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[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 138 points 2 weeks ago (19 children)

Weird, jellyfin always seems to have it.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Though they seem to keep making it harder and harder to buy egitimate harder copies of the content I want.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 66 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem" - Gabe Newell

This quote is relevant far too often

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Kind of. But when Amazon has the option to rent a movie for $3, and all I have to do is click that button and it will stream instantly, I still NEVER click that button. It's not really a service issue, because it's available instantly at just the click of a button.

It's more of a principal issue. Like why the fuck am I paying all this money for all these streaming services and you still want to charge me even more? Makes piracy an easy choice.

[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I still see it as a service issue. I can only watch it once or for a very short time. That's not the service I'm looking for.

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

I don't even need hard copies, just give me the ability to buy a DRMless file I can run on any of my devices for a fair price. I don't even necessarily need to be able to download it again in the future if that makes it cheaper. I can back my shit up myself.

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[–] PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 62 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Consumers: "I'm tired of all these commercials and strict viewing schedule, I'm switching to streaming and getting rid of cable."

Capitalism: "Panic!"

Consumers: "Wow, this is so much better. I get to watch what I want when I want and don't have to sit through annoying ads."

Capitalism: "Let's release 100 different streaming services, add commercials, and follow a viewing schedule."

Consumers: "Wait what, this just seems like cable with extra steps, fuck this I'm just going to start sailing the seas."

Capitalism: Surprised Pikachu

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

As soon as Hulu started packing ads into their service, I knew that we were slowly reinventing cable TV, perhaps worse. That was roughly 15-ish years ago. Honestly, it's been slower than expected.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

The real funny thing, if anyone remembers the original HBO/cable from the early 80s, their whole thing was “no commercials”, and that’s the first thing that happened to cable.

[–] Benz@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Remember when Hulu was free? You only had to pay if you wanted access to mobile streaming. Mobile phones weren't nearly as capable as they are today, so watching on my laptop or pc was actually preferable.

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[–] Pofski@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I blame Disney. They are the ones that broke the dam after they saw the popularity of their Marvel ip.

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[–] Damarus@feddit.org 43 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago

🏴‍☠️

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[–] lena@gregtech.eu 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yo ho ho, a pirate is free

[–] dis_da_mor@anarchist.nexus 11 points 2 weeks ago

it's a pirate's life for me 🏴‍☠️

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Only seasons 1,2 and 5 of your favorite show are available on Streaming Service 1. Only seasons 3 and 4 are available on Streaming Service 2. Why is this happening?

Both streaming services are owned by the same corporation and this setup lets them double-dip you on subscription fees.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh and episode 23 is on nothing, matter of fact there is no episode 23

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

A lot of people are suggesting piracy, but I'm going to throw in the hat of checking out the library first! You can borrow movies from them and usually online too, so you might be able to find it there!

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Rip library's copy and seed, got it

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Highly agree, my Library had a videogame collection with solid releases too

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And we’re right back to cable TV.

A half dozen “packages” as streaming services, nothing good on, prices keep going up, and anything you do want to see costs more (pay-per-view).

I talked about this happening years ago. I hate that it became true.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago

My partner and I cycle. We have 1 or 2 services at a time, burn them out, and move on.

I learned it from watching you, Elon!

[–] w3ird_sloth@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Why does anyone bother with streaming services when you can buy DVDs cheaper and own the media forever and the collection only accumulates over time? Kodi is awesome.

[–] krisevol@lemmus.org 28 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

DVDs don't last forever. I have a ton of dvds that are no longer good. Is actually so bad there are people trying to find still working copies of shows from the 90's so they can digitize them before they are lost forever.

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[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't want to re-watch things much. It's plastic waste the instant I watch it.

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[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

The price of one dvd is more than a month of streaming. So I guess this works if you only watch one movie a month, or one season of a series every six months.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I don't rewatch much. A collection of discs just takes up space and collects dust.

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[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Right?!

I've looked up MULTIPLE random movies from the 2000-2010 range... not no-names, not block busters... Nothing, not available, Always not available on Prime/Netflix/Disney.

Made me seriously look at starting to dust off the plex server again...

WTF am I paying for all these services, and they can't even host the basics....

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[–] GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

🎶"yo ho, all hands, hoist the colors high"🎶

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

This person is complaining while also paying like ten bucks a month for that blue check.

[–] ptu@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago

Well he’s subscribed to 13 streaming services

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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wanted to watch the 1939 movie the wizard of oz and in my country is not available on any of the streaming subscriptions. Can be only rented for 24 hours like it's some fresh movie out of the theater

do what you want

[–] Crt_static@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Fmhy dot net got you covered

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

This is why i miss video rental stores.

Noy only was there none of this bullshit.

You got to walk up and down the aisles and discover things you'd never see otherwise.

All while eating a enormous tub of popcorn that you got to buy for only 99 cents.

I miss the friday evening ritual of going to the rental shop and picking up two movies and a game for the weekend so goddamn much.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How about them charging $15-$20 to rent for the first week or two of a new release?

It disgusts me that there are people willing to pay that (likely because they have enough money where $3 vs. $20 is no real difference).

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Stremio + Torrentio + Real-Debrid

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Usenet + torrents + Jellyfin.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago
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