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I'm resolved to just watch from my own collection even as I'm checking Netflix (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I am over being disappointed by streaming sites.

"I wanna watch X, let's see if Netflix has it..."

*Opens webpage*

"Hmm... Netflix usually sucks, they probably wont have it. I'm just gonna say I'll watch Y off my hard drive instead. But let's still confirm that Netflix doesn't have X..."

Next thing you know, I'm watching Y off my hard drive.

Streaming services suck so much nowdays that I already resolve myself to watching something else before I even finish checking. Gotta shield myself from disappointment. Why would you pay for each channel on a TV? Just get the hard copy at that point....

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[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

The quality is often terrible too. I've literally been watching Netflix and the pixellation/stuttering has been so bad that I've shut off the film, spent 2 minutes downloading it, then just carried on watching the downloaded version from where I left off.

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

So I'm not the only one! Can't remember when this was since Netflix was cancelled a while ago, but back then it wasn't even possible to select the quality or get the true quality. 1080p was actually streaming 720p. IMO, that should be worthy of a fine, but ain't nobody got the time. Much quicker to just find it elsewhere.

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[-] spyd3r@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Streaming services are all so backwards when it comes to quality. They think resolution is the only thing that matters, to the point it is actually degrading the quality of the product they are offering, and is also wasting bandwidth and resources.