Do you know what plex clients can handle av1 without the server having to transcode?

I started looking into converting stuff to AV1 but only confirmed that my gpu doesn't support AV1 but does support hevc so I stopped there...

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loufe 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

IIUC, it's more about the client hardware that determines ability to play without transcoding. You'd have to check the mix of devices you have connecting to it and make a judgement call.

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blueside 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I started to convert a lot of my content in AV1 until I realized that my Nvidia Shield devices won't play AV1. My $30 firestick will play them but I do really prefer the Shield. I guess I'll wait it out and hope for a new Shield (it's been 2019 since Nvidia released one) but i'm not going to hold my breath.

	▲	breve 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> my Nvidia Shield devices won't play AV1 Put VLC on them. See if it works for your AV1 videos.