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OK so this is just the client and there's another server doing Jellyfin server. That changes things. So on the client side yes if all clients support all major codecs then you're good. Issue comes if one client like a smart TV, this device, or older android device doesn't have it, then you have to transcode or the client has to software decode which something like a raspberry pi or smart TV is going to have trouble with.