The reason physical media is a better choice.

With the rise in popularity of wireless headphones and earbuds, a lot of technical terms have come along with them. From wireless charging to Bluetooth multipoint, wear sensors, ANC and transparency, ...

Being able to wirelessly connect headphones and speakers to your phone or computer is a magic many of us take for granted. It wasn’t that long ago that the idea seemed impossibly futuristic. These ...

You might not know it, but when you go out and buy a set of Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, or a Bluetooth speaker, you’re also inadvertently choosing the Bluetooth codec that those devices will use ...

It’s been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you ...

Xvid is rarely used these days, but that means it can be hard to know what to do with it if you come across it while digging through your old files. It’s essentially a method for compressing video, ...

Bluetooth audio is incredibly convenient, but you still want to make sure to understand what codecs you're using to get the best quality audio.

Streaming platforms and video services have long relied on open-source codecs like x264, x265, SVT-AV1, libaom, and libvp9, all readily available in FFmpeg. For many users, these codecs offer ...

Smartphone manufacturers all but took away our beloved phones with headphone jacks. Now we’re left buying admittedly great wireless earbuds hand over fist. But listening to music is no longer a ...

I just done a fresh install and was using nimo codec pack but heard i should only install the codecs i need. well what are the usual codecs that i will usually ever need? i know i need divx, xvid and ...

One of the problems with most technologies is that they are jargon filled, and if you don’t know the secret handshakes, you won’t be welcomed into the club. The field of communications is certainly ...

I want to watch a video file in school, but all the movies I want to watch use Mpeg4 V2 encoding that can't be read by the movie player there and no new codecs are allowed to be installed (damn school ...