Mastodawn

I really don't get the benefits of live transcoding of #jellyfin like media servers.. As the release copy has been meticulously encoded for best quality compromise, why touch it? Wouldn't it affect watch experience?

I just collect the right quality my network/internet can handle (which is 1080p). My server is just Apache http server for the media folder. And stream using #Kodi! Simple enough.

#mediastreaming #plex #selfhosting

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retrimental 1d ago

@ajit_456
I don't understand it either but I use 4k HEVC for most movies on Jellyfin. My family uses Jellyfin on TV which plays media without having to transcode and that's the best quality as you say.

The issue comes when the mobile devices of my users try to watch stuff. Server has to transcode then :(

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Ajit Ananthadevan 1d ago

@retrimental ah right mobile viewing.. I guess it's necessary then. But I don't watch my collection on mobile...