This isn&#x27;t a codec, it&#x27;s a group to do patent analysis and development for a future codec.<p>WRT hardware support, I agree, but it won&#x27;t be available in the early life of any new codec so it&#x27;s important that it also works well in software (accelerated by SIMD and the like). The power difference is less than you might think, I have some preliminary measurements here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;people.xiph.org&#x2F;~tdaede&#x2F;power&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;people.xiph.org&#x2F;~tdaede&#x2F;power&#x2F;</a>