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720p hits that sweet spot between file size and picture clarity so that's my default preference for torrents.
No way, not even close. At least I can't enjoy that anymore, I'm too much of a snob now... Are you watching on your phone or Laptop? That would make sense.
However, 1080p h.265 can get you superior quality while saving space over 720p h.264.
When I had to watch on my 65" UHD, it was 4-5GB/hour 1080p h.264 files at minimum. 8-10GB UHD h.265 minimum. When I rip BDs my 1080p stuff i rip and convert to h.265 and keep them around 5-6GB/hour (which is like 8-10 h.264 so a gain), and my UHD + DV/HDR stuff I rip are also about 12-15GB/hr... but I cut out all subtitles and alternate audio and keep stereo and multi channel English to help maximize that file size (for friends/family who don't have surround or just use TV).
Now that I'm on an 85" UHD, I kept most content the same (most shows don't need UHD + DV or HDR) but on bigger theatrical stuff or content where I care, movies are closer to 20-22GB/hour for maximum enjoyment. It makes a very big difference when viewing lower bitrate vs higher bitrate! Way less banding, pixelation, and offers smoother playback in higher motion scenes. Plus, audio plays a huge part in immersion!
Not everyone has the space though, for that content, so I get it. But treat yourself occasionally and watch something hi res with quality audio!
I'm watching on a 2m wide projector screen, and honestly for most movies high-bitrate 720p is still acceptable. Heck, if the movie is good enough I'd even watch it in DVD quality (which is 480p). High-bitrate 1080p is nicer of course, but usually not enough to waste storage space on it. I'd much rather see 3-4 movies in 720p than 1 movie in 1080p (which is about the size difference you get).
I guess different people have different preferences, but for me movies are not about examining the pimples on character's faces. It's about temporarily transporting me to a different reality, starting some in-depth discussion with whoever I'm watching it with, or just making me think about some area of life. Don't need 1080p for any of that, my brain is more than good enough at suspending disbelief with a million pixels at any one time.
What native resolution is your projector? Not at all trying to insult, but many "1080p supported" handle the signal, but still play back at 720p, and there's a good chance you're getting a better native resolution playback that compressed and down converted 1080, which would make sense.
Also, while I LOVED my 120" projector screen with my med-high end BenQ DLP projector, after upgrading to my 85" I just can't go back to the screen, even if it's dark. Idk, it just can't compete. And I play actual BD discs on the projector to maximize quality.
I am almost certain my projector actually outputs 1080p. I can tell the difference between 1080p movies and 720p movies, I just don't care too much.
I think I might be weird because I notice, but don't care about the difference between 60Hz and 90/120/240Hz for my desktop monitors or my phone screen. I just leave everything at 60Hz which allegedly saves a bit of power.
I don't think you're weird for that. I agree anything over 90 or maybe 120 isn't perceivable. You might notice if the frames aren't synced to the refresh rate more, but it's the placebo effect, there's no way petiole can truly recognize actual refresh rate. There's a lot of other tech coming into play to help that. The technology isn't even standardized, like BFI, or calling response time 1ms when that's grey to grey vs a full black to white or vice versa.
To me, it's all snake oil, like dynamic contrast vs contrast ratio. Or calling an amplifier 100w per channel using a peak rating vs RMS (Sony). Much more.
So much marketing!