With Radarr, Sonarr, and Plex, I get a better TV and movie service than anything I could pay for. I can afford to pay, and I would, but they won’t offer anything reasonable. I ditched Netflix years ago when they removed the rating system to promote their low quality schlock. They kept removing content. Content would auto-play. Discovery broke as they kept trying to make me watch things I didn’t want to watch. If they make their products worse, and keep charging me more every year, they shouldn’t be surprised when I leave.
Same. I signed up for Netflix when they came to Canadas in 2010. Immediately had to start using proxies/vpn to access US Netflix since Canada’s selection was broiled ass.
By 2013 there was news of Netflix talking of blocking non-US users from accessing US Netlix. Immediately cancelled, spun up my Plex server. 30TB later and I got 18 friends off of all their streaming services too lol
I don’t think you can even get a service as good as the Arrs if you’re rich and have insanely expensive stuff like Kaleidescape.
Pro-tip: Plex is slowly enshittifying, a good open source alternative is Jellyfin.
Can you import watched status and progress?
pay for prime video or whatever. $2.99 or something i don’t know what it costs i don’t actually do this
30 minutes in and the resolution changes to 480p because my internet is shit and it’s streaming
no thanks
Even with good internet if you’re watching on the wrong device (desktop/media center PC) your stream will get bitrate locked to a 720p equivalent or whatever because of DRM bullshit.
Yes. This was what made me stop paying for streaming.
Yes, I guess, as a Linux user I could probably steal their stuff more easily than some others. (?) Or maybe just because I know how my computer works.
But - I have better things to do with my time.
I have indicated this to the streaming providers, using money, which I paid them, each month.
I believe that this is an easy way to tell me apart from pirates, who I understand did not pay for the streaming services each month.
But since the streaming services stopped delivering quality working streams to my devices, I no longer pruchase their streaming services.
Now I am enjoying my ancient DVD and VHS collection until streaming services stop sucking.
Kodi + The Crew + Real Debrid + daddy live
Fuck cable
Fuck real debrid
What do you suggest? I’m just going by whats worked for me so far. I was thinking of trying some other services but if it works for me I’m kinda ambivalent.
How about you Prime Video subscription?
Yes, we have it
Great! Let’s watch
You have to pay £12.99 for it
What? I already pay you monthly! Why?!
Because fuck you.
To fucking rent it at that.
Even the stuff that prime has available. I still torrent, just because their player is pure garbage (the X-ray thingy is a nice feature, tho)
yep. I no longer pay for prime, but in the last few months of having it, I just torrented it anyways. whoever designed that app for the Apple TV should be forced to use it for 2 years straight
Oh it’s utter garbage, it straight up doesn’t work in Firefox. I’m not going to switch to Chrome just to use the app I shouldn’t have to.
Same with Apple TV. They are both a subscription and a rental.
Corporate spit roasting! Nice.
That’s for things that aren’t on Prime but are available on Amazon
Yes, that’s the point being made. One could already paying for a Prime membership, yet still needs to pay more money for shows that should already be included in said Prime membership.
Except they aren’t because rights don’t work like that. Not all rights holders want to enable streaming following those guidelines, but might wanted a fixed price per view
I dont even try at this point. 11 dollars for shit I dont wanna watch, and there’s ads anyway? Yeah, no, I’m getting in the boat.
And then they only deliver up to 720p because your device hasn’t been blessed by capitalism
Really wish I knew about Jellyfin 5 years ago. So much of my money I could’ve redirected to a seedbox or a decent vpn service. Fuck streaming services
Just got mine set up this weekend, really works a treat! Utterly painless. Even put the client on the Roku I apparently don’t own, hope the pricks somehow notice lol
Not just for the high seas. “Noah, get the boat”… for video streaming because that’s beyond redemption.
Why would you try to watch something you don’t wanna watch?
I think he’s talking about all the other shows and movies on the platform, that he doesn’t watch
You’d be surprised how many people nowadays just leave random shows or movies on in the background while they’re on their phones.
Even my Dad does it, I ask what he’s watching on Netflix, etc and half the time he has to check even tho he was the one who clicked on it in the first place…
Since the whole tariffs thing lead to boycotting of many American products, visiting the nearest version of Tortuga is downright patriotic
Try justwatch.com, they’ll tell you where you can watch anything legally.
