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>Because HEVC has hardware support, right now, so it's faster. Most new hardware supports hardware decode for AV1 too. There were 1-2 generations prior to the
by bubblethink 4y ago
>Because HEVC has hardware support, right now, so it's faster.
Most new hardware supports hardware decode for AV1 too. There were 1-2 generations prior to the current one that had HECV but not AV1, but that sample size will become irrelevant over time.
>People don't much.
Well, clearly people who make decisions do. If you ask an average person on the street if they care about HEVC or AV1, they don't. If you ask Netflix or Google, they do.
- threeseed 4y agoPS5, XBox One, Chromecast, iPhone, iPad, AppleTV support HEVC but not AV1. And they represent a significant proportion of video consumption devices.
- CameronNemo 4y agoChrome runs on a fraction of those platforms...
- andsoitis 4y ago> PS5, XBox One From https://netflixtechblog.com/bringing-av1-streaming-to-netflix-members-tvs-b7fc88e42320 https://netflixtechblog.com/bringing-av1-streaming-to-netfli...: "Netflix has also partnered with YouTube to develop an open-source solution for an AV1 decoder on game consoles that utilizes the additional power of GPUs."