Nimoy007

Summary
With increased >FHD content becoming more common, YouTube will be shifting to the AV1 codec and away from H264. This could be a problem for viewers with older devices that don't have baked in hardware acceleration for AV1, leading to an increase in processing power required for viewing and increased battery drain.
 
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This could be a major issue for folks with older devices and may become a benchmark variable to watch for in phone reviews that include battery life tests. On the other hand, this is nothing new. YouTube hasn't been kind on older devices in the past, which is unsurprising given the demands video streaming puts on a device. Consumers should consider their streaming habits when buying especially dated used phones, tablets, streaming boxes and smart TVs.
 
Sources
https://www.androidpolice.com/youtube-google-av1-codec-android-video/

For now and then not later is actually fine, if we are worried about phone battery life then by the time everyone is actually trying to play 4k on their phone only I doubt they have their current device. I would guess YouTube doesn't auto select 4k on phones  but since I don't watch YouTube on my phone I wouldn't know. Outside of Apple it's actually more likely Windows laptops will have AV1 support. Intel supported it far sooner and a lot more people replace Windows laptops sooner compared to Apple.
 
There will be people negatively effected but that was the case last time codecs were migrated too, nothing is going to catch on fire.
 
Demanding zero people effected (negatively) is simply unrealistic and also unfair.

I'm ok if they have it on by default to save the bandwidth of the platform. But they need to have a toggle for non-AV1. 

or heck -- how about a device detection engine? Does the device not support AV1? Then maybe don't turn it on lol

I'm 100% confident that youtube decides to re-transcode from source videos depending on access times.
 
Like someone who uploads a 100GB of videos a week in HEVC, will get that initial transcode to VP9 unless they're like LTT or MrBeast, but if that video goes viral, it might get pushed into an AV1 to save on bandwidth.
 

Probably YT will do the work for now. There is no change to the recommended upload settings for creators. Still H.264.
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171
 

Except for the "gamers", the majority of people I know keep their computers until software support is gone or it just starts getting too slow for everyday use.
 
Even myself, my rig doesn't have AV1 support...because why would I upgrade?  I would say there is a large amount of people with older systems

It's not just phones and tablets, PCs don't have hardware AV1 decoding before Nvidia 30 series, AMD Navi 2X (RX 6000 series) and Intel 11th gen. Desktops wouldn't be bothered much but laptops will face the same problem.

Almost no devices support AV1 before Android 14. Pretty much any device made before 2022, will not.
https://www.gizmochina.com/2021/01/12/samsung-exynos-2100-announced-today-with-significant-upgrades-and-a-built-in-5g-modem/
https://www.kimovil.com/en/list-smartphones-by-processor-group/exynos-2100
 
So Galaxy 21+ or later using it(non-US models), and not the snapdragon 888(which is the US/CANADA model.) 
 
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/mobile/snapdragon/smartphones/snapdragon-8-series-mobile-platforms/snapdragon-888-5g-mobile-platform , does not.
 
The  Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 supports AV1, which was released in November 2022, and is two generations newer than the 888. 
 
 
https://www.broadcom.com/products/broadband/set-top-box/bcm7218x
This is a STB chipset, not a phone chipset, so most likely will be seen in ISP's cheap STB's and some smartTV's
 
Basically, the answer is going to be "if you want this feature, do your homework."
 

GOT 'EM!!!
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This is why I pay for Floatplane.

DAN: the official bread representative 

Its a VESA thing they are adapting.
 
They cant? I am pretty sure RTX4090 can do 4K240 with DSC.

Just react to the post next time if you're going to quote 2 paragraphs and reply with an affirmation. 

Just react to the post next time if you're going to quote 2 paragraphs and reply with an affirmation. 

Just react to the post next time if you're going to quote 2 paragraphs and reply with an affirmation. 

I think the've recently updated PrintScr to automatically open SnippingTool because I just tried it and it does work like that.
 
But I have the same issue as @PowerPCFan that I have to use Fn+P because of my small keyboard to open it. May as well just stick to my muscle memory 😄 

I agree... my typing is fast enough that I could just Ctrl+T to open a web browser tab, type in lin, and it should autocomplete to Linkedin. Then you hit enter. I could see the Office key being useful for older or less tech-savvy people, but for me, it seems useless. 

>is joke = TRUE >repeat "joke" >is joke = FALSE Sounds like you hate the Windows key, my friend.

The issue are OEM keyboards. For example on the German Lenovo ThinkPad keyboard this would replace the [print screen]  which is far more useful than a stupid AI button.
 
Btw. Lenovo has already released a device this year (X1 gen. something) where the prtscr is moved to the FN+F[0..9] key combo and the old key is the fingerprint sensor ... (insert insult of your choice)
TL;DR DON'T TOUCH MY PRTSCR!
 
 
I think Microsoft has nice arguments: Would be bad if something happens to your volume key Windows licence contract.

I use it all the time for shortcuts.

Microsoft appears to be adding a Copilot key that launches their AI assistant, Copilot, in supported OS. In older versions of Windows, it apparently will open the Windows Search.
 

 
Sources: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/ai-comes-for-your-pcs-keyboard-as-microsoft-adds-dedicated-copilot-key/
 

I still think you're missing the point.
Reviews have nothing to do with this. I wouldn't do any different than you. I'm still going to watch reviews to determine if a product is good. These changes are for quick reference and nothing more. If you see a manufacturer quoting max specs without indication of which settings are possible simultaneously, that should be a red flag. That's why standards organizations exist. It isn't handicapping. A display is made the way it is made. It has maximum capabilities with regards to what hardware and software are used. If a display has a certain bandwidth that is all it can handle. You can't say, "Well, if it can do 480Hz at 1080p, and it can do 240Hz at 4k, then not doing 480Hz at 4k is handicapped." That is asking for something the display can't do, whether it has to do with the display controller or whatever other components are handling high speed signals. You want the 4k 480Hz monitor? Great, buy one. Nobody is stopping you. Meanwhile, the 480Hz@1080p/240Hz@4k monitor will be fine for those that want the monitor at that price point. That doesn't hinder your ability to buy something better, it just gives other consumers more choice and may reduce the number of different models of monitors that need to be produced, which IMHO reduces consumer confusion. It isn't handicapping a product segment to give it extra capability that it didn't have before. It is literally the opposite.

Sticky keys and the Windows key is an OS function. But Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys can be mapped to the app in focus. FPS games use one or more of these keys.

Absolutely not. I use it all the time for shortcuts... on both Linux and Windows.