I was looking to cut down on subscriptions and picked Netflix as an experimental one. I haven’t missed it at all. Things like this make me less likely to occasionally reactivate for a couple of months as I was originally planning.
I wonder when they’ll see a big enough effect to break their current run of fucking over their customers.
And canceled my sub
The sooner people realize that the subscribers are nothing more than super-slow-boiled frogs to them, the better.
Bye Netflix, hello plex.
You seems unaware of plex enshitification. Bye bye plex, Hello Jellyfin.
I was! Thanks for the info, I’ll be checking out Jellyfin instead.
Eh, tbh it still does the core basics of streaming my content and Metadata management, so I don’t really care about enshitification of ‘extra’ features that I never use. It’s still the easiest way to share media
You think the enshittification will stop at the extra features you dont use?
Between that, price hike, and some weirdly low quality content because you don’t use this or that browser, netflix really wants people to stop their subscriptions it seems.
Netflix is the worst of the streaming channels these days.
High seas baby!
There is surely a recognisable pattern here in which people leave because of this shit and to keep the flow of money going up they then have to further reduce quality by increasing ads.
I deleted my facebook a few weeks ago and signing in for the first time in years gave a look at what it became and it was unrecognisable.
Yup, I’m finishing off a couple shows and it’s on the chopping block. Easy choice
byeeeee
Yarrr
The only limitation on sailing the high seas is that the video and sound quality are not as great as legit streaming. You get descriptions that claim it is ripped full 4k or HD, but when actually looking at the encoding, it is not the case. But what can we do? If we are being made to stream in shit, it is better to sail in blue ocean high seas.
That’s why you do several magnets, to be sure, and discard the ones that are bullshit, if you’re worried about that. Haven’t had any problems myself, other than theater cam for the newest new movies.
I hear a whisper in the wind about file size being a distinct though not foolproof hint of quality.
I definitely look at the file size first. Although, as you already alluded to, sometimes it gets cheated with the resolution being cropped to either the top or side. And a major issue with downloading large file sizes is if you are unlucky enough that there aren’t many seeders.
You are aware that Netflix et.al. put compression on their streams (usually quite a bit in regards to bitrate) ? It is often the case that BluRay rips etc. are available better on the high seas…
atmos and even dts x content are very findable and vlc has the codec information in the tool menu
have a 5.1.4 system hooked up by hdmi to the igpu and the video to the gpu and it sounds just like the theater but be sure to check what is available for the content you are searching because it might not exist
for example Harry Potter just got rereleased on dts x and the news was on the official dts site but also check blu-ray.com to see what formats exists
the green for atmos comes on and the amber for dts does too as well as the white for dolby digital but again vlc confirms this too in the codec information and atmos for home theater will do for dolby digital too
be prepared for enormous file sizes but so worth it and you will have to use the atmos for home theater or the dts x for home theater under the windows spatial sound settings per the content and yes switch back and forth
*only if you use the Netflix app on “supported platforms”
I guess the answer to your question is to get on a private tracker for high-quality releases ;)
Well, time to cancel finally I’ve gotten used to torrenting again anyway
“[Netflix] members pay as much attention to midroll ads as they do to the shows and movies themselves,” Amy Reinhard, president of advertising at Netflix, said, per the publication.
Amy, I want you to be honest with me, are you an alien.
Because on planet Earth we do not, if fact, pay as much attention to the ads as to the things we’re actually interested in. Famously our brains even produce this fascinating effect to spare us from the bullshit you’re shoving into our eyeballs.
I’m just waiting for it to be like that Black Mirror episode where ads came on, the guy closed his eyes, and alarms went off until he opened them again.
The bad thing about those kind of shows, is that while most people see that as a warning, and something to avoid.
Some people immediately start charting a path to how to make it a reality, and sometimes those people are very very smart and can chart a path that might take decades.
I say this while on the toilet, writing on a device that has cameras both front and back, always on microphones and location sensors, and facial recognition and 3D scanning equipment.
When the personalized condom ads start popping up, I will only be slightly annoyed.
i think in netflix’s case, they might actually be paying as much attention to the ads as they do the shows, which is to say none at all
This is exactly how I interpreted that statement. No one is paying attention, who cares if they slip some garbage ads in?
ads will continue until subscriptions improve
no ads on blockbuster movies!
Lol
Soo… the ad income is higher than the energy costs of gen. AI? They lied about the pennies per visit? 😢
Also, 🏴☠️
Netflix showed time and time again that they are shit at counting money. I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out they’re losing money on those ads but will do them anyway because managers eat the worst possible hype for breakfast.
I higly doubt they generate a custom ad per viewer, it’s probably per show which can be re-used.
I’ve gone back to books.
Spent waaay too much on a single volume illustrated edition of the all Earthsea books. My weekend is going to be lit.
Oh shit….I need to go get that!
(Speaking of books …. time to go see if that fancy hardback edition of Cibola**Burn is ever going to get released.
edit: it’s not coming out any time soon 😤
I’ve just been thinking of going back to Earthsea!
Each day brings us closer to either Cyberpunk 2077 or Bladerunner
Or 1984, or Brave New World.
My money’s on Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, though.
It is intresting to see if we go that way, or if our future will be more Orwellian in its nature. Might go ine way or another.
… or Terminator, or Mad Max. Dredd with Robocop are on the list too.
So the dead Internet extends to streaming.
Also anyone else interested in just crazy an ai add what will be.
Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMuookENY90&t=137s
Wow that’s fucking horrendous. I feel terrible for little kids growing up on this shit that will start to feel like normal art for them.
That video in particular is particularly grating because the source material-- a Bradbury short story– is so beautiful on its own.
Like when they try to blend the the publicity into a stream, by continuing talking but suddenly it’s a commercial. Urgh 🤢
It’s like people only do these things because they can get paid. And that’s just really sad.
