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Yeah - searching for TV and some other generic searches might be more complicated with YouTube tv - live sports? Not saying right but u could imagine them wanti

• gtyras2mrs 5y ago
  AV1 might be a great codec, but does that mean that they can push for hardware decode which would add costs? Roku I believe already has AV1 hardware support on their $100 device. I think they couldn't get it into their cheaper products. On the other hand, Google doesn't seem to be leading the way in terms of hardware support despite making it mandatory for other hardware makers. > Despite Google's internal zeal for AV1, when it comes to streaming hardware, Roku is actually doing a better job supporting AV1 than Google. The official scoreboard shows that Roku has one AV1-compatible device, the $100 Roku Ultra, while Google sells zero AV1 streaming devices. Google's newest, most expensive dongle, the $50 Chromecast with Google TV, does not have a chip that supports AV1. Google has made AV1 support mandatory for Android TV devices, but again, those are other companies' devices. Google should be leading by example here, but it isn't. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/roku-vs-google-part-2-the-youtube-tv-app-gets-pulled-from-the-roku-store/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/roku-vs-google-part-...