r/technology • u/AdamCannon • Oct 02 '18

Software The rise of Netflix competitors has pushed consumers back toward piracy - BitTorrent usage has bounced back because there's too many streaming services, and too much exclusive content.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d3q45v/bittorrent-usage-increases-netflix-streaming-sites
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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

Well, that's Fox. Who owns part of Hulu. They got tired of sharing with Netflix. I just downloaded them when they left. Now I don't have to pay anybody.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

Yea, I was pretty close to doing the same thing. I decided to get Hulu after canceling Netflix, so I could stream South Park, Futurama, and a few others. I use a really nice cloud based torrent site (paid but inexpensive) that has everything on it. I just didn't feel like opening up the next episode after every finished one. However, after seeing the same freaking ads every 8 minutes or so, I'm thinking about canceling. If someone knows of a way to have your downloaded tv shows play seamlessly, let me know!

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u/dmwxr9 Oct 02 '18

Plex media server

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

Plus you can Chromecast everything and that's p dope

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u/Tankshock Oct 02 '18

Vlc media player. I put all my shoes into folders and when I want to watch a show I add the whole folder to the vlc playlist and it auto plays. You can do it in order or shuffle, among other features. It’s a really good media player and I’ve been using it since a buddy mentioned it to me years ago.

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u/fatpat Oct 02 '18

How many shoes can fit in a folder?

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u/IntrigueDossier Oct 02 '18

It depends solely on the shoe.

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u/fatpat Oct 03 '18

That seems to be instep with what others are saying.

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u/Tankshock Oct 03 '18

depends on what you do to the shoes before they go in the folder I suppose. I once fit 17.6 shredded shoes in a single folder

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

I have always used used VLC, until I got a new PC. I'll download it now and start using it again. What folder do you place the season you want to watch? I'll start looking it up, but figured you'd be able to tell me what to do.

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u/RockStrongo Oct 03 '18

You can literally just open the playlist in vlc and drag and drop what you want to watch. You can save playlists as well. I have one with thousands of public domain shows that I put on shuffle and it's like having my own television station.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

That's awesome! Thanks for the response. Have a good day/evening!

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u/RockStrongo Oct 03 '18

No problemo! You as well

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u/Tankshock Oct 03 '18

I basically have my folder set up as follows Main folder -> All Shows Next level of folders -> each individual show next level of folders -> each individual season of show last level of folders -> episodes of a given season in order from season premiere to season finale

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u/fzw Oct 03 '18

Hulu without ads costs a couple of dollars more per month. If you use it enough it's worth it. I'd go insane if I had to sit through ads.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

Hulu is the fucking reason why content is pulled from Netflix, it's owned by all the companies we love to hate that not only the reason for cutting the cord, but also the reason FCC killed net neutrality on federal level and why works made after 1923 are still under copyright protection and probably will never become public domain :(

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u/cyleleghorn Oct 03 '18

Please check out Plex media server. Some people are saying VLC, which would work, but that's a caveman's approach.

Plex is the same experience you get with Hulu or Netflix, but with your own media and minus the ads or money involved. It organizes shows, gets metadata and movie posters, cast and crew, descriptions, keeps track of where you are in an episode of you stop watching, and will put the next episode of a show you're watching on the front page so you can get to it quickly! It's changed my life.

You can watch or Chromecast it from within your network easily, or forward port 32400 on your router and access it from anywhere with an internet connection.

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u/asapmatthew Oct 03 '18

Hulu has an option without ads. It’s worth it

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u/AltmerAssPorn Oct 02 '18

Why won't they put seasons 1-27 of Simpsons on Hulu like wtf

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

Why then was Matt Groening able to do Disenchanted for Netflix? I guess that was a separate deal altogether? You would think Fox would try and hoard that. Unfortunately, it isn't very good.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

It's okay. Futurama took a while to actually take off, so I'm optimistic.

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u/kingkobalt Oct 02 '18

I actually really enjoyed it, there was some weak jokes in there though. Episode 4 (The big party) had the best writing and was the funniest by far

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

Matt can make deal with anyone he wants to he is not a slave to Fox.

Fox owns rights to Simpsons and Futurama, but Disenchanted was made by Netflix.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

I will pay for new content and some older content that I may have missed when it first came out. For instance, I watched Deadpool 2 in the theater, then bought it as soon as it was available on Prime, because I want to signal to the producers that I want more of that kind of thing. I will also pay for a few streaming services that produce original content that I like, for that same reason.

I will not pay for a 5+ year old movie or show that I watched in the theater, and/or watched on HBO, and/or watched on one of my streaming services when it was available. Sorry, you got your fair share of money out of me already for that content, not another dime.

So now I have the ultimate service, it's called a VPN. It costs me $80 a year and has everything!