▲ 858 ▼ The show I was watching went from "Free" to "Paid" while I was watching it (thelemmy.club) submitted 8 months ago by northernlights@lemmy.today to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 168 comments fedilink hide all child comments (And I use "Free" loosely because I do pay for Prime Video, so it went from paid to much more expensive) Yaaarrh
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 114 points 8 months ago* (9 children) Now is a great time to look into VPNs, 1337x, and qBittorrent. And of course Jellyfin. permalink fedilink source hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] underisk@lemmy.ml 20 points 8 months ago or just get a decent adblocker and stream it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) Been having luck with ext.to as well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago I just found something that wasn’t on 1337x, so thank you. :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (3 children) Nah fuck all that. Just get Stremio + Torrentio and pair it with Real-Debrid. No fucking around with downloading torrents and building a library. Just pick what you want to watch, and watch it. Works like any other streaming platform, except everything's in one place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MBech@feddit.dk 26 points 8 months ago (5 children) Problem with that is, what happens when Stremio gets shut down like every other illegal streaming platform to date? What happens when they no longer want to host the stuff I like? I like having the files locally, so that when streaming platforms die, og just decide not to waste server space on the stuff I like, I can still watch the shows and movies that are no longer avaliable anywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Lag@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago That's true, this one updates regularly if one streaming site goes down: https://www.bestfreestreaming.org/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago I won't really fight anyone suggesting "Yarr-harr" approaches, but if you're just looking for something to watch and legality becomes a hurdle as you describe: Libraries offer a huge backlog of stuff (watched some old Disney stuff I'd targeted, without sending the mouse money) as well as some digital services. It should be pretty easy to rip the DVDs they have on offer too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago Stremio has nothing to do with it, it's just the frontend. but you'd be right to make the same comment about real-debrid so ultimately your point is a good one permalink fedilink source parent [–] justaman123@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago You can also download them and keep them if you prefer, just keep a VPN going permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Stremio isn't going away, just like Qbittorrent isn't going away. It doesn't actually host any illegal content. Stremio alone is nothing more than a film and TV database. It's not illegal to make a database. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 8 months ago (2 children) The problem with Stremio is that it relies on torrents, but only caches the content you’re watching. Essentially, it puts you into a permanent leecher mode, and rarely contributes any meaningful seeding because the content is deleted shortly after you’re done watching it. Stremio users are the libertarians of the piracy world. They’re staunchly independent, but also completely reliant on the infrastructure that seeders have set up and maintain. They want all of their content available conveniently, without actually putting in any of the “pay it forward” work that piracy relies on to stay healthy. Essentially, if everyone used Stremio, nobody would be able to use Stremio. Stremio is only possible because of the people who actually seed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rooty@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Hear, hear. If you leech without seeding you are essentially killing the torrent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago I'd argue that you're not really hurting the torrent, since most torrents are already pre-cached. It only needs to be cached once for thousands to enjoy the file. Yeah it's not ideal, but one hit and run isn't going to make a dent in the grand scheme of things. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) This doesn't last though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 points 8 months ago Sure, nothing lasts forever, but Real Debrid has been around for about 15 years at this point. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PearOfJudes@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago or stremio + Torrentio + Real debrid, this is an easier method for those used to streaming without space on their pc permalink fedilink source parent [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Stremio+Alldebrid permalink fedilink source parent [–] justaman123@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago I just got into Kodi/umbrella/deribit permalink fedilink source parent [–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago Ruski streaming site + adblocker works well for me lately permalink fedilink source parent [–] yucandu@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 child) 1337x is run by nazis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] viking@infosec.pub 9 points 8 months ago (2 children) Source? Also (and this is a genuine question): Why would I care? They don't earn anything from me. Does their political affiliation matter when it comes to sourcing copyrighted material? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Some folks don't wanna experience hate speech in comments and usernames and shit just to get at torrents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] viking@infosec.pub 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Hm ok. I never look at comments or usernames. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago I like to check comments in case a comment warns me of a bad quality rip or something permalink fedilink source parent [–] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They leave up pro-nazi comments and delete the ones calling them out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 20 points 8 months ago or just get a decent adblocker and stream it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) Been having luck with ext.to as well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago I just found something that wasn’t on 1337x, so thank you. