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streaming or torrenting today vs. 5 years ago (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Depends on your hardware.

Streaming is more accessible, but you’re stuck at 720p usually.

If you can afford a vpn and the storage then torrenting gets you better quality.

Don’t forget to seed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I find it easier to get 4k streaming than to download such large files.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months 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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