Comment by danudey

This is something that infuriates me to no end - companies forcing software decoding on my devices rather than shipping me a codec my device supports.

When I'm watching something on YouTube on my iPhone, they're usually shipping me something like VP9 video which requires a software decoder; on a sick day stuck in bed I can burn through ten percent of my battery in thirty minutes.

Meanwhile, if I'm streaming from Plex, all of my media is h264 or h265 and I can watch for hours on the same battery life.