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Re:AV1 – Now Powering 30% of Netflix Streaming by lII1lIlI11ll on Friday December 05, 2025 @01:13AM (#46157309)
> Though in the original title AV1 could be anything if you don't know it's a codec.

I'm not trying to be elitist, but this is "Hacker News", not CNN or BBC. It should be safe to assume some level of computer literacy.

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Re:AV1 – Now Powering 30% of Netflix Streaming by averageRoyalty on Friday December 05, 2025 @01:27AM (#46157413)
Knowledge of all available codecs is certainly not the same tier as basic computer literacy. I agree it doesn't need to be dumbed down to the general user, but we also shouldn't assume everyone here know every technical abbreviation.
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