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		lII1lIlI11ll 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix’s AV1 Journey: From Android to TVs and Bey... > Though in the original title AV1 could be anything if you don't know it's a codec. I'm not trying to be elitist, but this is "Hacker News", not CNN or BBC. It should be safe to assume some level of computer literacy.

averageRoyalty 2 days ago [–]

Knowledge of all available codecs is certainly not the same tier as basic computer literacy. I agree it doesn't need to be dumbed down to the general user, but we also shouldn't assume everyone here know every technical abbreviation.

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