YouTube 4K for Apple TV is rolling out, minus HDR or 60 fps

“Apple TV 4K is using Google's proprietary VP9 video codec for YouTube 4K playback”

Of course they’re still using their proprietary codec. Why use a standard when you can force people to use your own codec. 

rob53 said:

“Apple TV 4K is using Google's proprietary VP9 video codec for YouTube 4K playback”

Of course they’re still using their proprietary codec. Why use a standard when you can force people to use your own codec. 

What’s the difference?  You can watch 4K YouTube videos on an AppleTV.  End of story. 

rob53 said:

“Apple TV 4K is using Google's proprietary VP9 video codec for YouTube 4K playback”

Of course they’re still using their proprietary codec. Why use a standard when you can force people to use your own codec. 

Of all people to complain about companies preferring their own proprietary products to open or industry standards, Apple fans should be among the last. Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, AT&T, Comcast and even IBM are now less likely to ditch open or industry standards than Apple.

Also, as I mentioned on the PIP post, it is amazing to expect Google to make supporting FREE SERVICES on platforms hosted by a frequently hostile competitor their top priority. It isn't and nor should it be. Even more so with Apple TV which has like 2% market share. Even most MacBook, iPhone and Apple Watch owners use Roku and Fire TV boxes.

cloudguy said:

rob53 said:

“Apple TV 4K is using Google's proprietary VP9 video codec for YouTube 4K playback”

Of course they’re still using their proprietary codec. Why use a standard when you can force people to use your own codec. 

Of all people to complain about companies preferring their own proprietary products to open or industry standards, Apple fans should be among the last. Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, AT&T, Comcast and even IBM are now less likely to ditch open or industry standards than Apple.

Also, as I mentioned on the PIP post, it is amazing to expect Google to make supporting FREE SERVICES on platforms hosted by a frequently hostile competitor their top priority. It isn't and nor should it be. Even more so with Apple TV which has like 2% market share. Even most MacBook, iPhone and Apple Watch owners use Roku and Fire TV boxes.

That's me, and I ditched all my Amazon FireTV 4K boxes and replaced them with Apple TV 4K boxes.  The main reason?  The ATV4K boxes just work better.  The FTV boxes were buggy, didn't always stream well (especially from my local Plex server), and Amazon really doesn't have a decent FTV box any longer.  They seem to be concentrating on their sticks and not their boxes.

4K is great but it sucks that it's not 60fps. 50fps or 60fps looks really terrific. Of course streaming 4K/60fps would be a challenge for some users.