emby server - auto bitrate vs user selected

[mastrmind11 722]

I'd like the ability to see what auto thinks should be the bitrate vs what the user selects in the app.  Does auto run every time and then just honor the manual override?  I ask because I have a user that continuously connects and transcodes at 800k, which is like flip phone bitrate and he's on an iPad.  If I knew what auto thought, I could recommend to him that he's getting garbage video because that's what he chose, not what the server is capable of.  

Thanks

 

edit:  yes, i know I can go check netdata and see, but when I'm not at home or there's more than 1 user, the admin page is way more meaningful and accessible.

Edited August 2, 2018 by mastrmind11

[Jdiesel 1431]

In my experience Auto is always 800k for all off network devices. I have a 100Mb upload connection to my server. Manually selecting any quality works perfectly. First thing I tell my users is to change the quality from Auto to 8Mbps for home devices and 3Mbps for mobile devices as a starting point.

 

One thing I miss about Plex is that clients could report buffering events back to the server. I used Plexpy, at the time, to track buffering events and if I saw a pattern for a specific device I could tell the user to change the quality.

Edited August 3, 2018 by Jdiesel

[Luke 42079]

Yes I think it makes sense to display this information.

[mastrmind11 722]

bump

[Luke 42079]

Yes we'll try to look at this. Thanks.