It's transcoding (HEVC -> H264) instead of DirectPlay. On the Mac (2017 MBP macOS 10.15), the PMP app does not play 4K HDR correctly.

It seems Plex app is just a browser window to the website so I'm guessing PMP is native (?) although comparing the two right now, the Plex app works better.

Whether they like it or not it is software for power users and they are removing the primary desire of power users. It has been getting worse in recent years and I really hope they can get it figured out. At least I am writing it in a way that I can easily rip out Plex when the time inevitabely comes. Of course I say all this as I write an application that interfaces with the plexapi. Have been a user since 2014 and in that time I have seen countless 'improvements' of the software that no one wanted and just broke shit or took away useful features. Not an edit: bring on the downvotes since Plex can do no wrong. I am convinced Plex doesn't give a shit about the users or their experience, so naturally they will kill it. It is the best possible Plex experience you can have atm. I really don't get why you stopped support for that. Please go to the relevant subreddits and support forums, for example: Build help and build shares posts go in their respective megathreads No referral / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts Welcome to /r/Plex, a subreddit dedicated to Plex, the media server/client solution for enjoying your media! Plex Community Discord Rules Latest Regular Threads: No Stupid Q&A: Tool Tuesday: Build Help: Share Your Build: Submit Troubleshooting Post Files not showing up correctly?

Plex media player missing live tv