Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo...
by manigandham on Thursday January 14, 2016 @05:44PM
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This is all about how much control you want and the tradeoffs.
Streaming allows for instant start and adaptive bandwidth. Downloading means you can play it in whatever way you want, watch just the scenes you like, etc.
Netflix has a great UI for simple watching or you can use a full featured player and tweak lots of settings.
Also there are plenty of ways to play anything on a TV (smart tv with usb drive, network share, chromecast, htpc software, dlna) and you can use settings in your torrent client to limit the download speed if necessary. Some clients even let you torrent the file sequentially so you can start playing/streaming it before it's all finished.
Streaming allows for instant start and adaptive bandwidth. Downloading means you can play it in whatever way you want, watch just the scenes you like, etc.
Netflix has a great UI for simple watching or you can use a full featured player and tweak lots of settings.
Also there are plenty of ways to play anything on a TV (smart tv with usb drive, network share, chromecast, htpc software, dlna) and you can use settings in your torrent client to limit the download speed if necessary. Some clients even let you torrent the file sequentially so you can start playing/streaming it before it's all finished.