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streaming or torrenting today vs. 5 years ago (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I've been a good boy for 5 years or so but the seas call to me. Are streaming sites the way to go now or is torrenting still a better bet for mainstream movies and tv? I'd imagine all of my accounts have been deleted on those sites so I'd be starting over.

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[–] 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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  • [–] 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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