Sir, this is !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com.The meme was just a cover, we were never going to pay anyways LMAO
JustWatch is still useful if you want to act like you watched it legitimately, e.g., if a coworker asks where they can watch it. Even if your coworker also pirates, they might not have an account on your private tracker, Usenet, etc…
I may be wrong, as I haven’t actually torrented anything substantial since Demonoid was still a thing, but it all feels less accessible than it used to be.
Yeah, nice try Jeff, except no, there’s a lot on justwatch but it definitely doesn’t tell me where to find “anything”.
Either you are so boringly mainstream not to know, or you are simply full of it, but there is plenty missing from the streaming world.
Especially if you consider markets outside the US.
For instance, in Italy The West Wing has not been available for years, neither streaming nor DVD. Only option is used DVDs off of eBay.
But even in the US, where exactly can I steam the original Spider Man animated series from 1967?
If it’s not available, then feel free to pirate it, obviously
My name is not Jeff. You should educate yourself on the concept of hyperbole.
If you’re not Bezos, you must be Bob Iger.
Either way, I feel you should educate yourself on the concept of a joke.
And work on general reading comprehension really.
OP: Makes a meme about torrenting things he can’t find on streaming services. You: not true, you can find everything here! Me: Well, ackshually really no (provides real life examples). You: (downvotes) it was a hyperbole!
You must be real fun at parties.
I feel you should educate yourself on the concept of a joke
Back at ya
Funny, I only have to go to one website to watch anything I like.
Why go to that effort just to pay?
It’s no more effort than it was to type this comment. Literally go to the site and type in the name of the show and that’s it.
If you don’t want to pay, just say you don’t want to pay. None of this non-sense about how you were totally going to but just couldn’t figure out how.
I don’t want to pay (I don’t think anyone wants to pay). All of what you said (well more said I said) was never mentioned by me. Really where did I (or anyone here really) spout anything about totally going to pay or sign up for anything?
And your logic of ease goes as much against your position as for it, as you can literally go to a site and type in the name of the show and that’s it (in this case download/stream the show for free). Hell your logic falls even farther apart when you factor in the next step of finding the listed legal service, signing up (if you can in your area), putting in your payment and then typing the show into the service (and in amazon’s case maybe paying again).
The issue with piracy being a service issue has not changed, I was more then happy to pay netflix $10 for the ease of the service back in the day. But now? I will pay an amount just to stick it to netflix, fuck them.
I don’t want to pay
Once again, just say that. There’s no need to fabricate some nonsense justification for it.
All of what you said (well more said I said) was never mentioned by me
You replied to me. Not the other way around. I was replying to OP. If your reply was not in reference to the OP then I don’t understand why you replied to me.
Really where did I (or anyone here really) spout anything about totally going to pay or sign up for anything?
There are only handful of words in the OP and you couldn’t read them all? What exactly do you think “Cant say I didn’t try” means? Try to what? Go on, take a minute.
your logic of ease goes as much against your position as for it
Only when you intentionally misrepresent my logic. My logic was that it was easy to find where to stream shows, not to stream them. Because that is the logic OP is using for not paying.
I was more then happy to pay netflix $10 for the ease of the service back in the day
The “ease of service” hasn’t changed. What happened to just not wanting to pay? Your logic is all over the place.
Once again, just say that. There’s no need to fabricate some nonsense justification for it.
Where Once again did we fabricate or justify anything?
You replied to me. Not the other way around. I was replying to OP. If your reply was not in reference to the OP then I don’t understand why you replied to me.
If you look above you will see the thing you replied to was my comment “Why go to that effort just to pay?”
There are only handful of words in the OP and you couldn’t read them all? What exactly do you think “Cant say I didn’t try” means? Try to what? Go on, take a minute.
Really? this has what to do with my statement? Did you not mean to reply to me?
And besides, If you look for a show/movie/thinger and its not available in your area does that not mean you did try? (hell of a lot more effort then I would ever go to).
Only when you intentionally misrepresent my logic. My logic was that it was easy to find where to stream shows, not to stream them. Because that is the logic OP is using for not paying.
Ah yes, knowing where I can pay (or in the case of most non us places, can not pay) is the exact same as watching the thing.
The “ease of service” hasn’t changed. What happened to just not wanting to pay? Your logic is all over the place.
Yes it has, netflix is not the same nor does it have even 1/5th the shows/movies avalible (worse so outside of the us) and costs much more ($23.99 per month now). Hell the interface alone makes me want to shoot my TV (full volume previews anyone?). There is no logic issue with not liking the changes, the only logic issue here would be thinking that people will endlessly put up with enshitification.
