Yarrr matey. 🏴☠️
I enjoy replaying old games and I have discs. So jog on. Oh yeah and I can repair electronics.
DVD is limited to a 4GB size, bluray bumps that to 40/80GB which allows for virtually full quality media*.
Of course your local library might not have the film/show you want or the bluray is prohibitaly expensive or not even available in your region, in which case the arrrrrr stack of software can get you what you need automagically.
*
Only theaters (and people willing to drop several hundred dollars) get access to the 300GB+ uncompressed movie data DCP, so a 70GB 4K bluray rip (H.265 with Dolby Vision) is indistinguishable unless you put it on a theater sized projector and painstakingly look for differences in quality.
TV Shows however don’t get streamed in such high quality (and definitely not broadcast), so the bluray is the definitive top quality version of the media, and you can tell the difference in quality from a stream rip vs a bluray rip. The uncompressed version is a project file sitting on the studio’s server that you will never see or practically need (unless it gets shown in theater in which case the studio may opt to make a DCP).
I’m pretty sure there is some insane group out there that torrents DCPs but I’ve never seen them lol.
*8.5GB - dual layer is usually used for movies.
The biggest problem of DVD is the low resolution MPEG-2.
If it was something like AV1, it would still be pretty competitive.
Most streaming services work like unused gym memberships anyway. Get rid of them.
DVDs had unskippable ads and trailers. You had to watch them every time you put in the DVD. Some players let you skip to the title menu, but not all.
Oh god yes, a minute long FBI warning screen!
ads on every plan? nah, morphe time.
Disney DVDs are full of “that button doesn’t work here” zones making previews (ads) hard to skip… which strangely are just not an issue after you rip the feature presentation to your NAS.
I was dumbfounded when I saw my wife sitting through a 1mn30s unskippable ad on whathisname (some streaming service) in the middle of her korean drama. I asked “don’t you pay for this”. She told me “my sister does”. I went and grabbed the rest of the episodes for her on extratorrent. Unbelievable
And that’s the problem. You’re home. This is your home. And you’re letting some corporation invade it and tell you what to watch while supposedly off work. On your TV. In your home.
Fuck that.
i need to find better torrent sites - i am still raw dogging pirate bay. (i mean vpn and in a docker container yadda yadda but damn those popups)
Torrent quest is my go to. Definitely use a vpn and all that
You should probably think about private torrent sites, which is a whole subject into itself, since you need to find ones that allow public sign-ups, and then build reputation to get into better ones. There’s too much to get into, but spend some time familiarizing yourself with what’s out there:
https://hdvinnie.github.io/Private-Trackers-Spreadsheet/
Until then: https://fmhy.net/
buying
Lol
Stop funneling money into the pockets of billionaires, they have enough money; buying movies doesn’t put money into the pockets of the underpaid writers, prop designers, stylists or editors.
The movie is already made, and the low-wage workers are not paid royalties.
Fully disagree. The same as saying “why pay for bread, it’s already made”. You want to to say the workers should earn more, that is a separate conversation, but it’s a very wrong take to say that just because it is already means its worth nothing.
if you take the bread, the guy have one bread less. If you copy a file… you have 2 files.
Digital piracy has no scarcity, and the bread has already been eaten, and the leftover bread is going to be thrown in the trash.
Not at all the same thing. Bread is a one-time consumable. A DVD can be used repeatedly and duplicated at virtually no cost. That’s why there’s no second-hand market for bread. I can’t believe I have to explain this.
I have had the same opinion about movies since the 90s. If I’m going to watch it again I’m going to buy a copy. That’s it.
And watching the first time, you might be surprised what your local public library has.
Pfft don’t buy… 🏴☠️
Honestly how I sleep knowing I can type some variation of “movie online free” and stream whatever I want with a robust adblocker and vpn
Crazy. Disney channel as a kid was the only one that didn’t have ads outside promos for their own material. Knew a lot of kids who were basically only allowed to watch Disney for that alone.
PBS anyone?
ScreenRant has confirmed with Disney that an updated Subscriber Agreement was in fact sent to Disney+ customers across Europe and not to those based in the U.S. The update does not change the viewing experience for customers on Disney+ with a Standard or Premium plan in Europe and won’t impact those in the U.S.
Live content may include advertising or sponsored content. Customers may also see promotional content including trailers for upcoming Disney movies and series. -Screenrant
Or do like myself and several of my friends: set up a jellyfin server and rip discs like mad
