HW , HW+ , SW full forms?

[Anonymous543]

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What is the full forms of..
HW
HW+
SW

Are they decoder's, which decodes and plays?just like ffplay?
What are the differences between them?
Which one is best?
Who released first?


Btw screenshot is from an android application MX player

[Selur]

usually
hw = hardware decoding (= whatever the chip of the player supports)
hw+ = hardware decoding + software decoding if hardware decoding seems to fail
sw = software decoding = usually libav based decoding

[Anonymous543]

Thanks for explaining

[Selur]

Small correction, since you mentioned that this is from MX Player:

HW decoder plays video(s) using stock media framework whereas HW+ decoder plays video using MX Player's own media framework. In general, HW+ decoder can play more videos than HW decoder. However, some devices may not support HW+ yet and some videos may not be played properly.

see: https://mx.j2inter.com/faq#h.p_ID_316 <- also has some more details about it

[Anonymous543]

Thanks✨