BaraCoded comments on The Evolution of Streaming

Some shows are online before it's even done airing because people have cracked the streaming platform and can download directly as soon as it drops. Hour long show that premieres at 9pm? If it's popular, it'll be online by 9:15.

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[–] this@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

Yea but ~~usually~~ sometimes things like that are low quality, in the wrong language, or sometimes have other issues with them or are even fake/malware. Best to give it a few hours at least before allowing releases to be downloaded.

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[–] raspirate@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

Very true. All my shit's automated these days anyway, but I remember back when Mr. Robot was still on air, I'd always be checking the torrent sites starting about 10 min after the episode dropped and I very rarely had to actually wait a full hour for it to appear. Fun times, and a very fitting show.

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[–] leftOverLife@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Love Mr. Robot!

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[–] jenings@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Same day if even kinda slack. Typically hits within an hour of airing, it’s like a better dvr

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[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 12 points 3 months ago

I was for a while. Cut the "cable" in 2003 and was happy to pay a few bucks for a streaming service here or there, more convenient than pirating. But now... well I cancelled them all and am right back to where I was years ago. They are so happy to kill the golden goose.

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[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

There are a few, still decent streaming services, the small time ones, like curiosity stream, but yeah by and large yo ho ho.

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[–] remon@ani.social 18 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

That reminds me ... I have curiosity stream.

edit: lol, they almost tripled their price, too!

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[–] swicano@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

Oh that's per year! Not quite as bad as I thought

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[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Dropout is one I have no issues paying for too

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[–] tio_bira@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i used to sign netflix about eight years ago, before they start getting too greedy it worth it, it use to have everything i want to watch in a single place and with support in everything i got (TV, smartphone, computer, casting devices)

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