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago I just found something that wasn’t on 1337x, so thank you. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (3 children) Nah fuck all that. Just get Stremio + Torrentio and pair it with Real-Debrid. No fucking around with downloading torrents and building a library. Just pick what you want to watch, and watch it. Works like any other streaming platform, except everything's in one place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MBech@feddit.dk 26 points 8 months ago (5 children) Problem with that is, what happens when Stremio gets shut down like every other illegal streaming platform to date? What happens when they no longer want to host the stuff I like? I like having the files locally, so that when streaming platforms die, og just decide not to waste server space on the stuff I like, I can still watch the shows and movies that are no longer avaliable anywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Lag@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago That's true, this one updates regularly if one streaming site goes down: https://www.bestfreestreaming.org/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago I won't really fight anyone suggesting "Yarr-harr" approaches, but if you're just looking for something to watch and legality becomes a hurdle as you describe: Libraries offer a huge backlog of stuff (watched some old Disney stuff I'd targeted, without sending the mouse money) as well as some digital services. It should be pretty easy to rip the DVDs they have on offer too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago Stremio has nothing to do with it, it's just the frontend. but you'd be right to make the same comment about real-debrid so ultimately your point is a good one permalink fedilink source parent [–] justaman123@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago You can also download them and keep them if you prefer, just keep a VPN going permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Stremio isn't going away, just like Qbittorrent isn't going away. It doesn't actually host any illegal content. Stremio alone is nothing more than a film and TV database. It's not illegal to make a database. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 8 months ago (2 children) The problem with Stremio is that it relies on torrents, but only caches the content you’re watching. Essentially, it puts you into a permanent leecher mode, and rarely contributes any meaningful seeding because the content is deleted shortly after you’re done watching it. Stremio users are the libertarians of the piracy world. They’re staunchly independent, but also completely reliant on the infrastructure that seeders have set up and maintain. They want all of their content available conveniently, without actually putting in any of the “pay it forward” work that piracy relies on to stay healthy. Essentially, if everyone used Stremio, nobody would be able to use Stremio. Stremio is only possible because of the people who actually seed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rooty@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Hear, hear. If you leech without seeding you are essentially killing the torrent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago I'd argue that you're not really hurting the torrent, since most torrents are already pre-cached. It only needs to be cached once for thousands to enjoy the file. Yeah it's not ideal, but one hit and run isn't going to make a dent in the grand scheme of things. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) This doesn't last though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 points 8 months ago Sure, nothing lasts forever, but Real Debrid has been around for about 15 years at this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MBech@feddit.dk 26 points 8 months ago (5 children) Problem with that is, what happens when Stremio gets shut down like every other illegal streaming platform to date? What happens when they no longer want to host the stuff I like? I like having the files locally, so that when streaming platforms die, og just decide not to waste server space on the stuff I like, I can still watch the shows and movies that are no longer avaliable anywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Lag@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago That's true, this one updates regularly if one streaming site goes down: https://www.bestfreestreaming.org/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago I won't really fight anyone suggesting "Yarr-harr" approaches, but if you're just looking for something to watch and legality becomes a hurdle as you describe: Libraries offer a huge backlog of stuff (watched some old Disney stuff I'd targeted, without sending the mouse money) as well as some digital services. It should be pretty easy to rip the DVDs they have on offer too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago Stremio has nothing to do with it, it's just the frontend. but you'd be right to make the same comment about real-debrid so ultimately your point is a good one permalink fedilink source parent [–] justaman123@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago You can also download them and keep them if you prefer, just keep a VPN going permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Stremio isn't going away, just like Qbittorrent isn't going away. It doesn't actually host any illegal content. Stremio alone is nothing more than a film and TV database. It's not illegal to make a database. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lag@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago That's true, this one updates regularly if one streaming site goes down: https://www.bestfreestreaming.org/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago I won't really fight anyone suggesting "Yarr-harr" approaches, but if you're just looking for something to watch and legality becomes a hurdle as you describe: Libraries offer a huge backlog of stuff (watched some old Disney stuff I'd targeted, without sending the mouse money) as well as some digital services. It should be pretty easy to rip the DVDs they have on offer too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago Stremio has nothing to do with it, it's just the frontend. but you'd be right to make the same comment about real-debrid so ultimately your point is a good one permalink fedilink source parent
