Why are we not using h.265 yet?

[SeanBond]

I was wondering because recently I compared an h.265 video file of 50mb to a 210mb h.264 video files and the quality looked exactly the same. I do understand that it's harder to decode but any currently made cpu should be able to handle 1080p even at the very low end of processors. So why is it not being used, basically at all?

[minibois]

Probably because changing is difficult.

Possibly because not all hardware is made for it..? I'm most likely horribly wrong on this one..

[ERSCreeper]

I was wondering because recently I compared an h.265 video file of 50mb to a 210mb h.264 video files and the quality looked exactly the same. I do understand that it's harder to decode but any currently made cpu should be able to handle 1080p even at the very low end of processors. So why is it not being used, basically at all?

I know the new Blu Vivo Air use the H. 265 which is pretty cool.

[manikyath]

it'll take services time to adapt, not because someone invents a miracle fuel this means everyone will switch to it overnight. think of it as CFL bulbs, most people i know still dont use them, let alone LED bulbs.

[thekeemo]

It really is great. I render everything in 264

[lovingGamer]

I was wondering because recently I compared an h.265 video file of 50mb to a 210mb h.264 video files and the quality looked exactly the same. I do understand that it's harder to decode but any currently made cpu should be able to handle 1080p even at the very low end of processors. So why is it not being used, basically at all?

I thought that h.265 uses GPU power to record