I read it the same way. I guess the phrasing ("I would be willing") should have made it clear, but it's an understandable misunderstanding: it's used both ways:

https://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/16-bit/

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001557.htm

Yeah, but even at 100 MByte/frame, we talk enormous bitrates for sensible frame rates.