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Re:YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some And... by pxeboot on Friday April 19, 2024 @05:19PM (#40092014)
They will use the same codec for a variety of resolutions and bitrates. The article mentioned most devices supporting 720p30.

It likely vastly simplifies their backend to use one codec for everything.

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