Some 4K (ultra high definition) devices are recognized by the Plex app, however, only 4K/UHD content matching the following will Direct Play on supported devices:ĤK content not matching the above properties will be transcoded to 1080p. But at the moment, 4K direct playback is limited to mp4 with H.264 or HEVC. The app also supports playback of 4K video files using the H.264 (AVC) codec in most containers, so long as your computer is powerful enough to decode it.

Yes! Plex Media Player automatically detects the resolution of your screen and draws the interface accordingly. The same videos work perfectly in the Xbox One and Web apps.' Why Can't Plex on LG TV with WebOS 3 Direct Play 4K Videos? Only happens on the LG app (2.6.9 I think, WebOS 03.20.05). 'I've started seeing a problem today with a lot of videos freezing and buffering every 10 or so seconds (and sometimes not coming out of the freeze). With XPlay I get direct play of a 4K video, but when I try the same video in the official plex app, the server starts transcoding to 1080p.' 'I'd like to report a bug on webOS 3: you cannot play a 4k video.

I am watching Episode 3 of The Grand Tour just for reference which is a 50Mbps 4K File x264 (reported by Plex as 48.3Mbps 4K)' When I play 4K content using it, Plex media Server reports it as transcoding. 'I have an LG 43UH603V running WebOS 04.30.70, I have installed the OFFICIAL Plex App. Searching on Google, more problems like that are found: Recently, some LG TV users have reported that when they have played 4K videos with Plex app on LG TV after had updated WebOS system, Plex media Server had transcoded the 4K video to 1080p.

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