HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs

Dell and HP turned off HEVC decoding on recent laptops without telling anyone

Users on various forums have been troubleshooting video playback errors on newer Dell and HP laptops over the past few weeks. While the specific issues vary, recent software decisions by both OEMs appear to be the root cause in all cases.Read Entire Article

HP and Dell cut HEVC support in some laptops

HP and Dell has disabled support for the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard in some of their laptops, Ars Technica reports.

HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs

HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January.

Why HP & Dell are disabling HEVC support on certain laptops

Major laptop vendors have quietly removed hardware decode support for the H. 265/HEVC codec in several business and entry-level models, a decision apparently driven by rising licensing fees.

HP and Dell Disable HEVC Hardware Acceleration on Select Laptop Models

HP and Dell have cut support for hardware-accelerated High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) playback on select laptops, a change that has left some users unable to view HEVC content in browsers such as Chrome and Firefox. The codec compresses large video files into smaller sizes while maintaining quality, and modern processors from Intel’s sixth-generation Core line onward — as well as AMD chips from the last decade — include built-in HEVC support…