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Any $10/mo VPN solves this, and probably advertises it as a selling point. Of course, then you're spending $10 to save $10.... I have the whole *arr stack set
by dpoloncsak 8mo ago
Any $10/mo VPN solves this, and probably advertises it as a selling point.
Of course, then you're spending $10 to save $10....
I have the whole *arr stack setup with Plex running in the US just fine, but that's for sure not for everyone and was a few headaches to get up and running
- gruez 8mo ago>Of course, then you're spending $10 to save $10.... Most VPN subscriptions are around $5, whereas netflix with ads costs $8, and $18 without ads. Even at $18 though, it's still not 4K, whereas you can easily pirate 4K versions with your VPN subscription.
- encom 8mo agoNetflix won't even sell me 4K content at any price, because don't use any of their approved spyware operating systems. But the Torrent Store will.
- dpoloncsak 8mo agoAppreciate the reality check. Mullvad has been a bill I don't think about twice when it comes around, and I cancelled streaming services years ago. To your point though, as I'm running my plex server on an old ~midrange laptop, 4K is pretty rough for me to stream as well. I'm sure better hardware fixes this, but that's higher cost. YMMV based on what hardware you have on hand to repurpose
- gruez 8mo ago>To your point though, as I'm running my plex server on an old ~midrange laptop, 4K is pretty rough for me to stream as well. Unless you're doing reencodes processing power shouldn't matter. You can serve 4K video on a 2010s router if you wanted to. If you're doing reencodes, why bother? Download an encode that's appropriate for how you're watching it. 4K for the big screen and 1080p for mobile. Skip reencoding altogether.
- dpoloncsak 8mo agoHuh...maybe I'm just doing something wrong then. I'll re-examine tonight, thanks for the tip!
- Forgeties79 8mo agoPlex is as turnkey as it gets and manually adding content isn't that bad tbh.