diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer-video.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer-video.js
index e002d46472..bac9bbe85c 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer-video.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer-video.js
@@ -587,14 +587,14 @@
             // Just use the first audio stream
             return audioStreams.length ? audioStreams[0].Index : null;
         };
-
+        
         function getVideoQualityOptions(mediaStreams) {
 
             var videoStream = mediaStreams.filter(function (stream) {
                 return stream.Type == "Video";
             })[0];
 
-            var bitrateSetting = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('preferredVideoBitrate') || '') || 1500000;
+            var bitrateSetting = self.getBitrateSetting();
 
             var maxAllowedWidth = Math.max(screen.height, screen.width);
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
index 4254d1b529..a3273e001d 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
@@ -399,12 +399,37 @@
             self.playlist = items;
             currentPlaylistIndex = 0;
         };
-        
-        function getOptimalMediaVersion(versions) {
 
-            // TODO: Implement
+        self.getBitrateSetting = function() {
+            return parseInt(localStorage.getItem('preferredVideoBitrate') || '') || 1500000;
+        };
 
-            return versions[0];
+        function getOptimalMediaVersion(mediaType, versions) {
+
+            var optimalVersion;
+
+            if (mediaType == 'Video') {
+
+                var bitrateSetting = self.getBitrateSetting();
+
+                var maxAllowedWidth = Math.max(screen.height, screen.width);
+
+                optimalVersion = versions.filter(function (v) {
+
+                    var videoStream = v.MediaStreams.filter(function (s) {
+                        return s.Type == 'Video';
+                    })[0];
+
+                    var audioStream = v.MediaStreams.filter(function (s) {
+                        return s.Type == 'Audio';
+                    })[0];
+
+                    return self.canPlayVideoDirect(v, videoStream, audioStream, null, maxAllowedWidth, bitrateSetting);
+
+                })[0];
+            }
+
+            return optimalVersion || versions[0];
         }
 
         self.playInternal = function (item, startPosition, user) {
@@ -424,7 +449,7 @@
             if (item.MediaType === "Video") {
 
                 currentItem = item;
-                currentMediaVersion = getOptimalMediaVersion(item.MediaVersions);
+                currentMediaVersion = getOptimalMediaVersion(item.MediaType, item.MediaVersions);
 
                 videoPlayer(self, item, currentMediaVersion, startPosition, user);
                 mediaElement = self.initVideoPlayer();
@@ -435,7 +460,7 @@
             } else if (item.MediaType === "Audio") {
 
                 currentItem = item;
-                currentMediaVersion = getOptimalMediaVersion(item.MediaVersions);
+                currentMediaVersion = getOptimalMediaVersion(item.MediaType, item.MediaVersions);
 
                 mediaElement = playAudio(item, currentMediaVersion, startPosition);
                 mediaControls.show();
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
index 7a42fbe5f2..21d83d50fc 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ var Dashboard = {
 
     updateSystemInfo: function (info) {
 
-        var isFirstLoad = !Dashboard.lastSystemInfo;
-
         Dashboard.lastSystemInfo = info;
         Dashboard.ensureWebSocket(info);