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Just a reminder there is only one way you will ever own what you purchase, and it involves Jolly Roger and a bottle of rum. https://www.theoatmeal.com/comics/g

Just a reminder there is only one way you will ever own what you purchase, and it involves Jolly Roger and a bottle of rum. https://www.theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones https://www.theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones

wincy 4y ago
I have a PLEX server/torrent box behind a VPN. I then wrote a fairly simple Apple Shortcut that grabs the magnet link off whatever page I’m on, then shoots the magnet link over the torrent API. It took some work to set up, but I shared the Apple shortcut with my wife and she now uses it and it’s super easy and convenient. So much so that I need to buy a new hard drive as she’s filled up our 8TB drive with TV shows.
- 300bps 4y ago
  18 TB drives are the sweet spot for price right now.
  - inversetelecine 4y ago
    I feel this year around the holidays (US) will see good deals on HDDs. Prices have held steady for a rather long time e.g. 4TB still around 80-120 for consumer and nas based drives. Drive shucking is still viable depending on the external drive, for anyone who wants cheap(er) drives but with some work.
- password4321 4y ago
  Do you watch content more than once? Just curious because I tend not to (except for Equilibrium, of course). I've heard most things worth watching are still out there later on, maybe just keep the links.
adventured 4y ago
> there is only one way you will ever own what you purchase Other than the gigantic number of blu-ray and 4K discs available for movies and shows, which you can purchase to own.
- buscoquadnary 4y ago
  Sure as long as the player you buy continues to operate, the regional keys don't get borked, and the market continues to support that blu-ray player, and doesn't deprecate with a "newer", "better", "smart" version that is incompatible with previous discs.
  - Mindwipe 4y ago
    All of which seem roughly as likely as your hard drive falling over at the same time as it's backup.
- commandlinefan 4y ago
  For now. The comic OP linked to pointed out that (when it was written) GoT wasn't available on DVD anywhere. Disney is particularly bad about making their stuff unavailable in any form - expect DVD distribution to slowly go away as the content owners push you to their streaming sites.
dylan-m 4y ago
I've been really disappointed with Reservation Dogs' arrangement. Brilliant little bite-size show, but their network means they only stream on Hulu or Disney+ (not sure if it's even on Disney+ in the US?) and they don't sell episodes á la carte at all, right now, in Canada. Even if you are okay subscribing to a new streaming service just for that show, you need to spend a ridiculous amount of time figuring out which one it is for the country you are in. So I'm sure the show will soon be cancelled due to "weak viewership", probably oblivious to how difficult they've made it to actually watch the thing legally. I feel like there was a very nice short-lived window where networks were just trying to distribute stuff profitably instead of using everything as a vehicle to increase subscriber counts, but that moment has clearly passed.

wincy 4y ago

I have a PLEX server/torrent box behind a VPN. I then wrote a fairly simple Apple Shortcut that grabs the magnet link off whatever page I’m on, then shoots the magnet link over the torrent API. It took some work to set up, but I shared the Apple shortcut with my wife and she now uses it and it’s super easy and convenient. So much so that I need to buy a new hard drive as she’s filled up our 8TB drive with TV shows.

300bps 4y ago
18 TB drives are the sweet spot for price right now.
- inversetelecine 4y ago
  I feel this year around the holidays (US) will see good deals on HDDs. Prices have held steady for a rather long time e.g. 4TB still around 80-120 for consumer and nas based drives. Drive shucking is still viable depending on the external drive, for anyone who wants cheap(er) drives but with some work.
password4321 4y ago
Do you watch content more than once? Just curious because I tend not to (except for Equilibrium, of course). I've heard most things worth watching are still out there later on, maybe just keep the links.

adventured 4y ago

> there is only one way you will ever own what you purchase Other than the gigantic number of blu-ray and 4K discs available for movies and shows, which you can purchase to own.

buscoquadnary 4y ago
Sure as long as the player you buy continues to operate, the regional keys don't get borked, and the market continues to support that blu-ray player, and doesn't deprecate with a "newer", "better", "smart" version that is incompatible with previous discs.
- Mindwipe 4y ago
  All of which seem roughly as likely as your hard drive falling over at the same time as it's backup.
commandlinefan 4y ago
For now. The comic OP linked to pointed out that (when it was written) GoT wasn't available on DVD anywhere. Disney is particularly bad about making their stuff unavailable in any form - expect DVD distribution to slowly go away as the content owners push you to their streaming sites.

dylan-m 4y ago

I've been really disappointed with Reservation Dogs' arrangement. Brilliant little bite-size show, but their network means they only stream on Hulu or Disney+ (not sure if it's even on Disney+ in the US?) and they don't sell episodes á la carte at all, right now, in Canada. Even if you are okay subscribing to a new streaming service just for that show, you need to spend a ridiculous amount of time figuring out which one it is for the country you are in. So I'm sure the show will soon be cancelled due to "weak viewership", probably oblivious to how difficult they've made it to actually watch the thing legally. I feel like there was a very nice short-lived window where networks were just trying to distribute stuff profitably instead of using everything as a vehicle to increase subscriber counts, but that moment has clearly passed.