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  • nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Why bother with jellyfin, arr stack and everything else if free streaming services exist?English
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    27 days ago
    • Quality and subtitles would still be an issue.
    • You potentially have slower speed compared to official streaming services and definitely slower than your self hosted content.
    • You potentially run risk of losing access to the content if the site gets shut down.
    • good luck explaining how a pirate streaming service url is totally legit whereas your plex/jellyfin app is not.
    • some of those streaming services you still need to pay for, or seed content for other people so they’re not “free free” for good quality ones.
    • if you’re buying a usb device loaded with access to one of those sites then that usb device may have malware and no im not just making that up, it has legit happened. There was another more recent story I’m failing to find.

    Anyway, i think it’s a bad idea. It’s not for me. Good luck if that’s what you want to do. But for the love of your parents don’t use a modded streaming stick unless you want them to get targeted by fraud/ identity theft. No amount of free content is worth that risk.

  • nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Why bother with jellyfin, arr stack and everything else if free streaming services exist?English
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    27 days ago

    Streaming services exist, and i used to use them faithfully, here are some issues with streaming services:

    • not all content is high definition. Some older sttuff is bad quality and better quality can be found elsewhere like bluerays
    • if the subtitles suck then you are stuck with them. When selfhosting you can download better ones for those shows.
    • licensing changes and a show you’re watching will be moved to another provider… or not at all. It’s just gone.
    • for a family wanting to watch different shows at the same time, 1 service may not be enough. You may need 2 or 3 or even 5. That adds up $$.
    • ad-free experience, quality of streams, number of simultaneous streams, etc are monetized under streaming services. This does not happen when you selfhost
    • You are giving money to large companies that will use their wealth and power to screw you over.

    Those are just some that come to mind.