Lowest reencode quality

[ng4ever 39]

Like with the original media file. Does it depend what quality it is originally in and format type too ? If so give me an example please.

Sure it depends on screen size too. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Luke 41257]

Hi, what is the question?

[ng4ever 39]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

Hi, what is the question?

Hi. 

Sorry just what is the lowest quality you can stream in for it to be still good enough quality to watch ? Forgot to say being able to reencode on the fly from  whatever original quality is doable.  I know it depends on screen size and connection too. 

Edited October 12 by ng4ever

[Luke 41257]

That is subjective and also depends on screen resolution. Maybe 480p? But then again if you’re in portrait aspect ratio on a phone, you could possibly go even lower and it might look ok.

[speechles 2027]

With Emby apps the lowest quality (potato) is 144p, which would produce 256x144 or 192x144. Most people would not consider that acceptable. I consider anything 360p or higher as watchable. Maybe not eye candy, but watchable.

Edited October 12 by speechles

[ng4ever 39]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

That is subjective and also depends on screen resolution. Maybe 480p? But then again if you’re in portrait aspect ratio on a phone, you could possibly go even lower and it might look ok.

Thank you. Your right.

1 hour ago, speechles said:

With Emby apps the lowest quality (potato) is 144p, which would produce 256x144 or 192x144. Most people would not consider that acceptable. I consider anything 360p or higher as watchable. Maybe not eye candy, but watchable.

Thanks.

 

[cassandraparker 1]

Yes, indeed. The final quality depends on the resolution, bitrate, and format of the original file. For example, a 4K MP4 will look sharper on a large screen than a 720p AVI of the same video.