If you are watching on a smart TV or mobile device, HEVC allows for smoother playback with less buffering, even on constrained networks, by reducing the required bandwidth by nearly half.
I decided to upgrade my library and grabbed Westworld S01E01 in HEVC (x265) format. I honestly forgot how visually stunning the pilot was. westworld s01e01 hevc
Just watched the Westworld Pilot in HEVC. The visual quality is insane. If you are watching on a smart TV
When the Man in Black says, "This world doesn't belong to them. It belongs to me," he is speaking for the viewer who owns the 4K disc. We see the park not as the Hosts see it (low bitrate, blurry edges, predictable loops), but as Ford sees it: perfect clarity, brutal efficiency, and the occasional, beautiful entropy of a fly. Just watched the Westworld Pilot in HEVC