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Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by BoumTAC » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:05 PM UTC

VikingCoder wrote: post #36

senorjazz wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

netflix content is crap in a lot of countries outside major western countries. youtube doesn't have films / series twitch, I don't really know what this is, I thought it is where you watch people play games? Why the hell would I want to watch this? fortnite, I think is a game? Again, why would I want to watch this? Also, a lot of places connection speeds make streaming difficult, so downloading a torrent to watch lat…

"youtube doesn't have films / series" Yes, it does, if you pay. It works the same as Google Play Movies.

but it cost 5 euros for only one movie, so nobody use it.

Netflix doesn't have much content outside of US.

So torrents are still a huge thing

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by fromalex » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:06 PM UTC

senorjazz wrote: post #37

fromalex wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah I know but is it really all the hassle? There's tons of great stuff on Netflix. If you are really into video then all those monthly subs won't kill you. Plus amenities like where did I stop watching, great clients for any platform, always top-notch quality up to 4K, multiple languages incl. subtitles. A decade ago torrents made sense. Then, official offerings were rare/poor/expensive but now? The current most ex…

what hassle? During the day: go to torrent site click link watch film that evening. Browse video review sites of new releases, find a film to watch. No more hassle that finding a film on netflix. Only extra hassle is, you have to click a link a few hours before you want to watch it. I have not used US netflix, but torrents have more content than the netflix I have seen (UK and Latin America)

In some countries, torrent consumers' IPs are tracked and they get sued => hassle.

Besides, I have all Netflix, Amazon Prime, Twitch Prime. The last time I watched any of them is months ago, I am too busy with life to watch some random torrents I have to download hours before.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by zulln » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:08 PM UTC

The Buy Me Coffee-button does not work.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by r3bl » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:10 PM UTC

fromalex wrote: post #32

simion314 wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not all good shows and movies are legally available around the world, so even if you had the money to pay you can't. Youtube and twitch are limited, you can;t watch a good SciFi movie on youtube .

Yeah I know but is it really all the hassle? There's tons of great stuff on Netflix. If you are really into video then all those monthly subs won't kill you. Plus amenities like where did I stop watching, great clients for any platform, always top-notch quality up to 4K, multiple languages incl. subtitles. A decade ago torrents made sense. Then, official offerings were rare/poor/expensive but now? The current most ex…

Yeah, there is — if you live in a western state.

There's mostly just originals everywhere else. While some of them are fun to watch, I find it increasingly difficult to justify its price.

What else is there? Hulu is US-only, YouTube Red/Premium is only available in about two dozens of countries, and you end up paying for Prime for nothing since most titles will appear as unavailable.

Music streaming... can be done, but video streaming is far from a viable option for the majority of the world.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by fromalex » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:11 PM UTC

senorjazz wrote: post #33

fromalex wrote: post #24

OT: Guess I am missing something but who is actually watching torrents (or has the time) in times of Netflix, Twitch, Youtube, Fortnite?

netflix content is crap in a lot of countries outside major western countries. youtube doesn't have films / series twitch, I don't really know what this is, I thought it is where you watch people play games? Why the hell would I want to watch this? fortnite, I think is a game? Again, why would I want to watch this? Also, a lot of places connection speeds make streaming difficult, so downloading a torrent to watch lat…

What I meant: nowadays, there is such a huge and great offering for your media consumption needs and all of the above are competing for your airtime. All are so good that it got quite tough for all the market players. The urge to watch some stellar movie as a torrent is not that big anymore as years ago because of the good competition.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by kyriakos » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:11 PM UTC

anotheryou wrote: post #3

I guess this is a js torrent client? Europeans beware :)

actually torrenting is fine in most of Europe

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by zulln » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:12 PM UTC

senorjazz wrote: post #37

fromalex wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah I know but is it really all the hassle? There's tons of great stuff on Netflix. If you are really into video then all those monthly subs won't kill you. Plus amenities like where did I stop watching, great clients for any platform, always top-notch quality up to 4K, multiple languages incl. subtitles. A decade ago torrents made sense. Then, official offerings were rare/poor/expensive but now? The current most ex…

what hassle? During the day: go to torrent site click link watch film that evening. Browse video review sites of new releases, find a film to watch. No more hassle that finding a film on netflix. Only extra hassle is, you have to click a link a few hours before you want to watch it. I have not used US netflix, but torrents have more content than the netflix I have seen (UK and Latin America)

Around here gigabit-internet is quite common, so on a decent tracker it would be enough to start the download before making the popcorn.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by samat » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:16 PM UTC

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #21

anotheryou wrote: post #3

I guess this is a js torrent client? Europeans beware :)

Because?

Copyright holders sue you (scare tactics, go to local pirate party for legal assistance)

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by air7 » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:16 PM UTC

codecors wrote: post #14

air7 wrote: post #9

I keep getting "Sorry the file format is not supported!" Could you provide some examples? And also, will my browser be streaming or is your server acting as a proxy?

Solved! Server Acting as Proxy

In that case, how do plan to offset the cost of the bandwidth if this service becomes popular?

Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent

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Post by twic » Sat, Mar 02, 2019, 1:17 PM UTC

fromalex wrote: post #32

simion314 wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not all good shows and movies are legally available around the world, so even if you had the money to pay you can't. Youtube and twitch are limited, you can;t watch a good SciFi movie on youtube .

Yeah I know but is it really all the hassle? There's tons of great stuff on Netflix. If you are really into video then all those monthly subs won't kill you. Plus amenities like where did I stop watching, great clients for any platform, always top-notch quality up to 4K, multiple languages incl. subtitles. A decade ago torrents made sense. Then, official offerings were rare/poor/expensive but now? The current most ex…

> Yeah I know but is it really all the hassle? There's tons of great stuff on Netflix.

If i want to watch a specific movie, then i want to watch that specific movie, not some random other item of "great stuff".