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I am still shocked by Raspberry Pi's decision to put their weight behind MPEG's HEVC (and exclusively accelerate that codec, removing support for the others), i

by snvzz 3y ago

I am still shocked by Raspberry Pi's decision to put their weight behind MPEG's HEVC (and exclusively accelerate that codec, removing support for the others), instead of Aomedia's AV1. Then again, I feel the same way for remaining ARM, when they could very well have, with a similar timeline, moved to RISC-V RVA22+V. Many do not understand this now, but will in the coming months when VisionFive3 and other RVA22+V boards launch. Such a wasted opportunity for Raspberry Pi.

nsteel 3y ago
> with a similar timeline, moved to RISC-V RVA22+V. Look how long it takes them to bump their software releases. And you want to throw an entirely new architecture in the mix? Why? I don't understand how you can be shocked by the decision to stick with what works and sells (very well). Which of their goals would be furthered by taking this significant risk?