Really wish I knew about Jellyfin 5 years ago. So much of my money I could've redirected to a seedbox or a decent vpn service. Fuck streaming services

And then they only deliver up to 720p because your device hasn't been blessed by capitalism

Not just for the high seas. "Noah, get the boat"..... for video streaming because that's beyond redemption.

Even the stuff that prime has available. I still torrent, just because their player is pure garbage (the X-ray thingy is a nice feature, tho)

Same with Apple TV. They are both a subscription and a rental.

To fucking rent it at that.

That's for things that aren't on Prime but are available on Amazon

Even with good internet if you're watching on the wrong device (desktop/media center PC) your stream will get bitrate locked to a 720p equivalent or whatever because of DRM bullshit.

My internet is fine win any other streaming service. Prime streaming is the worst one out of all the major streaming services. Which is fucking weird considering Netflix runs on AWS.

Local library, local thrift store, 2nd hand websites... If it was ever published on VHS, DVD, ... chances are it's out there somewhere

Search soulseek with a “ .mkv” at the end (note the space)

What movie?

Always a terrible feeling

Try fmhy.net.

I feel your pain

Same. I signed up for Netflix when they came to Canadas in 2010. Immediately had to start using proxies/vpn to access US Netflix since Canada's selection was broiled ass.

By 2013 there was news of Netflix talking of blocking non-US users from accessing US Netlix. Immediately cancelled, spun up my Plex server. 30TB later and I got 18 friends off of all their streaming services too lol

Pro-tip: Plex is slowly enshittifying, a good open source alternative is Jellyfin.

I don't think you can even get a service as good as the Arrs if you're rich and have insanely expensive stuff like Kaleidescape.

The usual suspects for modern stuff is easy to find in Germany.
What becomes difficult is getting older or obscure stuff (like the Pokémon show) in a decent enough quality.

Recently ordered the first season dvd box to trial the ripping process as most of the stuff I found is either incomplete (missing entries) or not up to quality (mixing audio segments between english/german or leaving out the intro/outro)

Technically its illegal in New Zealand (after the great John Key and The Hobbit saga) but the ISPs don't give a shit. Never used a VPN and only got one letter just after the law took effect. Nothing since. So many people here do it it's unenforceable.

Even here in the heart of Europe, Denmark, there's not many that really care enough unless you run your own tracker. Back in the day with CD's and DVD's it was a lot worse though, because it's obviously easier to catch someone when there's physical media involved.

I never use a vpn with torrents. Private trackers in my experience have been enough to be fine. The only times in 20 years of torrenting tons of shit I’ve gotten isp letters were once I downloaded a Pokémon rom from a pubic tracker, which was stupid, and once I had a roommate that downloaded some shitty movie from a public tracker

Alternatively usenet

But neither has the speed or selection that regular torrenting with VPN has at the moment.

And the uBlock Origin is mandatory. The ads on those sites are insane

Here's a great resource for sites and a rating system with explanations for each site

And if you want to explore more of the site there's other resources for other media, and a guide to help protect you're privacy

Ublock still mandatory on any site there, they don't hold responsibility for the ads those sites allow

Fuck real debrid

better value than streaming? yes

better value than free? debatable