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Are you not aware of dozens of streaming websites where you can watch any movie for free? Why would you want to download a pirated movie?

by p1esk 5y ago

pedrogpimenta 5y ago
It's not straightforward, you never know which site is still available, how many will work, how many mirrors you'll have to try. Also, most don't have subtitles, at least not in my language. Also, if you don't have super high speed connection, it may stall.
shaky-carrousel 5y ago
Because all those sites appear and disappear too quickly. I don't have the time to track them down, and avoid the malware ones. I have a setup made where everything downloads automatically, and once downloaded, is mine forever.
sillysaurusx 5y ago
I don’t want to download movies. I want to watch Star Trek. You can’t do that on Netflix anymore. So paramount plus (aka “janky Netflix”) gets my $10/mo extortion fee. If it wasn’t infeasible to download all of TNG, voy, and ds9 to my iPad, I would in a heartbeat.
- p1esk 5y ago
  I mean, if your options were downloading a pirated movies from a shady website, or streaming a pirated movie from a shady website, why would choose the first one?
  - pedrogpimenta 5y ago
    Torrent download sites are everything but shady, if you know how and where to look.
    - p1esk 5y ago
      Maybe, but usually when I want to watch a movie I want to watch it right now, not in a few hours.
      - withinboredom 5y ago
        There are clients to stream torrents.
      - felixg3 5y ago
        If you’re on a private BitTorrent tracker, the video quality and encoding is often significantly better (bitrates often double). The download speeds saturate your internet connection. Piracy is often the best, fastest and most ethical option (no DRM).
  - marssaxman 5y ago
    Once I have a local copy, I don't have to depend on the continued availability of the shady website. I can pass the copy along to friends who might also enjoy it, and I can watch the movie whether or not I happen to have high-speed internet access at the moment.
- pedrogpimenta 5y ago
  Get a RaspberryPi, install Jellyfin, Sonarr and transmission and you won't have to move a finger anymore.

Are you not aware of dozens of streaming websites where you can watch any movie for free? Why would you want to download a pirated movie?

by p1esk 5y ago

Are you not aware of dozens of streaming websites where you can watch any movie for free? Why would you want to download a pirated movie?

pedrogpimenta 5y ago

It's not straightforward, you never know which site is still available, how many will work, how many mirrors you'll have to try. Also, most don't have subtitles, at least not in my language. Also, if you don't have super high speed connection, it may stall.

shaky-carrousel 5y ago

Because all those sites appear and disappear too quickly. I don't have the time to track them down, and avoid the malware ones. I have a setup made where everything downloads automatically, and once downloaded, is mine forever.

sillysaurusx 5y ago

I don’t want to download movies. I want to watch Star Trek. You can’t do that on Netflix anymore. So paramount plus (aka “janky Netflix”) gets my $10/mo extortion fee. If it wasn’t infeasible to download all of TNG, voy, and ds9 to my iPad, I would in a heartbeat.

p1esk 5y ago
I mean, if your options were downloading a pirated movies from a shady website, or streaming a pirated movie from a shady website, why would choose the first one?
- pedrogpimenta 5y ago
  Torrent download sites are everything but shady, if you know how and where to look.
  - p1esk 5y ago
    Maybe, but usually when I want to watch a movie I want to watch it right now, not in a few hours.
    - withinboredom 5y ago
      There are clients to stream torrents.
    - felixg3 5y ago
      If you’re on a private BitTorrent tracker, the video quality and encoding is often significantly better (bitrates often double). The download speeds saturate your internet connection. Piracy is often the best, fastest and most ethical option (no DRM).
- marssaxman 5y ago
  Once I have a local copy, I don't have to depend on the continued availability of the shady website. I can pass the copy along to friends who might also enjoy it, and I can watch the movie whether or not I happen to have high-speed internet access at the moment.
pedrogpimenta 5y ago
Get a RaspberryPi, install Jellyfin, Sonarr and transmission and you won't have to move a finger anymore.