The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017)

Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by danieldk on Monday February 12, 2018 @01:56PM (#16360952)

a) Being on time. If you want to take part in the online discussion about tv shows, you have to watch them on time. For a ton of shows I can't even buy episodes on the day they come out. Torrenting is still the far superior choice.

I generally found that buying a season pass on iTunes typically gives you episodes as soon as they come out. They often offer shows in the original version and with German subtitles/audio. In original versions, the shows get released in parallel with the US. And if there's something missing, I use an US iTunes account (Apple TV 4 permits quick account switching).

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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by hrktb on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:22PM (#16361194)

Except if it’s a japanese show. Then it won’t be on itunes or you’ll see it in a year.

Because apparently fuck japanese shows, both ways (right holder side and distributor side).

Netflix is getting better at this game, but worldwide same time release is still more of a miracle than a standard procedure. If it ever gets release outside of japan in the first place.

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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by Semaphor on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:09PM (#16361076)

Is it possible to watch stuff on iTunes without downloading their software? Because I have limits.

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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by TaylorAlexander on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:21PM (#16361698)

In my case, iTunes doesn’t work in linux.

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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by robotresearcher on Monday February 12, 2018 @08:06PM (#16363925)

That’s very similar to its status on MacOS and Windows.

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