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Netflix’s AV1 Journey: From Android to TVs and Beyond

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548 points CharlesW | 1 comments | 05 Dec 25 00:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Eduard ◴[05 Dec 25 01:06 UTC] No.46155627[source]▶
I'm surprised AV1 usage is only at 30%. Is AV1 so demanding that Netflix clients without AV1 hardware acceleration capabilities would be overwhelmed by it?
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1. boterock ◴[05 Dec 25 01:14 UTC] No.46155690[source]▶
tv manufacturers don't want high end chips for their tv sets... hardware decoding is just a way to make cheaper chips for tvs.