Absolutely this. Today’s streaming is now worse than cable and at least as expensive. Add to that how the major services are shoving ads back in even on “ad-free” tiers, and it’s time to set sail.
I love how these past years is the “eventually” that we started with Netflix when it began. That streaming would eventually turn into cable tv and we’re back to pirating again.
I may have spent a number of years on the high seas. You know what? It was a pain in the ass. Finding the stuff you want, managing the downloads, the storage, a media server, hosting, etc. When Netflix got big, I took down the flag and was happy to pay a few bucks for the service. Same for Prime Video. Between the two, I had no need to go a-sailing and I was content.
However, its so bad now. Ads all over the place. So many different services, content scattered all over the place, weird rules about how ans when you can access them (if you’re traveling, good luck).
Now keeping multiple subscription services is the greater burden, so back to the high seas. Very happy with my Jellyfin.
Absolutely this. Today’s streaming is now worse than cable and at least as expensive. Add to that how the major services are shoving ads back in even on “ad-free” tiers, and it’s time to set sail.
I love how these past years is the “eventually” that we started with Netflix when it began. That streaming would eventually turn into cable tv and we’re back to pirating again.
I may have spent a number of years on the high seas. You know what? It was a pain in the ass. Finding the stuff you want, managing the downloads, the storage, a media server, hosting, etc. When Netflix got big, I took down the flag and was happy to pay a few bucks for the service. Same for Prime Video. Between the two, I had no need to go a-sailing and I was content.
However, its so bad now. Ads all over the place. So many different services, content scattered all over the place, weird rules about how ans when you can access them (if you’re traveling, good luck).
Now keeping multiple subscription services is the greater burden, so back to the high seas. Very happy with my Jellyfin.