Where Once again did we fabricate or justify anything?
I’ve already explained this, multiple times at this point. I’m not repeating myself again.
Really? this has what to do with my statement? Did you not mean to reply to me?
Listen, you’re obviously trying to rope me into some sort of strawman argument. I’m not interested. When you want to get back to talking about the comic in the OP, I’m ready.
I’ve already explained this, multiple times at this point. I’m not repeating myself again.
No, you have not. You keep deflecting. The comic does not fabricate or need to justify anything, it is just whats happening.
Listen, you’re obviously trying to rope me into some sort of strawman argument. I’m not interested. When you want to get back to talking about the comic in the OP, I’m ready.
Really, at this point you think I am trying to rope you into a strawman argument? After placing words and motives in my mouth? You, who comes to a piracy community trying to push some sort of pro corporate agenda and is somehow shocked that you are not taken seriously?
firstly, in the comic, none of the streaming service has the movie, so a site telling him this doesn’t change that point.
second, even if one streaming service has that movie, it might not be the one you are subscribed to. so instead of "just watch"ing, you have to make a new subscription on that service and pay for all their content although you just want one movie
thirdly, often it’s not a matter of whether or not someone wants to pay, but how much someone is willing to pay. This depends on many factors, which boil down to how much they want to watch the movie and how much they can afford. imo there are two acceptable ways to charge for entertainment: paying once for that particular piece and you get to enjoy it as often/long as you want forever, or you pay a monthly fee and get access to everything for as long as you pay. unfortunately, thanks to the fragmentation of streaming services, option b has become quite expensive and not a lot of people are not willing to spend that much, but they would be willing for a lower price.
There are options other than streaming sites. Your local library is a big one.
If it’s really obscure, I’ll often buy a copy and rip and seed it myself.
firstly, in the comic, none of the streaming service has the movie
This is based on what?
even if one streaming service has that movie, it might not be the one you are subscribed to. so instead of "just watch"ing, you have to make a new subscription on that service and pay for all their content although you just want one movie
Which is a different issue entirely than it not being available at all.
it’s not a matter of whether or not someone wants to pay, but how much someone is willing to pay
Same thing.
unfortunately, thanks to the fragmentation of streaming services, option b has become quite expensive
The services have not become fragmented. There was never one streaming service that had all content available. They’ve just added more options.
For English content, torrents are great.
But I’ve been having much better luck finding Spanish content on streaming sites, instead of torrent sites, and then downloading. See Guides for downloading streams.
The The Stream Detector is great!
The usual suspects for modern stuff is easy to find in Germany.
What becomes difficult is getting older or obscure stuff (like the Pokémon show) in a decent enough quality.Recently ordered the first season dvd box to trial the ripping process as most of the stuff I found is either incomplete (missing entries) or not up to quality (mixing audio segments between english/german or leaving out the intro/outro)
Don’t forget to seed your rips!
Assuming they are worth it (quality wise), I will.
so there is this movie which is too niche, not available for purchase and no seeder :(
Local library, local thrift store, 2nd hand websites… If it was ever published on VHS, DVD, … chances are it’s out there somewhere
Operation sandman - cannot find anywhere for the last few years, Usenet, torrents, vhs/dvd, anything
Somebody put it on Dailymotion.
But it needs fixing. It’s split in 2 almost 1 hour parts, the part 2 ends around minute 38, then loops around back to start after credits. The image is mirrored (flipped), but the 2 parts seem continuous (nothing missing).
But I haven’t watched all of it.
I don’t think I can directly link pirated stuff here, so the titles are “Operation Sandman 2000 TVRip avi Pt 01” and “Operation Sandman 2000 TVRip avi Pt 02” uploaded in 2018.
Wow, you are my absolute hero. Thank you so much for this, and for the perfect explanation. I can’t believe I didn’t find this earlier and I’ve been trying for more than a decade! Some safe copies live with me now. I really can’t thank you enough!
There are at least three VHS copies on ebay right now that I found pretty easily. Radarr found it on rutracker for me as well (though it looks like it might be dubbed).
I had tried an eBay seller a couple years back and they actually ended up refunding me after a month saying their listing was old and they didn’t have it anymore, after that I didn’t bother with eBay but thank you for pointing this out. I’d try again but another great human being has found a vhs rip on daily motion in another comment…
Search soulseek with a “ .mkv” at the end (note the space)
Why the space?
