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The point is to make the Netflix experience better for the average person than the experience of using a pirated source. And - IMHO - it works. I used to use

by nl 4y ago

The point is to make the Netflix experience better for the average person than the experience of using a pirated source. And - IMHO - it works. I used to use Bittorrent quite a lot. There was a bunch of US shows I watched that were unavailable in Australia and so I had a pretty decent setup where things would automatically download when torrents were posted. Life happened, I stopped using it and haven't really tried torrents for maybe 10 years. I tried to get a show recently that isn't available here. Wow, that's a pretty bad experience - try to find the correct show, work out what client you need, find one that has seeders, downlaod one and the codec is wrong for my device etc I just gave up. I can get NVidia software working on non-standard Linux builds (which I think is a pretty high level of technical competency) but for most people getting pirated content isn't worth the effort. By putting DRM on the content, they limit distribution to people who know how to remove it and then to people who are experienced at finding what they want on pirate sites. TL;DR: The user experience is much better for most people. Pirated content has such a bad user experience, but people who use it have invested a lot of time working out what works and don't realize the effort it takes.

Guillaume86 4y ago
Google the arr stack + Plex. Should give you your own personal Netflix without much work, or so I heard...
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- lelandbatey 4y ago
  I want to signal boost this a bit because it's so incredible once you see it. The "arr stack" is a suite of interconnected software that automates finding pirate media by integrating with a HUGE number of ways to search for torrents, Usenet, etc. It's all self-hostable and with Overseerr as "pick what to download" frontend and Plex as the media viewer, it works so well that it's a genuine Netflix replacement, so easy that parents can use it.
torified 4y ago
What? Piracy is so easy. Go to torrent site, download torrent, click on file. It really couldn't be easier. There's no DRM on the torrent. If you have a semi-modern GPU you can play any codec you might download. I'm really not sure what you're talking about, unless you're going to some weird torrent site. Piracy has a great user experience compared to paying for DRM and having to use a particular app instead of your preferred player.
- nl 4y ago
  I almost wrote "just wait for people to say 'no it's easy'" but I thought surely we are over that now. I want to watch The Climb 2023 S01E01. I Google "The Climb 2023 S01E01 torrent" First result is www.stagatv.com/series/the-climb-s01 (not linking because it is spam) Hmm nothing else useful on the first page except this: In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read more about the request at LumenDatabase.org. Ok, lets look at that. Hmm a random list of very spammy domains like 123movies dot unblockall dot org. Hmm these don't seem to work. Ok what about my old torrent sites. No, they are all down. ThePirateBay! Yes I remember this.... Oh where has it gone... Oh I need "The Pirate Bay Mirror" now? Oh there is a Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TPB/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TPB/ Ah.. I need invites. No, maybe mirrorbay dot org? Ok, search here: Yes, found a WebRip! I remember this... Oh.. zero seeders? Ok try another? 1 seeder? Hmm Can I use this in WebTorrent? Hmm doesn't seem to do anything. Ok, I give up.
  - FromTheSteppe 4y ago
    I could connect to my Iranian VPN which it's VPS I bought through portals available in English, type "The Climb 2023 دانلود", Click on first google Link and use google translate to find the download link in the page. Or use private trackers like IPTorrent or TorrentLeech through leecher (torrent to direct link) providers available in said countries. Will probably work on any other country/language combo with out copyrights law.
  - fb0b7e5e 4y ago
    Wants to watch FooBar S01E42. Opens Netflix, but it’s not there? Huh, this show is licensed by BarBaz company, so goes to their website. Good, it’s here. Wait… “Watch” button is greyed out? “Content is not available in your region”? Or simply the company decided that your device is not good enough to play the video at full resolution (e.g. Apple TV does that in LG TV app), and standalone device is like 3x overpriced in local stores? OK, searches for some random VPN (that’s the part where spammy domains and adware come into play). Finds something that seems to be working. Or not? Searches for the problem, and oh no, the region lock is actually based on the account, and to change that you need to use a card or ID from that specific region or whatever. Searches for this stuff (more spammy domains), finds a marketplace, gets scammed but luckily there is a buyer protection so gets refund. Gives up, opens some popular torrent tracker/forum, downloads 2160p HDR/DolbyVision WebRip/BDRip, can watch with friends offline at a local party.
scarface74 4y ago
So, it’s easier for me to go through the trouble of finding a good torrent with seeds that download fast than just paying for Netflix and automatically stream to my iPad while I’m at the airport?

