -> Select “Maximum“

 

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  • Setting Quality setting during a video

    • Start a video

      • -> Click Settings (Gear icon)

      • -> Video Quality

        • -> Select “Play Original Quality”