diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
index c3032416b8..1730db89a7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
@@ -407,8 +407,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
 
             if (mediaSource.SupportsDirectPlay)
             {
-                if (mediaSource.IsRemote && forceDirectPlayRemoteMediaSource)
+                if (mediaSource.IsRemote && forceDirectPlayRemoteMediaSource && user.Policy.ForceRemoteSourceTranscoding)
                 {
+                    mediaSource.SupportsDirectPlay = false;
+                }
+                else if (mediaSource.IsRemote && user.Policy.ForceRemoteSourceTranscoding)
+                {
+                     mediaSource.SupportsDirectPlay = false;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -455,74 +460,112 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
 
             if (mediaSource.SupportsDirectStream)
             {
-                options.MaxBitrate = GetMaxBitrate(maxBitrate, user);
-
-                if (item is Audio)
-                {
-                    if (!user.Policy.EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding)
-                    {
-                        options.ForceDirectStream = true;
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (item is Video)
-                {
-                    if (!user.Policy.EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding && !user.Policy.EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding && !user.Policy.EnablePlaybackRemuxing)
-                    {
-                        options.ForceDirectStream = true;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // The MediaSource supports direct stream, now test to see if the client supports it
-                var streamInfo = string.Equals(item.MediaType, MediaType.Audio, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
-                    streamBuilder.BuildAudioItem(options) :
-                    streamBuilder.BuildVideoItem(options);
-
-                if (streamInfo == null || !streamInfo.IsDirectStream)
+                if (mediaSource.IsRemote && forceDirectPlayRemoteMediaSource && user.Policy.ForceRemoteSourceTranscoding)
                 {
                     mediaSource.SupportsDirectStream = false;
                 }
-
-                if (streamInfo != null)
+                else if (mediaSource.IsRemote && user.Policy.ForceRemoteSourceTranscoding)
                 {
-                    SetDeviceSpecificSubtitleInfo(streamInfo, mediaSource, auth.Token);
+                    mediaSource.SupportsDirectStream = false;
                 }
-            }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    options.MaxBitrate = GetMaxBitrate(maxBitrate, user);
+                    {
+                    if (item is Audio)
+                        if (!user.Policy.EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding)
+                        {
+                            options.ForceDirectStream = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else if (item is Video)
+                    {
+                        if (!user.Policy.EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding && !user.Policy.EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding && !user.Policy.EnablePlaybackRemuxing)
+                        {
+                            options.ForceDirectStream = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // The MediaSource supports direct stream, now test to see if the client supports it
+                    var streamInfo = string.Equals(item.MediaType, MediaType.Audio, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
+                        streamBuilder.BuildAudioItem(options) :
+                        streamBuilder.BuildVideoItem(options);
+                    if (streamInfo == null || !streamInfo.IsDirectStream)
+                    {
+                        mediaSource.SupportsDirectStream = false;
+                    }
+                    if (streamInfo != null)
+                    {
+                        SetDeviceSpecificSubtitleInfo(streamInfo, mediaSource, auth.Token);
+                    }
+				}
+             }
 
             if (mediaSource.SupportsTranscoding)
             {
-                options.MaxBitrate = GetMaxBitrate(maxBitrate, user);
-
+				if (mediaSource.IsRemote && user.Policy.ForceRemoteSourceTranscoding)
+				{
+					if (GetMaxBitrate(maxBitrate, user) < mediaSource.Bitrate)
+					{
+						options.MaxBitrate = GetMaxBitrate(maxBitrate, user);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						options.MaxBitrate = mediaSource.Bitrate;
+					}
+				}
+				else
+			    {
+					options.MaxBitrate = GetMaxBitrate(maxBitrate, user);
+				}
+		
                 // The MediaSource supports direct stream, now test to see if the client supports it
                 var streamInfo = string.Equals(item.MediaType, MediaType.Audio, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
                     streamBuilder.BuildAudioItem(options) :
                     streamBuilder.BuildVideoItem(options);
 
-                if (streamInfo != null)
-                {
-                    streamInfo.PlaySessionId = playSessionId;
-
-                    if (streamInfo.PlayMethod == PlayMethod.Transcode)
+				if (mediaSource.IsRemote && user.Policy.ForceRemoteSourceTranscoding)
+				{
+                    if (streamInfo != null)
                     {
+                        streamInfo.PlaySessionId = playSessionId;                        
                         streamInfo.StartPositionTicks = startTimeTicks;
                         mediaSource.TranscodingUrl = streamInfo.ToUrl("-", auth.Token).TrimStart('-');
-
-                        if (!allowVideoStreamCopy)
-                        {
-                            mediaSource.TranscodingUrl += "&allowVideoStreamCopy=false";
-                        }
-                        if (!allowAudioStreamCopy)
-                        {
-                            mediaSource.TranscodingUrl += "&allowAudioStreamCopy=false";
-                        }
+                        mediaSource.TranscodingUrl += "&allowVideoStreamCopy=false";
+                        mediaSource.TranscodingUrl += "&allowAudioStreamCopy=false";
                         mediaSource.TranscodingContainer = streamInfo.Container;
                         mediaSource.TranscodingSubProtocol = streamInfo.SubProtocol;
-                    }
+                        
+                        // Do this after the above so that StartPositionTicks is set
+                        SetDeviceSpecificSubtitleInfo(streamInfo, mediaSource, auth.Token);
+                    }				
+				}
+                else
+				{
+                    if (streamInfo != null)
+                    {
+                        streamInfo.PlaySessionId = playSessionId;
+                        if (streamInfo.PlayMethod == PlayMethod.Transcode)
+                        {
+                            streamInfo.StartPositionTicks = startTimeTicks;
+                            mediaSource.TranscodingUrl = streamInfo.ToUrl("-", auth.Token).TrimStart('-');
 
-                    // Do this after the above so that StartPositionTicks is set
-                    SetDeviceSpecificSubtitleInfo(streamInfo, mediaSource, auth.Token);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+                            if (!allowVideoStreamCopy)
+                            {
+                                mediaSource.TranscodingUrl += "&allowVideoStreamCopy=false";
+                            }
+                            if (!allowAudioStreamCopy)
+                            {
+                                mediaSource.TranscodingUrl += "&allowAudioStreamCopy=false";
+                            }
+                            mediaSource.TranscodingContainer = streamInfo.Container;
+                            mediaSource.TranscodingSubProtocol = streamInfo.SubProtocol;
+                         }
+                        // Do this after the above so that StartPositionTicks is set
+                        SetDeviceSpecificSubtitleInfo(streamInfo, mediaSource, auth.Token);
+                    }
+				}
+             }
 
         private long? GetMaxBitrate(long? clientMaxBitrate, User user)
         {