Back in February of 2020, Netflix began streaming AV1 feeds to the Android mobile app, which brings with it some notable benefits. Now Netflix says plans on extending AV1 streaming to include a bunch of TV models as well, and also at least one game console. More on those in a moment.

AV1 is a high-efficiency, open-source video codec format

Source: Hot Hardware – Netflix Expands Support For Open Source AV1 Codec To Deliver Better Quality Video To These TVs