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Can confirm that I have way more content than Netflix (currently clocking in at around 125TB, I may have a slight problem). I cancelled my Netflix account after
by kevingrahl 9y ago
Can confirm that I have way more content than Netflix (currently clocking in at around 125TB, I may have a slight problem). I cancelled my Netflix account after all that no-VPN bullshit. I like my privacy, thank you very much. I've to admit I quite enjoy when friends come telling me that tv show XYZ isn't on Netflix any more, asking to be added to my Plex server. Every single person cancelled their account after a few days of having access to my library. I don't even like pirating, I'd like to pay for my content (provided I like it) and often I do buy the DVD/Bluray just for it to sit in it's packaging in my basement collecting dust.
- MichaelGG 9y agoHow do you host this setup? Any howtos if I wanted to run a service for my family?
- drampelt 9y agoPersonally I use Amazon Cloud Drive for the unlimited storage, there's a guide to set that up here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/58uhmo/guide_to_using_amazon_cloud_drive_and_encfs_for/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/58uhmo/guide_to_using... Then once you have Sonarr and/or Radarr setup for TV/Movies you can use something like Ombi to allow family/friends to request content and have it automatically downloaded and added to Plex.
- chris11 9y agoWhat kind of Internet speed do you need for streaming 1080p without transcoding?
- thro1237 9y agoIf you encrypt the videos, then do they count as free in Amazon Cloud Drive?
- simlevesque 9y agoI don't think that you are allowed to encrypt data on ACD.
- kevingrahl 9y agoThere are a bunch of people over on /r/DataHoarder who have hundreds of TB's encrypted on ACD, some even hit a PB. As long as you're not downloading too much they don't care how much or what you store there.
- thro1237 9y agoIs the encrypted storage free on ACD?
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- gremlinsinc 9y agohope Kevin Grahl isn't your real name if you're pirating... I think if I were advertising that fact, I'd hide it...
- labster 9y agoIf he's in the US and doesn't say what he pirated, no one would have standing to sue him, yarr. Now matey, if he been caught pirating a specific work with otherr evidence, then a statement like this would be walkin' the legal plank.
- throwaway91111 9y agoIirc the recent prosecutions focus on distribution rather than use.
- tscs37 9y agoTorrents will also distribute content unless you are leeching, which the GP is implying via sonarr/radarr
- untog 9y agoHe did also just confess to distribution though, via his Plex Server. The gleeful attitude many have to pirating makes me sad. I've downloaded shows too, but whenever possible I use legal methods to watch. I believe it is content worth paying for, and if a show disappears from Netflix it's probably available somewhere else. It's at least worth checking before you go to your friend for Plex access.
- em3rgent0rdr 9y agoI always appreciate the occasional poster with a gleeful attitude towards copying. I wish there were more people like him such to change the public's view on pirates.
- milankragujevic 9y agoThe copyright mafia should not have that kind of power that you're assuming they have. I pirate too. I don't use any legal service to watch content or listen to content. I don't have the money to do so, so I pirate. I wouldn't've paid them if I couldn't pirate, I just wouldn't consume the media. If I like an artist or a movie I'll buy their content but I usually cannot because there's no place to buy it in my small village and it's far away from cities that have DVD stores. Most people in the country pirate. And most online stores don't allow Serbia as a purchase country so... TPB here I come!
- roryisok 9y agoTERABYTES? I didn't know that much TV _existed_
- dawnerd 9y agoOh there's way more than that... My, I mean, my friends server is about the same size and stuffed full of tv. Not even close to having s complete library.
- roryisok 9y agoMY friend thought he was doing well with an almost full 2TB drive, which also contains movies. But then again most of his stuff is 480p. He has a 42" tv and from 12 feet away he finds it quite difficult to notice any difference with HD. Maybe he's alone in this?
- milkytron 9y agoFor tv shows, he's most likely fine. The only instance where I personally need HD is watching hockey because the puck is so tiny.
- kevingrahl 9y agoI personally can't stand anything below 720p, the majority of my content is 1080p, x265, 6CH, 10bit wherever I can get my hands on it.
- roryisok 9y agoI find if the story is engrossing enough the quality doesn't really matter too much.
- tracker1 9y agoHeh... I've been re-encoding a lot of mine to HEVC, and some things lowering the quality a little at the same time to get back some space... I do with nvenc had a bit higher quality, but the speed over x265 is so colossal I use it anyway. Most TV content as I watch, I'll nuke.. stuff I really like, I'll keep and if not already hevc, I'll re-encode. Fortunately, I don't get too much from say 1080p over 720p, and hevc at 1080p seems to do very well, even at the lower quality (relatively) settings... so I'm getting 1080p content saved at file sizes sometimes half 720p avc. In any case, I still pay for netflix/amazon, just got an NVidia Shield TV and love it so far (though had considered DirectTV Now, but they don't support Android TV for no reason). I cut the cord a while ago, and other than the Superbowl (next year just going to a bar), haven't missed it. May setup Plex eventually as well, for now, kodi over the lan works great.
- bogomipz 9y ago>"I cancelled my Netflix account after all that no-VPN bullshit." I guess I missed this story. You can no longer access Netflix via a VPN? I would be curious to know how they are detecting this. Does this mean you can not access your Netflix content when you take a trip abroad?
- phamilton 9y agoIt used to be the case that with a VPN you could access content only available in other countries. They cracked down pretty hard on that last year.
- bogomipz 9y agoRight, I am curious if you can still access content in your home country via VPN from overseas?
- simlevesque 9y agoHow could they know that ? They just block every VPN possible.
- bogomipz 9y agoGEO-IP. If the GEO-IP matches the country I am a Netflix customer in.
- dagw 9y agoNope. If they suspect you're connecting through a VPN they just block your connection.
- bogomipz 9y agoInteresting. The US now has ISPs that are allowed to track their customers and so people are forced to use VPNs to have a basic level of privacy and at the same time Netflix(and I imagine others will follow) are mandating you can't use a VPN. This is a pretty crappy situation and I guess you can vote with your wallet. I am surprised that Netflix which increasingly relies on their own content would feel the need to placate this Hollywood greed? I'm also curious what heuristic they are using to decide if I am on a VPN? EDIT: From: https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-vpn-crackdown-a-year-of-frustrations-170120/ https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-vpn-crackdown-a-year-of-fru... >"It is still unclear how Netflix’s IP-blacklisting works. A few providers have noticed that some of their IP-ranges were already banned before they were active, suggesting that Netflix automatically flags IPs from certain organizations"