Will it? I didn't know that rpi had any HW support for AV1.

Last I checked, there wasn't any player capable of doing HDR10 HEVC either, but maybe that has changed.

I like the rpi but I don't think its as capable as people are making it out to be.

And it doesn't have any hardware backed DRM, so service compatibility is low and those that do are generally in limited resolutions.

Anyway AV1 for streaming isn't a thing for now because Qualcomm refuses it.

I'm still seeing $65 for the Pi, then adding up everything else you need takes you over $100 easily.

These accessories are sold in quantities of one, to consumers, and made in relatively smaller batches. All of that gets a lot cheaper if you can injection mold a plastic housing and buy things in hundreds of thousands or millions.