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(DIR) Post #AvtKcwzUBVStl0k6xk by stux@mstdn.social
2025-07-07T13:32:39Z
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Streaming was a good ideaWhen there was 1 or maybe 2 platforms where you could watch almost anything for under 20 bucks a monthStreaming is terrible nowA dozen platforms with media spread everywhere each charging 15 to 20 bucks a monthLike with many good ideas, they overplayed their hand and lost meI am hosting my "own" media again :nkoShrug:
(DIR) Post #AvtLAP6yeXnAWqCNaC by dzwiedziu@mastodon.social
2025-07-07T13:38:44Z
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@stux
(DIR) Post #AvtLkdn9Y83wU3Cm92 by collectifission@greennuclear.online
2025-07-07T13:45:14Z
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@stux Popcorn Time is awesome.
(DIR) Post #AvtLpv8kTadPjip8hk by jarno@dosgame.club
2025-07-07T13:46:05Z
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@stux yeah lotsa linux iso's here as well
(DIR) Post #AvtLq0sf8JKfXZLNSq by stux@mstdn.social
2025-07-07T13:46:04Z
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@dogriley i got an emby đ but yeah, same thing!
(DIR) Post #AvtLyaj9jvpj28zIVU by viq@social.hackerspace.pl
2025-07-07T13:47:44Z
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@stux you know this, but the issue isn't that media is spread everywhere, but that it *isn't* - this thing is available on those two, that other one on completely separate other three, while this one is an exclusive on that one over there.
(DIR) Post #AvtM9ut184pyk105L6 by Illdisposed@mastodon.social
2025-07-07T13:49:48Z
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@stux long live streamio wink wink
(DIR) Post #AvtMpMD2RqJ7M37qiG by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-07-07T13:57:17Z
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@stux years back, cable TV did the same thing. we wound up with single provider packages at a substantial (though still pricey) discount from having all the separate channels. streamers that all want to "own" the customer are going to find out the same lesson the hard way but we consumers are going to get screwed for a while longer before they finally concede, i'll bet.
(DIR) Post #AvtNIFBBfE0Vwx29yq by nfilipes@fosstodon.org
2025-07-07T14:01:01Z
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@stux i currently pay for 1 streaming service and YT Premium. The only one I will keep is YT because I mostly watch on my TV. But I've never stopped "hosting my own media" because it's never been easy to have access to what I wanted to watch.
(DIR) Post #AvtNPZPOqn8QiVAvAG by odaraia@mastodon.green
2025-07-07T14:03:49Z
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@stux We add to our library and support Scarecrow video. Certainly much less expensive and better choices.#streaming
(DIR) Post #AvtPAWHUOdVga6QUAC by sortius@infosec.exchange
2025-07-07T14:23:34Z
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@stux same, dude. I had one, then two, then three, then they started putting the prices up. $5.99/mo, then $8.99/mo, then, finally, each was over $20/mo.I'd rather sail the digital seas
(DIR) Post #AvtParlP9Cjujlyw0e by sraars@hippodon.com
2025-07-07T14:28:20Z
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@stux we only pay for the Disney+/Hulu/HBO Max ad free bundle and only because of a credit that makes it $10/m.Netflix, Peacock, AppleTV+ and Paramount+ are free via other stuff but we donât want them (except AppleTV+) due to ads. Not going to pay for ads.
(DIR) Post #AvtRBm25W9bzdEwqLg by stinerman@mastodon.social
2025-07-07T14:46:13Z
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@stux imagine if music streaming only had the artists on certain labels. And you needed to pay for Spotify, Apple Music, YT Premium, and Tidal to listen to all your favorite songs.
(DIR) Post #AvtS6GcKzXR2hmqF3A by faraiwe@mstdn.social
2025-07-07T14:56:26Z
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@stux what is your media disbursement platform of choice for that?
(DIR) Post #AvtSGXme1TAqqDYy3M by mousey@mastodon.seattlematrix.org
2025-07-07T14:58:13Z
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@stux it would be nice if there was an open source version of Plex, maybe with ActivityPub integration. Like Funkwhale, but for shows and movies
(DIR) Post #AvtSfbt5tvh0oEX3r6 by TYB@mstdn.social
2025-07-07T15:02:48Z
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@stux your free library offers some streaming, not likely the latest but .. no extra charge I have succumbed to one with adsBetween that and the free options, I really dislike how much time can be spent looking and often return to the networks. They have a schedule I can browse
(DIR) Post #AvtUgFk5vCKuKDkzk8 by maddad@mastodon.world
2025-07-07T15:25:12Z
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@stux Thank goodness here is so many sites that you can watch movies and download music for free now.I don't feel guilty at all when I think back on how many times we were gouged in the past.
