Advantage of lower resolution higher bitrate files?

[Night457]

[NOTE: This started out as a response to this post in another thread:
https://www.first-loves.com/forums/view ... 64#p111764
I found myself endlessly griping about off-topic technical issues, so I decided to move the posts to a new thread.]

I am glad that you found the quality pleasing! I have only watched the movie once I think, on some other version. I understand the H265 difficulties from my own experience but am fortunate that I can get around it.

I have to admit that I have never understood the motivation for creating 720p versions in the first place UNLESS they are upscales from Standard Definition. If the source is Blu-Ray or film then the resolution should be 1080p, not downscaling it to 720p. Storage space is often not really an issue because I routinely see torrents for 720p versions that are twice the size of the 1080p versions on the same site. For example, 6Gb 720p and 3Gb 1080p. I think I would prefer 6Gb 1080p as I am not sure how 720p of the same size is somehow preferable!

Sorry for the tangent. I guess I am just in a mood to gripe.