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Carrie Marshall

Could AV2 streaming bring 3D TV back from the dead? Probably not, but the new video codec could banish buffering

A man wearing old red-blue paper 3D glasses on a color-split countryside background.
  • AV2 enables higher video quality using less bandwidth
  • Multiple simultaneous streams for multi-cam, AR/VR and 3D TV
  • Expected to be adopted towards the end of 2026

AV2, the next generation of the widely used AV1 streaming standard, could give your favorite streaming service a big boost – and it can improve the efficiency of delivering hi-res 3D movies too, which is brilliant news for the six people who still have a 3D TV.

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