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>>Charle+(OP)
On a related note, why are release groups not putting out AV1 WEB-DLs? Most 4K stuff is h265 now but if AV1 is supplied without re-encoding surely that would be better?

>>ls612+G8
Because pirates are unaffected by the patent situation with H.265.

>>Dwedit+qa
But isn’t AV1 just better than h.265 now regardless of the patents? The only downside is limited compatibility.

>>ls612+Ja
HW support for av1 is still behind h265. There's a lot of 5-10 year old hw that can play h265 but not av1. Second, there is also a split bw Dovi and HDR(+). Is av1 + Dovi a thing? Blu rays are obviously h265. Overall, h265 is the common denominator for all UHD content.

>>bubble+sn
> Blu rays are obviously h265

Most new UHD, yes, but otherwise BRD primarily use h264/avc