Questions about pirating TV and Movies (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Gannan307@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I have been pirating games for about a year now, and with the recent Netflix changes want to get into pirating TV and Movies as well. I have Kodi on my fire sticks, but streaming links are so unreliable.

I see on the Mega Thread there are plenty of sites to direct download shows and movies from, what sites from the mega thread do you all prefer?

Also, I get that I download them to my computer, but what service do you all use to get them on your TV? I have fire sticks on every TV, I think Plex is a free one that people used to use (and may still) but I don't really know how any of it works. Would love some experienced advice.

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[-] HectorBarbossa99@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

As a further question to OP's above- does anyone have any recommendations for sites that have movies/tv that are in decent quality (1080p) but aren't necessarily blu ray quality so that I can fit more on a HDD? For instance, I want to download certain films in 4k that I absolutely love but for stuff that I'm indifferent on or I don't need to be in 4k (sitcoms like the office) I want them to take as little space as possible

[-] cccc@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

You’ll generally want to look for h265 or HEVC in the description. These are newer codecs that preserve more quality in smaller file sizes. Neither will play on a Raspberry Pi if that’s a concern.

[-] HectorBarbossa99@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

it is not. I would love to do a raspberry pi setup but I can't find anywhere that either a) has them in stock or b)has them in stock and doesn't charge an arm and a leg.

I really appreciate it though, I'll definitely check this out for some of my series that I don't need in 4k