| Format | File Size (approx) | Quality | Device Compatibility | Best For | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 4-6 GB | Mediocre; banding in shadows | Excellent | Casual viewing on a phone | | Full BluRay (H.264) | 30-40 GB | Flawless | Good (needs high bandwidth) | Projectors & critical viewing | | Scene HEVC (1080p) | 8-12 GB | Near-flawless (90-95% of source) | Moderate (needs modern hardware) | Plex servers & archival |
Why not 4K? Angels & Demons was finished on a 2K digital intermediate (DI). A native 4K BluRay would be an upscale. For many purists, a well-encoded file offers 95% of the perceptible detail of a faux-4K release at a fraction of the storage cost. It is the Goldilocks resolution for this title. -CM- Angels and Demons -2009-BluRay 1080 HEVC-N...
For viewers seeking the best digital experience of this film, the encode provides several distinct advantages: | Format | File Size (approx) | Quality