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Re:Seedbox Lite: A lightweight torrent streaming app with in... by throwaway93876 on Friday August 29, 2025 @06:41PM (#45070224)
> I would have been excited to see a Stremio style alternative that actually downloads and seeds content for an extended period of time

That's just a standard torrent client + media player combo, isn't it?

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Re:Seedbox Lite: A lightweight torrent streaming app with in... by rand0mx1 on Friday August 29, 2025 @10:11PM (#45071341)
Although a standard torrent client doesn't download any file sequentially.
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Re:Seedbox Lite: A lightweight torrent streaming app with in... by thisislife2 on Friday August 29, 2025 @10:34PM (#45071454)
Huh? Did I misunderstand you - many torrent clients today allow you to download a file sequentially?
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Re:Seedbox Lite: A lightweight torrent streaming app with in... by Charon77 on Saturday August 30, 2025 @05:21AM (#45073213)
Maybe they're talking about prioritizing earlier "Piece"
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