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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (26 children)

I should probably thank Netflix for helping me save money. Their shenanigans pissed me off enough that I've entirely withdrawn from all paid streaming - I have a media server and a VPN now. Total media cost, $70 /year or ~$5.83 /month. For that, I have:

  • Access to any movie or t.v. show any streaming service has ever provided
  • No ads
  • Shows/films don't get removed from from the platform without warning.
[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Right there with you! Though I must be honest, I spent a lot more time and energy on automating the thing than I expected. Now that it's up and running, it's bulletproof and very low touch. I'm now permanently out of the streaming ecosystem. Which is really testament to how badly these companies screwed up. I still subscribe to Spotify because I get access to everything for a fair price. Visual media streaming could have been the same thing, but no. They created 10 different competing services, constantly switching where content could be located. All the apps are different and many suck. They're full of DRM so I struggle to watch them on planes or car trips, depending on the service. They gave us a terrible experience and continue to jack up the prices. I'm out.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Are you using Plex or something else? Iโ€™m looking at options atm and curious whatโ€™s out there.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Plex is what I'm using.

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