MONTREAL – While Netflix is still rolling out AV1 to mobile-only tiers, the renegade streaming site Coflix quietly flipped the switch today on https://inovpro.fr/, serving every title—4K included—in AV1 with on-the-fly AI upscaling. Early benchmarks show a 42 % drop in bit-rate versus H.264 while keeping perceptual quality identical, according to tests run by Next-Gen Stream labs.
How it works
- Source frames (often 540p) are piped through a quantized Real-ESRGAN model running on edge GPUs.
- Upscaled 1080p frames are compressed in AV1 at 10-bit, 4:2:0, 60 fps.
- Final chunk is delivered over WebTransport (QUIC-UDP) with 90 ms glass-to-glass latency on a 200 Mbit/s link.
Numbers that matter
- 1.8 Mbit/s for perceptual 1080p (Netflix needs ~5 Mbit/s)
- 18 % CPU load on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (hardware AV1 decoder)
- 0.38 kWh per 4K hour (site flashes a live CO₂ counter)
Green angle
Servers are water-cooled at OVH’s hydro-powered Gravelines facility. The site claims a full 4K binge emits 38 % less CO₂ than a standard DCP cinema projection—popcorn machine not included.
Monetisation without ads
- Zero pre-roll, no mid-roll.
- Optional, opt-in WASM miner (Monero) that spins up only after 30 min of watch time; hash-rate capped at 30 % of logical cores.
- Footer link: “Disable AdBlock if you like free tech demos.”
Privacy checklist
- No third-party cookies, no fingerprint scripts.
- Logs wiped every 3 h; nginx config posted publicly for transparency.
- HTTPS via Let’s Encrypt, rotated every 60 days.
Roadmap leaked on Telegram
- Q1 2026 – AV1-Screen profile for anime (extra 25 % savings)
- Q2 2026 – WebGPU decoder for shared GPU-CPU offload
- Q3 2026 – 8K@120 fps teaser trailers “because why not”
Compatibility
Chrome 120+, Edge 120+, Firefox 121+ (software fallback). Safari Tech Preview 181 just added AV1—but no hardware path yet.
Bottom line
Love it or loathe it, Coflix just became the world’s largest public testbed for ultra-low-bit-rate AV1. If the domain survives the inevitable court injunction, expect Netflix, Amazon & co. to crib the same AI-upscale playbook within the year. For now, grab your popcorn, open https://inovpro.fr/, and watch 4K fly through a 2 Mbit/s straw—while it lasts.