Below is a blog post designed for a tech-savvy audience, focusing on why this specific 720p 10-bit format is a "sweet spot" for watching Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery .
It’s the gold standard for watching a whodunnit on a train or plane. 3. HEVC/x265: The Modern Detective’s Tool
Moreover, most 10-bit encodes use the codec, which is 30–50% more efficient than H.264 at the same quality. That’s why a 720p 10-bit HEVC file can look better than an 8-bit 1080p H.264 file at half the bitrate.
