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You are paying money for streaming movies? Why?
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Convenience - it's a hassle to watch pirated stuff on my TV. But the cost of having to have a bunch of streaming subs means sometimes piracy's hassle is worth it compared to the alternative.
Same, but it's only a matter of time before it's less of a hassle to pirate vs purchase.
And it varies depending on how much I want to see the particular movie/show.
Nowadays piracy isn't a hassle, and it's certainly not a hassle to get things to play on your tv. Just set up a Plex/jellyfin server and install the appropriate app on your tv or tv box. With the arr suite + overseer + qbittorrent + Plex/jellyfin piracy is heaps more convenient than streaming services
im a home media guy too but all this is not more convenient for people compared to just installing the netflix app
I consider setting up a Plex server a hassle. Especially since I have to download my own movies (necessitating the cost of a VPN) rather than just being able to use a free streaming site.