Same, I generally only watch stuff in 4K or 1080p on my 65" flat screen. I think I was hoarding it all because I was bored and the weather largely sucked where I used to live (NE US) but then I moved down to Florida back in October and suddenly I don't have to be stuck inside for half the year because it's no longer freezing cold (although it is starting to get pretty hot out already), and I actually want to go outside and do stuff haha
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Streaming services over here going all Anakin to our Obi-Wan.
Are they now going to hike prices every six months or some such?
And here I was, fretting about the actual cost benefit of my NAS when it likely chews up at least $10 a month in electricity and likely needs $10-15 a year in replacement components, and then I need a VPN subscription to fill it with content, and Netflix just goes and raises their prices like this and settles all my doubts for me.
Your NAS also won't randomly stop showing certain seasons of shows.
Losing a show off Netflix was what sparked me to spin up a NAS again to start with
The high seas have never looked so good!
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum...
Shutout to local libraries for free DVD rental.
I hope they enjoy the extra money they make off me buying Netflix for a single month every other year, when they use to get me subscribed all the time.
Seems like a stable business decision that's absolutely not the first sign of a bubble bursting.
i live in a based country where netflix doesn't have any edge providers because the government here is too based. the internet connection just isn't consistent enough to watch a movie without it randomly switching to 480p or whatever. if i care at all about the film, it's completely fucked. since there's no option to pre-download a movie, it's just better to make friends with a private torrent tracker community.
Sounds like I'll be canceling at that point.
Took you long enough.
Check out c/[email protected] for some free streaming sites!
I've been a Netflix user since like 2004. I'm also well aware of that community and reference it often. I recently setup Stremio and my next step will be setting up *arr.
I'm perfectly fine paying for content as long as the trade offs are worth it. Netflix limits PC streaming to 720p unless you use their app which is bullshit. I'll likely be canceling Hulu/Disney soon too. That one is for several reasons: not a fan of monopolistic tactics, Disney Plus' interface is garbage, and Disney Plus is rolling out ads. I already canceled Amazon Prime because of ads.
I’m perfectly fine paying for content as long as the trade offs are worth it.
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I’d be fascinated to know whether Prime membership has taken a noticeable hit. I have been a member since its inception, and buy $20K/year in stuff there, but canceled my upcoming renewal, when they announced the price gouge for PrimeVideo and then started salting programming with ads.
Jellyfin and the *arr stack are amazing and much simpler to set-up than I anticipated (if you already know your way around self hosting, docker compose and the like).
I recommend avoiding this overcomplication unless you have a specific need to address it.
Free streaming sites are for laymen and require no technical knowledge to operate.
Yeah, as I said it's relatively easy if you're already into this kind of nerd stuff, otherwise it'd require a lot of time and effort. And I don't know of any free streaming site with french-dubbed media, which my kids require.
with french-dubbed media, which my kids require.
Your kids will learn other languages reeeeeaaaally quickly if you show them their favourite shows in those languages.
It's not complicated just follow the instructions 😂
Lol.
Basic cable prices were the absolute most people were willing to pay for home entertainment and streaming will eventually end up at the same price for the same reason.
They know they can so it will happen. Nothing more to say.
There is a reason why cable has a lot more trash and non-premium shows compared to streaming. The market isn't there to sustain the output.
Thanks. I’ll stick with my Plex server.
I'd strongly urge you to start looking into switching to Jellyfin. Plex is also slowly enshittifying their platform as well.
I can’t until jellyfin has an app on the playstation 4 and 5, an Apple TV app, and also integrates with homerun HD.
PS4/5 supports Jellyfin over DLNA.
AppleTV supports Jellyfin with the Swiftfin app and the Infuse app.
Jellyfin has built-in configuration support for Homerun HD with their Live TV/TV Tuner module.
It's not as elegant as Plex, but it is FOSS and is avoiding the enshittification that Plex has started. Plex hasn't gone to total shit yet, and is still a private company, but there's been quite a few shifts over the last few years that were not customer focused decisions. If they ever go public I'd give em 2 years before they go to total shit.
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