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1. belval+Qg[view] [source] 2022-10-12 15:08:13
>>ksec+(OP)
I know it's morally dubious, but I'm completely back in pirateland because of all the changes/price hikes/partitioning in the streaming space. My interests make it so I only watch 1-2 shows per platform so I'd be approaching ~100$/month.

And even if I was swimming in money, it's often easier to just download the shows I want and watch them on Plex/Jellyfin than trying to navigate the (often ad-riddled) interfaces of the various platforms and finding where the content I want is.

One example is Rick and Morty, it's made by Adult Swim, but they don't have a streaming service in Canada. It seems to be on Primevideo but under a different system than their regular content. The other way to watch it is to buy it from my cable provider (I don't have cable). So to watch a 20-minutes animated show I'd have to take a +40$ subscription.

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2. matai_+vm[view] [source] 2022-10-12 15:29:21
>>belval+Qg
Meh, maintaining the fully automated TV show downloader I used to use was a pain in the butt and it was always having some issue or another. I'll gladly pay the $100 or w/e per month to avoid it, and I haven't had a problem like yours where something I wanted to watch wasn't available.

As I get older, I find myself more willing than before to trade cash for time, and this is exactly one of those scenarios.

Rick and Morty came close, but Youtube TV taped the episodes for me so I watch them there.

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3. Justin+lp[view] [source] 2022-10-12 15:39:52
>>matai_+vm
What were you using? Nzb / sonarr / radarr / Plex is quite an amazing setup. Very low maint.
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4. matai_+nJ[view] [source] 2022-10-12 17:03:32
>>Justin+lp
Yep, all of those things, with a Synology NAS for storage running in docker containers on a laptop in my office. When it worked, it was seamless. When it worked.

I think for some folks, maintenance is part of the "hobby" so they may not think of it as a chore, but I'm at a point where I don't really enjoy the sysops stuff as much anymore.

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5. icelan+PC2[view] [source] 2022-10-13 04:09:56
>>matai_+nJ
Agreed. I run that same setup on a Synology NAS as well, but hassle-free, it ain't. Full coverage doesn't even exist anyway. Unlimited + 2 block accounts still misses plenty of Rick and Morty episodes, for example.

That said, this setup has allowed me to cut out Netflix. I still pay for the Hulu/Disney package for live sports and some animation shows that aren't available on Usenet forums.

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