empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoHP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down12
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minus-squareSirEDCaLot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 minutes agoYes this is absolutely ridiculous. This is also a good reason to avoid proprietary codecs. H.265 may be a great codec, but the licensing fees are basically a tax on the world. The best solution would be an overall switch to AV1. But silicon support for that is not nearly as widespread.
Yes this is absolutely ridiculous.
This is also a good reason to avoid proprietary codecs. H.265 may be a great codec, but the licensing fees are basically a tax on the world.
The best solution would be an overall switch to AV1. But silicon support for that is not nearly as widespread.