Google sparks controversy after confirming AV1 will become the new default

  • anyhow2503@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    You obviously need an AV1 hardware decoder to do hardware decoding of AV1. The GPUs you listed are the only ones with a builtin AV1 hardware decoder on the PC, though that list is also out of date. There are also multiple smartphone SoCs from Mediatek and Qualcomm that have an integrated AV1 hardware decoder. This is also not in any way an indicator for the level of hardware needed to do software decoding of AV1.

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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      7 months ago

      Not everyone buys a new phone every 1 or 2 years, so there are still lots of phones in use without AV1 hardware decode.

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        7 months ago

        I know. I’m not saying that this is a sound decision, just that quote doesn’t really represent the current situation.