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Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by moffkalast on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @05:16AM (#35711209)
That sounds complicated, but with today's sponsor - piracy - you can get any content from any subscription service with just a few clicks for the low price of zero dollars. Sharing is caring :)
Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by ryan-allen on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @05:29AM (#35711286)
It's often of poor quality and not in 4k. I rented a movie from YouTube the other day and the stream supported HDR, and if I had a 5.1 surround that would have worked, too!

If you're not watching 4 hours of TV per day it's not that expensive to rent content, but I'm saying this from the point of a westerner. For other parts of the world a $5 USD for a movie for 48 hours doesn't make any sense over straight up piracy.

Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by rvschuilenburg on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:02AM (#35711476)
> It's often of poor quality and not in 4k.

This really depends on how good of a pirate you are. If you put in some effort, you'll be watching 4k blu-ray movies in a higher bitrate than streaming services offer.

Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by manmal on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:05AM (#35711491)
Yep. I actually prefer, ahem, sourced content because it looks better even on my iPhone. Apple TV+ is pretty good, but the other services are really stingy with bitrate.
Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by manmal on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:04AM (#35711483)
I haven't encountered poor quality recently on usenet. Except for shows that are so old that it doesn't make sense to go higher than 720p. The tooling has also improved greatly and can be automated to the point that getting a whole series is a matter of 2-3 clicks.
Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by WelcomeShorty on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:52AM (#35712860)
YouTube hit me worst: I rented my all time favourite movie "Where eagles dare" and got it voiced over in French...

Never again will I rent / buy anything from YouTube, ever.

Either Netflix has it, or down to pirate bay it is.

Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by moffkalast on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @09:31AM (#35713384)
...Merde.
Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by MadSudaca on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:33AM (#35711625)
Honestly, who has time for that these days.
Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by hawski on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @11:21AM (#35715127)
I honestly don't know if you mean VOD streaming services or piracy.
Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by nomel on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:28PM (#35721740)
This has a non-zero risk, especially if your employer has a deal with the record/movie industry. For example, if the household of a Comcast employee is caught pirating, they're fired, zero tolerance. I saw someone lose their career due to a visiting relative.