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by yjftsjthsd-h 1461 days ago
Why would it need more battery than any smartwatch?
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ronsor 1461 days ago
Decoding video is a power intensive operation. DTV broadcasts use modern codecs like H.264, H.265, and MPEG-2.
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fomine3 1461 days ago
Display also drains battery when playing a video. Recent displays for smart watch have low power mode when the content is not changed.
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csdvrx 1461 days ago
With proper hardware decoding it should be less power intensive than using aarch64.
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