Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android

Re:Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android by mikenew on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @07:13PM (#22252256)

I sure hope it's a war on VVC. I don't know why anyone would want a patent encumbered pay-to-use video codec over an open free one unless you're a stakeholder.

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Re:Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android by ksec on Thursday February 06, 2020 @04:05AM (#22254638)

>I don't know why anyone would want a patent encumbered pay-to-use video codec

Again AV1 is not Patent free either.

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Re:Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android by M2Ys4U on Thursday February 06, 2020 @06:57AM (#22255358)

But it is royalty-free. The patents are freely licensed to those implementing/using AV1.

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Re:Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android by azinman2 on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @07:55PM (#22252520)

All else being equal, that is...

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