Haven't paid for cable or streaming subscriptions in the last 15 years
Just the fastest possible internet, huge hard drives, a good VPN and a torrent client 😈
Discussion
Probably about the same cost over time but one solution is a lot more sovereign
I think cheaper. You need at least 4 or 5 services to get decent movie/serie coverage.
I recently replaced my 11 year old celeron nuc with an 8 year old i3 nuc for €100. I think the biggest expense will depend on how much you intend to store and how many disks that will require.
You're underestimating our servers and storage solutions... 😂 nostr:nprofile1qqsw9n8heusyq0el9f99tveg7r0rhcu9tznatuekxt764m78ymqu36cpz4mhxue69uhkvun9deejuat50phjummwv5hsz8rhwden5te0wfjkccte9e3xjarrda5kuurpwf4jucm0d5hsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9e6hg7r09ehkuef0avzrjf
I've been doing this since I was running XBMC on an OG Xbox 👌🚀
That was definitely a lot more comfortable than dragging desktops to tv's for bigger screens though.
I'm still running kodi on a somewhat older nuc in my living room for all my media needs.
I haven't played with Kodi in a while. I used to run it plus sickbeard to download stuff, but streaming torrents is so reliable now I just do that.
LOL. I used to run that. I have Plex premium and have been using that for years now.
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Rabbit ears with 1080i signal and a Plex server FTW.
I'm the only person I know that can dcr and pause a live stream of OTA TV channels.
I can watch live TV from my phone too.😎
It feels so much better to have a curated media collection without the noise and monthly fees.
Can this be done on a Mac? Or what kind of setup do you recommend (video card, motherboard, etc.)?
Haven't used a mac in years, don't see why not though, probably need an external hard drive though
Any guides for setting up the VPN + Torrent side of it all? I haven't been able to find any solid resources and am too scared to mess any of that up lol
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This is the way.
tv shows, movies, music, streaming services it's mostly woke, satanic garbage. Haven't watched any of that since I was a kid and even then I hated watching all of it. If you can try to cut down on watching that nonsense.
I used torrents for video games & software but now we have steam and they always have sales so it's easier to buy vidoe games then download.
Torrents have really gone down in usage. This confirms that people are willing to pay but if you don't give them that option they will download things.
I started collecting physical media for the first time in my life. Discs are surprisingly cheap nowadays and I now have a physical library to peruse with the best quality for each movie available and lots of included documentaries. I love it.
All of this costs also some money! 💰