Configuring Plex

Below are some steps to get the most out of the Plex app. For example how to make sure things are streaming at the best quality possible. How to get ride of none Mac Media content (eg. Tidel, webshows, podcasts etc.)

Setting Default streaming quality

For some reason Plex defaults all streams to 720p while that might be good if you have slow internet most would prefer to get the full quality that is on offer. So to make sure you get the best video quality availble just select the player(s) you are using and follow the intructions or video walkthrough.

Desktop/Web
  1. Click the settings button in the top right corner
  2. Select 'Quality' from the left side menu
  3. Under the internet streaming header change 'Video Quality' to Maximum
iPhone/iPad
  1. Touch menu button in the top left corner
  2. Select the settings icon in the top left of the side menu
  3. Select 'Quality'
  4. Select 'Remote Streaming' - 'Show all'
  5. Select Maximum
Android
  1. Touch menu button in the top left corner
  2. Select the settings icon in the top left of the side menu
  3. Select 'Quality'
  4. Select 'Remote Streaming' - 'Show all'
  5. Select Maximum
TV App
  1. Bring up the side menu by pushing left on your remote
  2. Naviagte to settings at the bottum of the list
  3. Navigate to the 'Video Quality' section
  4. Select 'Remote Streaming' and change quality to Maximum

Just show Mac Media content

You may find that when you first sign into Plex there is content that doesn't belong to Mac Media. This is Plex's own library of free movie which sounds all well and good but can get in the way of the curated content of Mac Media. Below are guides on how to removed these un-needed media sources and just leave/show Mac Media content.

Desktop/Web
  1. Click 'More' on the left side menu
  2. Hover over the sources you wish to hide
  3. Click the 3 dot icon and select 'Un-pin'
  4. Hover over the libraries under the 'Mac Media' header
  5. Click the 3 dot icon and select 'Pin'
iPhone/iPad

First Launch

  1. On the 'Customize your Navigation' screen tap 'Sources'
  2. Tap each source that you don't want (None mac Media sources are below)
  3. 'Live TV', 'Movies and Shows', 'Webshows', 'Podcast', and 'Music'

Post Set-up

  1. Tap the menu button in the top left corner
  2. Tap 'More' at the bottom of the side menu
  3. Tap 'Edit' in the top right hand of the screen
  4. Tap the pin icon to chnage the state of each library (Yellow for pinned, grey for un-pinned)
Android
  1. Tap the menu button in the top left corner
  2. Tap 'More' at the bottom of the side menu
  3. Tap 'Edit' in the top right hand of the screen
  4. Tap the pin icon to chnage the state of each library (Yellow for pinned, grey for un-pinned)
TV App
  1. Bring up the side menu by pushing left on your remote
  2. Naviagte to settings at the bottum of the list
  3. Navigate to the 'Video Quality' section
  4. Select 'Remote Streaming' and change quality to Maximum