Sonarr Prefer X265 Updated Official

Streaming smaller files over your local Wi-Fi or remotely via Plex/Jellyfin requires significantly less upload and download bandwidth. The Trade-offs

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Older client devices, web browsers, and underpowered servers often lack hardware support for x265 decoding, forcing transcoding that can overwhelm your system. Streaming smaller files over your local Wi-Fi or

However, Sonarr does not have a simple checkbox for "Prefer x265." Instead, it uses a sophisticated scoring system based on . This guide will teach you how to set that up properly. If you share with third parties, their policies apply

In the Regular Expression (Regex) field, paste the following standard string to catch x265 tags: \b([hx].?265|hevc)\b

While x265 is highly efficient, its popularity has led to an influx of low-quality automated encodes on public and private trackers. Some release groups heavily compress files to absurdly small sizes (e.g., a 150MB 1080p episode), resulting in severe visual artifacts, color banding, and muddy dark scenes.