2025-01-02, 02:18 PM
Software decoding performance varies greatly between devices and codecs so there is a lot of potential for a poor playback experience. Most streaming devices will opt to not try to software decode.
Kodi will software decode anyway if the hardware can't accelerate the decode process with the understanding that the experience might be inconsistent between devices.
Kodi will software decode anyway if the hardware can't accelerate the decode process with the understanding that the experience might be inconsistent between devices.