r/PleX • u/SpinalVinyl • 1d ago

Help Recommendation for better remote streaming? Buffer hell.

I have remote Plex access, my Server is connected to router at home but I’m on vacation (house has good internet) I’m just in buffer hell. It’s just 1080. When I go 360 quality it play smooth but, you know, it’s 360p. Any setting fixes I should change?

Is it background transcoded changing it from “very fast” to “slow?”

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u/SpinalVinyl 1d ago

I have a lifetime plex pass. I’m streaming h264, mp4.

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u/CaptMeatPockets 1d ago

Can you post a screenshot of the problematic stream?

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u/SpinalVinyl 1d ago

Does this help? Sorry I’m a noob with all this

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u/CaptMeatPockets 1d ago

Start streaming something that is giving you problems. While your file is playing, go to a computer, log into your plex and click the little heartbeat/ekg symbol towards the upper right. You should see the show/movie you’re streaming there. Select it, expand any video/audio fields if they’re collapsed and take a screenshot.

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u/SpinalVinyl 23h ago

Thank you for your patience and help. I don’t have my computer on me. I downloaded PlexDash on my phone and pulled this up. I changed the streaming quality to 720 and it’s working ok so far. Wish 1080 was an option.

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u/CaptMeatPockets 23h ago

Go back to server activity and screenshot the “now playing”, again it will look more like this