Maintaining a Windows-based PC has, in most respects, gotten easier over the years. OS 'hackability' (the bad kind) has dropped, and Windows Update has become a terrific tool for minimal-intervention ...

Do you know you can force the best Bluetooth audio codecs and get the richest sounds delivered from your Android phone to earbuds?

The growing demand for High Definition (HD) provides a more 'life-like' experience—on TVs, PCs, and telephones. HD voice promises rich collaboration applications, whether it's 1-to-1 phone calls or ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new report evaluating the quality of streaming media codecs has chosen RealVideo as the best ...

Welcome to your codec update for 2023. I’m here to help you decide whether it’s time to go all in on AV1, VVC, LCEVC, or EVC or whether it’s better to stick with H.264, VP9, and HEVC. As an overview, ...

John, in the article “NPR Labs Eyes Streaming Technology” [radioworld.com, keyword Kean], I wish that you had also looked at Opus (http://opus-codec.org/). I ...

Hello all.<BR><BR>I wasn't sure where to put this, but it concerns video so posted here.<BR><BR>Anyway, what is the best codecs or codec pack for viewing avi movies in Windows Media Player 9?<BR><BR>I ...

Every year the Moscow State University (MSU) Graphics and Media Lab releases multiple codec comparisons that are essential reading for any company that delivers streaming video to its viewers. This ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You all know what codecs are, right? Chunks of software that encode digital data for transmission ...

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