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Netflix Loses Patent Dispute to Broadcom in Germany, Ordered to Stop Using HEVC (www.nexttv.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Apparently Samsung and LG have started supporting it on their new smart TVs. Although, replacing perfectly good, older TVs just for a new codec seems a bit wasteful, so getting AV1 support in Chromecasts, fire sticks, and Rokus will probably make more of a difference in the short term.