If you’ve worked in streaming for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the same story on repeat: HEVC is here. AV1 is better. H.264 is outdated. And yet, here we are in 2025, and H.264 is still king. Even for 4K video. So what’s really going on? Why aren’t the industry’s supposedly superior codecs…

Welcome to Chuckle.video, your new go-to blog for decoding the wild world of video streaming. Whether you’re a curious newbie, a tech-savvy fan, or just someone trying to keep up with what actually makes Netflix work, you’re in the right place. We started this blog with one simple idea: streaming shouldn’t require a PhD to…