[voltagex_]

I predict a lot of angry smart TV owners - I have a 4K TV that can't decode certain VP9 profiles in hardware, so YouTube on the TV itself is very limited. Not sure what's available in S90x chipsets, though. Does anything do VP9.2 + Opus in hardware?

[clouddrover]

I think the solution there is to get a streaming stick or a streaming set top box that supports VP9 to plug into the TV. Or alternatively a small form factor PC like a Zotac mini pc, or palmtop if it's strong enough:

https://www.zotac.com/product/mini_pcs/zbox_p_series

Intel's Compute Card is aimed at giving you a way to upgrade the computing side of devices like TVs without having to buy a new TV:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/01/intels-compute-card-...

[AstralStorm]

Yes, the chips exist, but why do you need hardware decoding in something as unreadable as a TV?

[shmerl]

Such people can either use lower quality H.264 versions which are commonly provided, or as others said, get an external device to decode modern free codecs.