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

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548 points CharlesW | 2 comments | 05 Dec 25 00:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ls612 ◴[05 Dec 25 01:12 UTC] No.46155673[source]▶
On a related note, why are release groups not putting out AV1 WEB-DLs? Most 4K stuff is h265 now but if AV1 is supplied without re-encoding surely that would be better?
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Dwedit ◴[05 Dec 25 01:28 UTC] No.46155781[source]▶
Because pirates are unaffected by the patent situation with H.265.
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ls612 ◴[05 Dec 25 01:30 UTC] No.46155800[source]▶
But isn’t AV1 just better than h.265 now regardless of the patents? The only downside is limited compatibility.
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1. bubblethink ◴[05 Dec 25 03:33 UTC] No.46156589{3}[source]▶
HW support for av1 is still behind h265. There's a lot of 5-10 year old hw that can play h265 but not av1. Second, there is also a split bw Dovi and HDR(+). Is av1 + Dovi a thing? Blu rays are obviously h265. Overall, h265 is the common denominator for all UHD content.
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2. HelloUsername ◴[05 Dec 25 07:55 UTC] No.46157823[source]▶
> Blu rays are obviously h265

Most new UHD, yes, but otherwise BRD primarily use h264/avc