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> Nvidia lacks hardware video decoding on Linux That's… not true. Fact, they don't support VA-API, but there is support for some other methods like NVDEC. Pro

> Nvidia lacks hardware video decoding on Linux That's… not true. Fact, they don't support VA-API, but there is support for some other methods like NVDEC. Programs like mpv can use it directly while for something like Firefox you can use a wrapper like nvidia-vaapi-driver[1]. It's not ideal, but that's what you get from buying their stuff. [1] https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver

Waterluvian 3y ago
So 1. I'm using the wrong hardware. It's my fault. 2. I'm using the wrong browser. 3. I should be working out the dependency story and compiling some driver from Github myself. It's 2023. For me that means my OS cannot hardware decode video. It's just not a real option for maybe 99% of PC users.
- worble 3y ago
  I don't know what you expect Linux to do about this, it's an entirely an Nvidia issue.
- mikedelago 3y ago
  I don't think it's your fault and I don't think you're using the wrong browser. > I should be working out the dependency story and compiling some driver from Github myself. no, nvidia _should_ make it easier for people using the 3rd most popular desktop OS to use their hardware. It would make them more competitive against AMD and Intel, which both support hardware video decoding. That's probably not going to happen, so the next best option is to install a package from the package manager [0]. There might be some kind of compilation needed, but in my experience that's rarely an issue (aside from time), especially if it's coming out of the package manager for a popular distribution. > It's just not a real option for maybe 99% of PC users. well, 99% of PC users with Nvidia hardware. It's an important distinction since this problem is specific to Nvidia. If the solution is to installing a package from the package manager, it's only as difficult as installing the browser in the first place. I do agree there's some extra questions that may make things difficult, or unfamiliar for the vast majority of people, though. Like how is someone supposed to know they need the nvidia-vaapi-driver package anyway? [0] - https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver#package-manager https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver#package-manag...
- trulyrandom 3y ago
  I share your frustration about the Nvidia situation. However, if you want to run a certain operating system and have a good experience, you need to buy hardware that's well-supported on that operating system. It's as simple as that. This is a little like buying an M1 Mac and complaining that Linux doesn't run well on it.

Waterluvian 3y ago

So 1. I'm using the wrong hardware. It's my fault. 2. I'm using the wrong browser. 3. I should be working out the dependency story and compiling some driver from Github myself. It's 2023. For me that means my OS cannot hardware decode video. It's just not a real option for maybe 99% of PC users.

worble 3y ago
I don't know what you expect Linux to do about this, it's an entirely an Nvidia issue.
mikedelago 3y ago
I don't think it's your fault and I don't think you're using the wrong browser. > I should be working out the dependency story and compiling some driver from Github myself. no, nvidia _should_ make it easier for people using the 3rd most popular desktop OS to use their hardware. It would make them more competitive against AMD and Intel, which both support hardware video decoding. That's probably not going to happen, so the next best option is to install a package from the package manager [0]. There might be some kind of compilation needed, but in my experience that's rarely an issue (aside from time), especially if it's coming out of the package manager for a popular distribution. > It's just not a real option for maybe 99% of PC users. well, 99% of PC users with Nvidia hardware. It's an important distinction since this problem is specific to Nvidia. If the solution is to installing a package from the package manager, it's only as difficult as installing the browser in the first place. I do agree there's some extra questions that may make things difficult, or unfamiliar for the vast majority of people, though. Like how is someone supposed to know they need the nvidia-vaapi-driver package anyway? [0] - https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver#package-manager https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver#package-manag...
trulyrandom 3y ago
I share your frustration about the Nvidia situation. However, if you want to run a certain operating system and have a good experience, you need to buy hardware that's well-supported on that operating system. It's as simple as that. This is a little like buying an M1 Mac and complaining that Linux doesn't run well on it.