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

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Post by senorjazz »

fromalex wrote: post #42
senorjazz wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I don't think people are watching random torrents. Well, I am not.

I see a film review, or someone will tell me about a program / film / documentary / series. I will grab the torrent and watch it at the weekend once the kids are in bed and have a couple of beers

> Besides, I have all Netflix, Amazon Prime, Twitch Prime.

Sounds like it would be more hassle for you to find out which service has the content you wanted to watch, then just going to a torrent site that is 99% sure of having it ;)

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

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Post by xbmcuser »

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.

It now has free original series as well. Just search for YouTube originals

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

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Post by senorjazz »

twic wrote: post #50
fromalex wrote: post #32

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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".

I think this is the difference between what some people are saying (us) and the others.

I cannot speak for anyone else, but I guess I am older than most here, have kids and not much spare time. I don't just sit down and consume media for the sake of it.

There will be something that I want to watch, so I download it and specifically watch that program / film / whatever. Torrents meet this need perfectly. I can always find what I want. Good quality, no streaming issues (I have crappy internet).

If I had all evening, every evening as my own, to do as I wish, how I wish, then perhaps all these new services would be better, as you could just find "something" to waste a few hours watching. But I don't. I have a few specific hours where I want to watch something I have specifically chosen.

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

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Post by kwhitefoot »

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…

> netflix content is crap in a lot of countries outside major western countries.

It's crap inside a lot of them too.

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

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Post by timbit42 »

mynameishere wrote: post #35

So, why would you stream something that is designed to be downloaded? How is that better in any way? The whole advantage of streaming is from the publishers' point of view.

Not having to wait 5 to 10 minutes to download it first? Is the user interface easier for non-technical people?

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Post by wolco »

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)

Even easier go to the piratebay and stream as you go.

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

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Post by senorjazz »

wolco wrote: post #67
senorjazz wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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)

Even easier go to the piratebay and stream as you go.

only if your connection can handle it. Mine can not

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

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Post by gsich »

mynameishere wrote: post #35

So, why would you stream something that is designed to be downloaded? How is that better in any way? The whole advantage of streaming is from the publishers' point of view.

The difference is only in what you do with the data. A stream is also a download, you just don't save it to a more permanent storage.

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

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Post by kyriakos »

literallycancer wrote: post #59
samat wrote: post #48

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

I've never gotten a single letter here in glorious central Europe. The ISP probably just bins them right away since there is no legal obligation to do anything with them.

exactly. actually most VPN providers which people regularly use to torrent through them are located in northern europe.
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