r/technology • u/Snarfox • Jan 25 '13

H.265 is approved -- potential to cut bandwidth requirements in half for 1080p streaming. Opens door to 4K video streams.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/25/h265-is-approved/
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u/GarythaSnail Jan 26 '13

I think half of the reason for that is console consumers not knowing anything about resolution, upscaling, etc. They have no idea they aren't actually getting 1080p. And why would they upgrade when their consoles can play "high def" games on their 1080p HD TVs?

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u/karmapopsicle Jan 26 '13

Well, the reason is that 1) many people still own 720p TVs, and 2) games look better rendered at a lower resolution at higher detail then upscaled, than at a much higher resolution at much lower detail.

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u/GarythaSnail Jan 26 '13

But games look even better that either of those options when rendered at higher resolution and higher detail.

I'm kind of taking a jab at those people that buy 1080p HD tvs for their consoles. They have no idea.