What Is HEVC H.265 Video, and Why Is It So Important for 4K Movies?

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At some point in the past you subscribed to the How-To Geek newsletter, but if you'd like to change the frequency or unsubscribe, you can do so by clicking the button. Change my Subscription (or unsubscribe) Today's How-To Geek Articles What Is HEVC H.265 Video, and Why Is It So Important for 4K Movies? How to Fix a Blank White Screen When Setting Up the HomePod How to Set Up the Apple HomePod How to Remove a Smarthome Device from Alexa How to Shrink Your PC Game Files With CompactGUI and Save Drive Space How Does Android Know a Wi-Fi Network Is Fast or Slow Before I Connect? Who Is “Scam Likely,” and Why Are They Calling Your Phone? 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It's a modest plan to start with, but we're sure FedEx is worried all the same... [The New York Times] What Is HEVC H.265 Video, and Why Is It So Important for 4K Movies? It’s taking a while for this new technology to become ubiquitous, but it’s happening—4K UHD Blu-rays use HEVC, VLC 3.0 makes HEVC and 4K videos more watchable on your PC, and the iPhone can even saved recorded video in HEVC to save storage space. But how does it work, and why is it so important for 4K video? Read This Article → How to Fix a Blank White Screen When Setting Up the HomePod Setting up the HomePod is pretty easy, and only takes a couple of minutes. However, if you’re coming across a mysterious blank white window during the setup process, here’s how to fix it. Read This Article → How to Set Up the Apple HomePod Apple’s HomePod smart speaker is finally here. If you bought one and are eager to get going, here’s how to set it up. Read This Article → How to Remove a Smarthome Device from Alexa Whether you’re getting rid of a smarthome device in your house or just don’t want to use Alexa with it anymore, here’s how to remove a smarthome product from your Alexa account. Read This Article → How to Shrink Your PC Game Files With CompactGUI and Save Drive Space Developers of PC games, you’re getting kind of sloppy. Game installations have ballooned into drive-filling behemoths. Maybe 10 gigabytes for Far Cry 3 doesn’t sound like too much…until you add 67 gigabytes for the new DOOM, and 80 freakin’ gigabytes for Shadow of War. Pretty soon, even the most capacious drives start to feel a little snug. Read This Article → How Does Android Know a Wi-Fi Network Is Fast or Slow Before I Connect? Google recently introduced a new feature into Android 8.1 Oreo that displays how good a public Wi-Fi network is before you connect to it. Using just simple terms like Slow, OK, Fast, and Very Fast, it will let you quickly gauge whether a network is worth connecting to, or if you’re better off just sticking with mobile data. Read This Article → Who Is “Scam Likely,” and Why Are They Calling Your Phone? If you’ve received a call from someone your caller ID identifies as “Scam Likely,” you’re probably using T-Mobile or MetroPCS. Your cellular carrier is warning you that there’s probably a scammer on the line that will attempt to trick you. Read This Article → Phones Are Better Without Removable Batteries You can speed up your iPhone by replacing the battery, but you’ll have to take it to Apple, since the battery is not designed to be user-replaceable. This has left people wondering whether they’d prefer removable batteries. I’m here to say: you wouldn’t. Read This Article → How to Watch or Stream the 2018 Olympics Online (Without Cable) Despite advances in streaming technology over the years, watching the Olympics on anything but a TV with a cable subscription is still a hassle. Read on as we show you how to get your Olympics fix without resorting to signing up for a cable plan. Read This Article → Advertisement Get the #1 VPN for Olympic Streaming Having trouble watching the Olympics? Get around the restrictions with ExpressVPN and unlock Olympic content today. Watch anywhere in HD. It is high speed, ultra secure, and easy to use. It also comes with a 30 day money back guarantee. Download ExpressVPN and Unblock Content Today