There has been some inaccurate information spreading on the forums that playback of HEVC videos is exclusive to Apple devices. This is not the case at all. The native Movies & TV app, VLC, and many other dedicated media players can play these files on any operating system. Most browsers currently refuse to support HEVC because of the high licensing fees associated with it. This, for once, has nothing to do with Apple, and everything to do with the MPEG-LA. This post shows how to enable playback in Movies & TV and a custom version of Chromium capable of in browser playback.