Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

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[–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I find it easier to get 4k streaming than to download such large files.

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[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The newer AV1 codec has me very interested in HQ streaming. You need a monster machine to make the file, but then it’s 2GB for a high quality 1080p movie.

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[–] realitista@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

I find 4k streaming to be absolutely good enough for general tv streaming. It's a bit better on some services than others. Amazon and Netflix do it the best, but it's generally pretty good on all of the,.

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[–] bigfoot@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The large files are such better quality, though (if you care about such things and have a TV that allows you to appreciate the extra detail).

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[–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

For movies I will go the extra mile and break out Kodi and go with the big file as I will usually watch it right away and then delete it. For TV, 4k streaming is plenty good enough.

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[–] bigfoot@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Agreed I do pretty much the same.

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[–] maop@mstdn.mx 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

@Coasting0942 @itsgroundhogdayagain what vpn provider would you recommend?

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/

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[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago*

They have three recommended as of now. Only proton is listed as supporting port forwarding, which you need to be a seeder for the torrent swarm. Without port forwarding you’re stuck as a leecher