I currently have Plex and Radarr. I only ever got 1080p content because that’s all my tv would do. Finally getting a nice new tv and would like to get a few 4K hdr movies to watch. Should I be looking for Bluray2160, Remux, or disk and what will Plex play?

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[–] Flanhare@feddit.nu 2 points 2 years ago

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[–] _totally_toasted_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

As a general rule of thumb stay away from 4k HDR movies that are below 15Gb. This is because it has a lower bitrate and will look almost the same as 1080p content. If the file is below 15gb then dont touch it.

[–] llama@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bluray2160 and use mediainfo to make sure the codecs being used are AVC and AAC in an MP4 container.

[–] thefeeltrain@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

If they have a 4K HDR capable TV they can playback HEVC. Does anyone even make x264 2160p releases? And container doesn't matter either, Plex will remux it for you if necessary.

[–] 31dirty1@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would it make sense to set up a second radarr to only do 4K stuff? Or can I have radarr download 4K to a specific folder

[–] thefeeltrain@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

It depends on what you want. If you plan on keeping two different libraries in Plex I would also keep two Radarr instances, but if you are going for a combined library you could stick to one and just use a different quality profile for the movies you want to be in 4K.