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It's weird that the absolute best video experience right now seems to involve Plex plus either piracy or purchasing huge numbers of Blu-Ray and ripping them you

by rdl 13y ago

It's weird that the absolute best video experience right now seems to involve Plex plus either piracy or purchasing huge numbers of Blu-Ray and ripping them yourself; it's pretty much your own Netflix, seeded with first-run content, no spying, etc. But you need a seedbox, membership on private torrent sites (which requires either starting from semi-open sites and moving up, or getting direct invites from knowledgeable friends), some effort paid to keep ratio in line, etc. That's a pretty substantial investment; for $100/mo or more, it's hard to believe the "legit" industry hasn't come out with something like "Netflix that doesn't suck".

w-ll 13y ago
As a long-long time XBMC user, this has been my main movie/tv setup for years. Things have changed, I do spend $7 bucks a month on a seedbox, private trackers are the way to go, and yea ratio is pretty key. So way less than $100/mo or even $15/mo on Netflix. And for ratio isn't too hard to maintain if you are always getting the latest content (new movies/episodes) and let them seed for a day or until next weeks show airs your ratio will be top notch.
- steeve 13y ago
  For XBMC: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=174736 http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=174736
- kenrikm 13y ago
  What seed box provider + private torrent sites do you use? I used to be a big fan of demonoid or waffles. But have been out of it for so long that I no longer have an "ins".
  - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
    http://What.CD http://What.CD for music http://BroadcasThe.Net http://BroadcasThe.Net for TV http://PassThePopcorn.me http://PassThePopcorn.me for movies http://WhatBox.ca http://WhatBox.ca for seedbox My in was What.CD (open interviews). If you want quick access to the other ones then you should get a seedbox on WhatBox. Upload 25GB with your seedbox, and then upload 5 torrents. Now you will be a Power User and have access to the invite forum which has unlimited invites for pretty much every other private tracker (including BTN and PTP).
    - rdl 13y ago
      I thought the rule with private trackers was to try not to name them in public?
      - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
        Really? I guess I won't do that anymore. Sorry about that.
madeofpalk 13y ago
> But you need a seedbox, membership on private torrent sites I'm running a fairly automated Torrent+Plex setup without the need for a seedbox or a private torrent site.
- derefr 13y ago
  Indeed, using public trackers works pretty brilliantly if you watch mostly "popular" movies and TV (not necessarily what everyone watches, but things that people are generally aware exist), and avoid anything less than a few months old.
  - sbarre 13y ago
    I think maybe the point of the GP was that using public trackers exposes you to ISP sanctions or even legal ramifications (depending on your jurisdiction) that are less likely on private trackers.
    - derefr 13y ago
      I suppose. This is true for more than just Bittorrent use, though. If you live in the any country that closely monitors (or has industry-rights organizations that monitor) its citizens' internet activity, then immediately, without fail, go pay the $5/mo or whatever to get a tiny little server somewhere nicer! You can: • set your server up as a seedbox • set up OpenVPN on it (which has been beautifully simplified by Docker-containerization; no need to create and forward an extra bridge interface) • run an MTA daemon, so you can actually obey the semantics of SMTP (mail is supposed to arrive in your own possession before it's considered "delivered", etc.) • run an IRC bouncer, or whatever the modern IM-network equivalent of that is (is there one? we've regressed, if not) • run a web server, e.g. nginx, with (authenticated) WebDAV support enabled, and thus have a place to push arbitrary temporary files when you want to share them by URL Or, in short, you can fully participate in the Internet. Disclosure: I'm working on a business in this space. :)
      - icebraining 13y ago

by rdl 13y ago

w-ll 13y ago

As a long-long time XBMC user, this has been my main movie/tv setup for years. Things have changed, I do spend $7 bucks a month on a seedbox, private trackers are the way to go, and yea ratio is pretty key. So way less than $100/mo or even $15/mo on Netflix. And for ratio isn't too hard to maintain if you are always getting the latest content (new movies/episodes) and let them seed for a day or until next weeks show airs your ratio will be top notch.

steeve 13y ago
For XBMC: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=174736 http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=174736
kenrikm 13y ago
What seed box provider + private torrent sites do you use? I used to be a big fan of demonoid or waffles. But have been out of it for so long that I no longer have an "ins".
- pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
  http://What.CD http://What.CD for music http://BroadcasThe.Net http://BroadcasThe.Net for TV http://PassThePopcorn.me http://PassThePopcorn.me for movies http://WhatBox.ca http://WhatBox.ca for seedbox My in was What.CD (open interviews). If you want quick access to the other ones then you should get a seedbox on WhatBox. Upload 25GB with your seedbox, and then upload 5 torrents. Now you will be a Power User and have access to the invite forum which has unlimited invites for pretty much every other private tracker (including BTN and PTP).
  - rdl 13y ago
    I thought the rule with private trackers was to try not to name them in public?
    - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
      Really? I guess I won't do that anymore. Sorry about that.

madeofpalk 13y ago

> But you need a seedbox, membership on private torrent sites I'm running a fairly automated Torrent+Plex setup without the need for a seedbox or a private torrent site.

derefr 13y ago
Indeed, using public trackers works pretty brilliantly if you watch mostly "popular" movies and TV (not necessarily what everyone watches, but things that people are generally aware exist), and avoid anything less than a few months old.
- sbarre 13y ago
  I think maybe the point of the GP was that using public trackers exposes you to ISP sanctions or even legal ramifications (depending on your jurisdiction) that are less likely on private trackers.
  - derefr 13y ago
    I suppose. This is true for more than just Bittorrent use, though. If you live in the any country that closely monitors (or has industry-rights organizations that monitor) its citizens' internet activity, then immediately, without fail, go pay the $5/mo or whatever to get a tiny little server somewhere nicer! You can: • set your server up as a seedbox • set up OpenVPN on it (which has been beautifully simplified by Docker-containerization; no need to create and forward an extra bridge interface) • run an MTA daemon, so you can actually obey the semantics of SMTP (mail is supposed to arrive in your own possession before it's considered "delivered", etc.) • run an IRC bouncer, or whatever the modern IM-network equivalent of that is (is there one? we've regressed, if not) • run a web server, e.g. nginx, with (authenticated) WebDAV support enabled, and thus have a place to push arbitrary temporary files when you want to share them by URL Or, in short, you can fully participate in the Internet. Disclosure: I'm working on a business in this space. :)
    - icebraining 13y ago