Zoom in x200
Left: 720p x264 --> 0.25 GB
Right: 1080p x265 --> 1.11 GB
I tested watching both on my phone:
- Without zoom, I didn’t notice much difference in visuals.
- The audio is stronger at the same level on the x265 version.
- I need +15 volume level (Android) to make the x264 sound equal.
What do you think, guys? Is it worth 4 times the file size?
Depends on the content: something like western animation, or something like documentaries and news reports, do not really get anything worthy going past 720p and sometimes even that is too much. And even the most blink-and-you-miss-it-scenes series on TV nowadays do not really justify spending 1080p for the entire duration of the episode.
Depends on the playback: If you are only going to watch on your machine / your own phone, you can go with whichever but if you intend to watch on a TV set for example, or if just intend to share the file to other machines in general, x264 has much wider compatibility and stresses the hardware far less.
Huh? You haven't watched a lot of documentaries this last decade I guess. I wouldn't watch any under 1080p and If I could 4k (for those filmed in 4k) If I had the TV and proper device...
In my experience I haven't found the need. When I'm watching ibexes fight I mostly care about the surrounding ecological context, not about counting and cataloguing how many warts do each one have on their dicks.