by nl 4y ago

Guillaume86 4y ago

Google the arr stack + Plex. Should give you your own personal Netflix without much work, or so I heard...

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lelandbatey 4y ago
I want to signal boost this a bit because it's so incredible once you see it. The "arr stack" is a suite of interconnected software that automates finding pirate media by integrating with a HUGE number of ways to search for torrents, Usenet, etc. It's all self-hostable and with Overseerr as "pick what to download" frontend and Plex as the media viewer, it works so well that it's a genuine Netflix replacement, so easy that parents can use it.

torified 4y ago

What? Piracy is so easy. Go to torrent site, download torrent, click on file. It really couldn't be easier. There's no DRM on the torrent. If you have a semi-modern GPU you can play any codec you might download. I'm really not sure what you're talking about, unless you're going to some weird torrent site. Piracy has a great user experience compared to paying for DRM and having to use a particular app instead of your preferred player.

nl 4y ago
I almost wrote "just wait for people to say 'no it's easy'" but I thought surely we are over that now. I want to watch The Climb 2023 S01E01. I Google "The Climb 2023 S01E01 torrent" First result is www.stagatv.com/series/the-climb-s01 (not linking because it is spam) Hmm nothing else useful on the first page except this: In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read more about the request at LumenDatabase.org. Ok, lets look at that. Hmm a random list of very spammy domains like 123movies dot unblockall dot org. Hmm these don't seem to work. Ok what about my old torrent sites. No, they are all down. ThePirateBay! Yes I remember this.... Oh where has it gone... Oh I need "The Pirate Bay Mirror" now? Oh there is a Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TPB/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TPB/ Ah.. I need invites. No, maybe mirrorbay dot org? Ok, search here: Yes, found a WebRip! I remember this... Oh.. zero seeders? Ok try another? 1 seeder? Hmm Can I use this in WebTorrent? Hmm doesn't seem to do anything. Ok, I give up.
- FromTheSteppe 4y ago
  I could connect to my Iranian VPN which it's VPS I bought through portals available in English, type "The Climb 2023 دانلود", Click on first google Link and use google translate to find the download link in the page. Or use private trackers like IPTorrent or TorrentLeech through leecher (torrent to direct link) providers available in said countries. Will probably work on any other country/language combo with out copyrights law.
- fb0b7e5e 4y ago
  Wants to watch FooBar S01E42. Opens Netflix, but it’s not there? Huh, this show is licensed by BarBaz company, so goes to their website. Good, it’s here. Wait… “Watch” button is greyed out? “Content is not available in your region”? Or simply the company decided that your device is not good enough to play the video at full resolution (e.g. Apple TV does that in LG TV app), and standalone device is like 3x overpriced in local stores? OK, searches for some random VPN (that’s the part where spammy domains and adware come into play). Finds something that seems to be working. Or not? Searches for the problem, and oh no, the region lock is actually based on the account, and to change that you need to use a card or ID from that specific region or whatever. Searches for this stuff (more spammy domains), finds a marketplace, gets scammed but luckily there is a buyer protection so gets refund. Gives up, opens some popular torrent tracker/forum, downloads 2160p HDR/DolbyVision WebRip/BDRip, can watch with friends offline at a local party.

scarface74 4y ago

So, it’s easier for me to go through the trouble of finding a good torrent with seeds that download fast than just paying for Netflix and automatically stream to my iPad while I’m at the airport?