diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index 6b2324c..bd813a7 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Source of truth: this repo, `techy/Media-Server-Setup` on the stack's own Gitea
 ## Verified behaviours worth remembering
 - **Never scp generated configs** (`mediamtx.yml`, `copyparty.conf`, `Caddyfile`, `dump-users.txt`, `.env`): a template copy wiped all streamers once. They are gitignored now; `*.example.*` are reference only.
 - Caddy runs in a container: anything it serves from disk must be a mount (`/srv/live` was missing → 404).
+- Go Live quality depends on the browser's encoder: Windows Chrome uses the GPU (fine); Linux Chromium on NVIDIA is software H.264 Baseline (soft at any bitrate, CPU-limited at 1440p60) and cannot be fixed by flags — Linux streamers use OBS. The stats strip shows encoder + profile.
 - Several videos inside one non-season folder = ONE Jellyfin episode with "versions". Streams are therefore published flat as `<Title>__<ts>.mp4` in the streamer's folder (plugin 0.1.3 parses the title from the name). Four or five helmet cams a night each get their own episode.
 - The sweep's VFR check used a gawk-only function; Debian's mawk made it pass everything silently. Portable now.
 - A deploy block that is only half-run leaves old binaries in `/usr/local/bin`; `grep -c` the installed script before blaming logic.
diff --git a/live/src/GoLive.jsx b/live/src/GoLive.jsx
index f0983fa..192b354 100644
--- a/live/src/GoLive.jsx
+++ b/live/src/GoLive.jsx
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ export default function GoLive({ onExit }) {
             <input value={title} onChange={e => setTitle(e.target.value)} disabled={phase === 'capturing'} />
             <div className="hint">
               Click <b>Start</b>, then pick the <b>WarDogs</b> window in Chrome's dialog and tick <b>Share audio</b>.
-              Window audio needs <b>Windows</b> with <b>Chrome or Edge 141 or newer</b>. On Linux and Mac, Chrome can only
-              capture audio from a browser tab, so the window comes through without sound — use OBS with the dock there.
-              Capped at {MAX_KBPS / 1000} Mbps, up to 1440p60, H.264.
+              <b>Windows</b> with <b>Chrome or Edge 141 or newer</b> is the supported setup: window audio and the GPU
+              encoder. On Linux and Mac Chrome has no window audio and (on NVIDIA) no hardware encoder, so the stream is
+              silent and visibly soft — use OBS with the dock there. Capped at {MAX_KBPS / 1000} Mbps, up to 1440p60, H.264.
             </div>
             <div className="warn-box">
               <b>⚠ This stream is recorded.</b> Everything the window shows and every sound it makes is saved to the