[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago You can also download them and keep them if you prefer, just keep a VPN going permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Stremio isn't going away, just like Qbittorrent isn't going away. It doesn't actually host any illegal content. Stremio alone is nothing more than a film and TV database. It's not illegal to make a database. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 8 months ago (2 children) The problem with Stremio is that it relies on torrents, but only caches the content you’re watching. Essentially, it puts you into a permanent leecher mode, and rarely contributes any meaningful seeding because the content is deleted shortly after you’re done watching it. Stremio users are the libertarians of the piracy world. They’re staunchly independent, but also completely reliant on the infrastructure that seeders have set up and maintain. They want all of their content available conveniently, without actually putting in any of the “pay it forward” work that piracy relies on to stay healthy. Essentially, if everyone used Stremio, nobody would be able to use Stremio. Stremio is only possible because of the people who actually seed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rooty@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Hear, hear. If you leech without seeding you are essentially killing the torrent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago I'd argue that you're not really hurting the torrent, since most torrents are already pre-cached. It only needs to be cached once for thousands to enjoy the file. Yeah it's not ideal, but one hit and run isn't going to make a dent in the grand scheme of things. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Hear, hear. If you leech without seeding you are essentially killing the torrent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago I'd argue that you're not really hurting the torrent, since most torrents are already pre-cached. It only needs to be cached once for thousands to enjoy the file. Yeah it's not ideal, but one hit and run isn't going to make a dent in the grand scheme of things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago I'd argue that you're not really hurting the torrent, since most torrents are already pre-cached. It only needs to be cached once for thousands to enjoy the file. Yeah it's not ideal, but one hit and run isn't going to make a dent in the grand scheme of things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) This doesn't last though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 points 8 months ago Sure, nothing lasts forever, but Real Debrid has been around for about 15 years at this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 points 8 months ago Sure, nothing lasts forever, but Real Debrid has been around for about 15 years at this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PearOfJudes@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago or stremio + Torrentio + Real debrid, this is an easier method for those used to streaming without space on their pc permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago I just got into Kodi/umbrella/deribit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago Ruski streaming site + adblocker works well for me lately permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 child) 1337x is run by nazis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] viking@infosec.pub 9 points 8 months ago (2 children) Source? Also (and this is a genuine question): Why would I care? They don't earn anything from me. Does their political affiliation matter when it comes to sourcing copyrighted material? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Some folks don't wanna experience hate speech in comments and usernames and shit just to get at torrents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] viking@infosec.pub 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Hm ok. I never look at comments or usernames. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago I like to check comments in case a comment warns me of a bad quality rip or something permalink fedilink source parent [–] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They leave up pro-nazi comments and delete the ones calling them out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] viking@infosec.pub 9 points 8 months ago (2 children) Source? Also (and this is a genuine question): Why would I care? They don't earn anything from me. Does their political affiliation matter when it comes to sourcing copyrighted material? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Some folks don't wanna experience hate speech in comments and usernames and shit just to get at torrents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] viking@infosec.pub 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Hm ok. I never look at comments or usernames. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago I like to check comments in case a comment warns me of a bad quality rip or something permalink fedilink source parent [–] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They leave up pro-nazi comments and delete the ones calling them out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Some folks don't wanna experience hate speech in comments and usernames and shit just to get at torrents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] viking@infosec.pub 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Hm ok. I never look at comments or usernames. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago I like to check comments in case a comment warns me of a bad quality rip or something permalink fedilink source parent
[–] viking@infosec.pub 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Hm ok. I never look at comments or usernames. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago I like to check comments in case a comment warns me of a bad quality rip or something permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago I like to check comments in case a comment warns me of a bad quality rip or something permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago They leave up pro-nazi comments and delete the ones calling them out. permalink fedilink source parent