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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (10 children)

Not sure if it'd work on Netflix but my wife were pleasantly surprised to A&E and History apps on our apple tv suddenly forgetting how to do ads after I set up adguard home with a few extra filter lists...I did have to ok a few things the list blocked. But the apps work and seem to be adless, at least for now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

You could just ditch all those apps and get Stremio with a Real-Debrid subscription. You can stream any content from any provider for ~$3/mo (including Netflix, A&E, History, Disney+, HBO Max, Prime Video, etc.) Ad*-free, of course.

Basically R-D works by downloading torrents to a dedicated server, so you can stream them instantly using a Netflix-like interface on your TV/tablet/PC/phone (via Stremio). And since they're direct downloads, you don't have to wait for seeds, nor do you need a VPN. It's like having a seedbox except anyone can add any torrent to it (and not just videos, but literally any torrent can be downloaded instantly).

Sorry if this reads like an ad, but I really want more people to know about this. There's a better way than paying for a bunch of streaming services, or waiting hours for people to seed. Or signing up for a private tracker and having to constantly worry about keeping your seeding ratio up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or just use the torrentio plugin, no real debrid

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

Yeah but then you need a VPN and lose the ability to steam instantly, defeating the entire point. The Torrentio plugin works best with a Debrid service.

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

Not really a problem if you have decent enough internet and already use a vpn for other purposes but yes.

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

I have gigabit internet, Debrid is still faster.

Internet speed doesn't matter when people are leeching or a torrent just doesn't have many seeds. Debrid solves that problem. And it's cheaper than a VPN, which is perfect for people who don't need a VPN for other reasons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Somehow more than 5 ish seeders are usually enough for it to start playing within seconds. But im mostly watching episodes as they come out and 1k+ seeders is usual.

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