(DIR) Post #AvtVIRRAtAE5bH7K0u by timo21@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-07-07T15:31:48Z
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@stux and many of the individual streams are owned by the same billionaire.
(DIR) Post #AvtW1IZ8ig1F7JES1o by bstow@beige.party
2025-07-07T15:40:16Z
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@stux itâs almost as if the underlying delivery method isnât the problem, but rather the companies who buy up and control it.I know, I know, Iâm a wacky conspiracy theory nut!
(DIR) Post #AvtXYYF9YFH1FbIspk by jdroy@mastodon.social
2025-07-07T15:57:33Z
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@stux I wouldn't even know where to find it all now. I have a $10/mo budget for streaming services total. When I get tired of one I cancel and subscribe to another. There are a ton of free channels on my projector (it has android/google tv, roku, etc). I could never possibly watch it all.
(DIR) Post #AvtZ6nYdDhLEXxJC7c by shansterable@ohai.social
2025-07-07T16:14:51Z
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@stux Right now I pay nothing for streaming. I watch whatever I can see for free on my Roku. Honestly, I've found some interesting stuff I never would have seen otherwise. My new hobby is scouring the DVD sections at thrift stores. I have a pretty good collection now. Plus, I can take them camping and watch them on my laptop in my little trailer if it rains all day.
(DIR) Post #Avtb2AqxNcXpFznphY by rejzor@mastodon.social
2025-07-07T16:36:26Z
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@stux It's why I stopped pirating games many years ago. Everything I need I get from Steam and sometimes GOG because I feel like supporting DRM free platform and game studios who release there. I only use EA App for Need for Speed and Epic for the free shit hehe. Don't like prices on Steam, I grab stuff from CDKEYS. Music streaming is dog shit and video streaming is even worse. I only use Netflix coz I get it cheaper with my ISP and local service coz it's free by my ISP. And that's it.
(DIR) Post #AvtbxrF2SAbXEEZYi8 by longdark1@mastodon.social
2025-07-07T16:46:51Z
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@stux Currently hosting my Jellyfin media server. The best decision that i made.
(DIR) Post #AvtcLs6KuPNgqQx8N6 by jpkolsen@social.data.coop
2025-07-07T16:51:08Z
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@stux likewise. And this is not about money tbh. I buy everything thatâs for sale. As for the stuff thatâs not, wellâŚ
(DIR) Post #Avtdk21lkpqoXDtuuO by seyon@ciberlandia.pt
2025-07-07T17:06:50Z
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@stux it's cable tv again.
(DIR) Post #Avth8dEfMpPMkJM5HE by johnrohde@helvede.net
2025-07-07T17:44:55Z
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@stux Every year I take a month on each of the streaming services. That easily covers the good stuff each delivers.
(DIR) Post #AvthjJNUA1dLsAyEjY by utf_7@mastodon.social
2025-07-07T17:51:34Z
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@stux aye, technically, you only need one streaming platform, arrr
(DIR) Post #AvtjOUCgumz7HA7RXE by lpryszcz@genomic.social
2025-07-07T18:10:08Z
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@stux I'm with you. streaming is not dead, use @jellyfin :) #selfhosting
(DIR) Post #AvtkMAnqAxAyTpxM80 by Uair@autistics.life
2025-07-07T18:20:53Z
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@stux Same here. $10/mo for a VPN and qBittorrent.
(DIR) Post #AvtlAopVdAFB6It1fc by BlippyTheWonderSlug@ieji.de
2025-07-07T18:30:06Z
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@stuxđľ Yo ho, yo hoA pirate's life for meYes! A pirate's life for me đśđ´ââ ď¸
(DIR) Post #Avtmb0kG3J27XSU2dM by Edelruth@mastodon.online
2025-07-07T18:46:03Z
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@stux And the whole insertion of advertising bit.
(DIR) Post #AvtmdbmHKxJSyLfQdU by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
2025-07-07T18:46:29Z
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@stux If only the bros in charge had just been warned that greed would drive people back to piracy.IF ONLY.Narrator: countless tech journalists warned them in print for years, but the bros believed that natural laws did not apply to them. So they crashed their own enterprises seeking infinite growth in revenue.
(DIR) Post #AvtwJRINbD2mDDhgIa by XxPppp678Xx@mastodon.social
2025-07-07T20:34:55Z
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@stux piracy right?
(DIR) Post #Avu39TmsBAUeiwAFnM by HamonWry@mastodon.world
2025-07-07T21:51:34Z
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@stux Time to break out those old DVDs!