codec AV1 is a very important element, especially when it comes to playing multimedia content. In today's article, we will look at the benefits of this codec and how you achieve it on your own Xiaomi TV for example Netflix.
Xiaomi and Codec AV1
It's no secret that Netflix, as a popular streaming platform, lags slightly behind in high quality content. This is mainly Ultra HD content, compared to competitors such as Disney + or Amazon Prime Video. Nevertheless, the platform knows about this problem and wants to actively address it in the place that causes these trade-offs. And that's the codec used.
The company itself has announced that it will start using AV1 codec on TVs, ie where users watch high quality content probably most often. Testing of this codec has already taken place on Android devices and has brought benefits in terms of data savings as well as image quality.
Better quality than the H.265 codec
Many users have requested that the popular platform use a high quality codec for its content H.265. However, Netflix has decided that the most appropriate choice will be AV1 codec. It is able to increase efficiency by up to 40% using technology HECV. This means that at the same bitrate, the video will have a much higher image quality than the current codec H.264.
However, there are still a few "but" solutions. It will not be possible to use this codec at this time HDR content. The bad news is that only a small number of TVs are currently compatible and able to decode the codec AV1.
These are Xiaomi TVs that support the AV1 codec
Fortunately, the list of TVs that support the AV1 codec includes several models from the workshop of the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi. These are in particular:
- Xiaomi Mi TV P1 43 ″
- Xiaomi Mi TV P1 50 ″
- Xiaomi Mi TV P1 55 ″
- Xiaomi Mi TV Q1 75 ″
On the other hand, if your TV doesn't support this codec, it's enough for the extension to support it. For example, the new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max codec AV1 already supports. According to available information, this upcoming version of Chromecast should also support this codec. In addition, all Android TV devices launched after March 31 this year must already be able to decode this codec.
Of course, encoding all Netflix content into codec AV1 it will take some time. However, the company has already confirmed that it has already started this process for some of its most popular titles, such as Money Heist / La Casa de Papel.
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