• Lucy :3
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    741 day ago

    Never had a high-seas site autoplaying. Just saying.

    • misterdoctor
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      71 day ago

      If pirating tv/movies was as easy on Apple TV or a gaming console as Netflix is, I would drop it in a second. I’m paying them exclusively for convenience and to fund my laziness.

      • Lucy :3
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        141 day ago

        I’d just put any old laptop in place of each lol

        • misterdoctor
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          91 day ago

          I’ve honestly given that some serious thought. A mini pc or laptop as a dedicated media server or streaming device wouldn’t be a bad idea at all.

          • @probably2high
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            71 day ago

            I’ll be honest, there’s some fiddling, but you can run a jellyfin server from a laptop/desktop pretty easily for home streaming.

            If you can find your way to the jellyfin-server installer for your OS, and point it at a library folder, just putting media in that folder is all you have left to do–it pretty much takes care of the rest, and all streams over your local home network.

            • misterdoctor
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              51 day ago

              The thing that always gets me isn’t necessarily the setup, it’s just the ease of access with Netflix or D+. If I want to re-watch all of Daredevil, it’s just there. I don’t have to download anything, it’s just ready whenever I feel like watching.

              It’s sheer laziness on my part, but I accept that.

              • Lucy :3
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                622 hours ago

                it’s just there

                Until it isn’t. Either because the license is too expensive, or runs out, other random streaming service got it, not available in your country …

                Piracy means you have it. Forever. Unchanged. No taksies-backsies. No (half a) dozen subscriptions to get access to even 80% of content.

                • @[email protected]
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                  37 hours ago

                  Or the fuckers decide that your tier can now only play in 720p or some shit and you have to shell out a fiver more. And repeat it in 3 years.

          • @TwanHE
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            61 day ago

            Currently using stremio with the torrentio plugin on a Chromecast. Works so smoothly you might forget its pirating

          • @[email protected]
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            31 day ago

            You also can take the lazy and cheap way out, transfer some files to a flash drive or external hdd and plug it in to the console/tv, most have USB ports now.

  • RQG
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    291 day ago

    You can disable auto play in the account settings. I needed to login on the website to do that but it works on my TV now.

    • @criss_cross
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      414 hours ago

      I tried that and it still autoplays :(

    • @TheSambassador
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      101 day ago

      That’s fair, but for awhile that setting only worked on desktop, and various apps still may or may not respect the setting. I’ve never encountered someone who enjoys this being on be default.

      • RQG
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        28 hours ago

        That could be the case. Guess I’m lucky my old ass TV seems to respect the setting.

    • @BreadOven
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      Same. Although it’s (at least on my TV) profile-specific. Regardless if it’s all on the same account.

  • @BroBot9000
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    151 day ago

    Just set up my living room Linux pc with Kodi and got all my shows and movies in one nice spot all organized with a beautiful ui. Kodi has many themes, extensions and cool stuff like controller support and the connectivity to other software like jellyfin to stream locally.

    Highly recommend it 🏴‍☠️

    • @proton_lynx
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      I wish Kodi had a better interface for playing YouTube videos. Searching and finding a video to watch with that UI is terrible.

      • Domi
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        39 hours ago

        In case you didn’t know, you can send a YouTube URL to Kodi by sharing it from your phone to the Kore app.

        So you can do your browsing on your phone/tablet and when you want to watch something on the big screen, you just share it with the Kore app and it will start playing.

      • @BroBot9000
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        216 hours ago

        Didn’t know that Kodi could play YouTube videos. I just downloaded all of Dragon Ball Z Abridged and set it up like a show 😆

        If you want a great experience with YouTube I can highly recommend the freetube app. It’s worked flawlessly so far on my Linux setup. Just needs updates occasionally like everything else.

        If you want a really beautiful experience with Kodi I can highly recommend the “Copacetic” skin.

  • @Dr_Box
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    I hate that when I pause to read something an ad pops up

  • @[email protected]
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    81 day ago

    Think about the poor KPIs that will not be met otherwise. And try not to think about Goodhart’s law.

  • @DragonsInARoom
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    This assumes they don’t block you for not being at home

  • IninewCrow
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    41 day ago

    Mute button … playing everything on mute until I’m ready to watch whatever it is I want to watch

    • @toynbee
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      61 day ago

      Valid, but shouldn’t be necessary.

  • @SpaceNoodle
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    21 day ago

    Why not use the actual scene from The Fugitive?