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Roku already supports VP9[1], a royalty-free codec. If getting rid of royalties was the true cause they can use that. 1: https://developer.roku.com/en-gb/docs/
by smileybarry 5y ago
Roku already supports VP9[1], a royalty-free codec. If getting rid of royalties was the true cause they can use that.
1: https://developer.roku.com/en-gb/docs/specs/media/streaming-specifications.md https://developer.roku.com/en-gb/docs/specs/media/streaming-...
- cpeterso 5y agoWhen I watch 4K YouTube videos in Firefox or Chrome on Windows, YouTube uses VP9. I don't see why YouTube could use the same 4K VP9 streams for Roku, like you suggested. Perhaps they have different requirements from partners for DRM content on YouTube TV?
- devrand 5y agoOnly obvious limitation is that they only support that for HLS streams whereas YouTube normally uses DASH.