In case you only want to search partial titles to find multiple movies
Ex: Spider-Man .mkv
Ernest .mkvOr because show titles will usually have episode titles after them
… I guess it’s not a requirement
So that the name doesn’t have to squeeze itself too much, give it some space, duh. /j
What movie?
For me it was Not4Sale - TV Sheriff and the Trailbuddies. I actually bought the DVD from OtherCinema, maybe the only movie I’ve ever bought. I don’t think you can even buy it anymore.
And you ripped and shared it, right?
Try fmhy.net.
Always a terrible feeling
I feel your pain
- Fmovies
- 1flix
+ uBlock Origin
And the uBlock Origin is mandatory. The ads on those sites are insane
Here’s a great resource for sites and a rating system with explanations for each site
And if you want to explore more of the site there’s other resources for other media, and a guide to help protect you’re privacy
Ublock still mandatory on any site there, they don’t hold responsibility for the ads those sites allow
Using VPN for torrents? Laughing in Brazilian
Even here in the heart of Europe, Denmark, there’s not many that really care enough unless you run your own tracker. Back in the day with CD’s and DVD’s it was a lot worse though, because it’s obviously easier to catch someone when there’s physical media involved.
Technically its illegal in New Zealand (after the great John Key and The Hobbit saga) but the ISPs don’t give a shit. Never used a VPN and only got one letter just after the law took effect. Nothing since. So many people here do it it’s unenforceable.
I think it’s also technically illegal in Australia but because the rights holders can only come after you for the retail cost of whatever was pirated it’s functionally legal. the MPAA would rather sue a kid in the US for hundreds of millions than one in Aus for $14.95.
At this point, I can say I’ve literally waited decades for movies to show up on streaming. I remember Office Space and They Live not being anywhere for years. Those are just the ones I can remember off the top of my head.
skullxdcc requires no VPN
nor does i2p
I never use a vpn with torrents. Private trackers in my experience have been enough to be fine. The only times in 20 years of torrenting tons of shit I’ve gotten isp letters were once I downloaded a Pokémon rom from a pubic tracker, which was stupid, and once I had a roommate that downloaded some shitty movie from a public tracker
Alternatively usenet
I’ve always found private trackers to be almost unusably bureaucratic
Yup, same. Your options are usually either “pay for fake ratio bonuses” or “seed dead torrents for six months in order to get enough time credit to convert into ratio.” If you’re trying to chase the freeleech tags, then you’ll never hit decent ratios because now you’re seeding a torrent that has 1000 other seeds and only 5 leeches.
And if you have to pay for fake ratio to get started, just fucking pay for Usenet and skip the hassle instead.
There’s an easy solution to that.
Seed something yourself.
Go buy a garage sale DVD of something that is semi-popular and doesn’t already exist on the private tracker, rip it, and post the torrent yourself.
'S what I did back when Underground Gamer still existed; I had a version of Mechwarrior 2 that didn’t already have a torrent, so I spent some time making a nice summary and uploaded it myself. Worked a treat; I had enough ratio to get me through my rough early weeks and never looked back. Until the site shut down, of course.
IPtorrents is the best. You should try to keep a 1:1, but you just have to seed for 2 weeks, and you get points for 15 torrents to use as upload credit, even if you don’t upload a single byte. I’ve never had to think about my ratio.
Some yes, but some no. A few I’ve been on are downright absurd in how most of the things are free.
I agree about not having to pay etc too.
I suspect I’ve just gotten lucky but several of the trackers I’ve found are easy to just let the ARRs do their thing.
Cross-seed is a big part of being able to sustain on mediocre upload. Download a torrent on one site but get credit on 7 different sites.
Alternatively many sites offer infinite download if you have a certain total size of torrents available. (Sometimes together with a account age requirement too). So get a permanently online torrent client (mini pc, seedbox, vps, etc) and you’re set on those sites.
But neither has the speed or selection that regular torrenting with VPN has at the moment.
dcc is blazing fast. I get the full DL in like 5 mins
Fair enough, I mostly have experience with i2p which was a pretty bad experience.
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Ive never seen xdcc for anything but anime. Do you have a link?
Cool stuff, thanks. Gives me a reason to work on my xdcc downloader again. Maybe I can integrate this search into my tool
The moviegods channels have subscriptions
Replace torrenting with usenet, but absolutely yes.
better value than streaming? yes
better value than free? debatable
I mean I pay like…$15/yr which isn’t bad and I can nearly cap my 5gbit line and not have to deal with seeding.
