I think Tyson will win, or Jake, one of the two.
I can't decide but it'll be on Netflix and my kids are making me watch it.
I think Tyson will win, or Jake, one of the two.
I can't decide but it'll be on Netflix and my kids are making me watch
Netflix engineers clearly not ready for the load on their system, felt like i was watching on AOL.
I didn't watch the fight, but that bugs me about streaming services. If it was televized on broadcast/cable TV, there wouldn't be any streaming issues. I know a few people who were also watching the fight last night and they were having buffering issues too.
I didn't watch, but I'd be amazed if Tyson didn't win.
As much as people will automatically blame Netflix for the buffering,
it's really hard for an ISP to model a network for these kinds of
peaks, which are often more than one order of magnitude above
"normal" peak traffic levels.
Then seeing Tyson geting repeatedly punched in the face by a guy half his age, with Paul spritzing himself with with his own brand of body spray like a fish out of water trying to stay moist.
Ugh. Nothing against WWE, but when did boxing become WWE?
Netflix engineers clearly not ready for the load on their system, felt like i was watching on AOL.
I can't get that hour of my life back can I
I didn't watch the fight, but that bugs me about streaming services. If it was televized on broadcast/cable TV, there wouldn't be any streaming issues. I know a few people who were also watching the fight last night and they were having buffering issues too.
Replying to myself... After hearing about the cluster-f the whole thing turned out to be, I guess I'm less 'amazed' he didn't win but I'll admit my guess on who won was wrong.
A few years ago, I remember idubbz (or however you spell his handle) did
a YouTube boxing special called 'Creator Clash' or something that was a huge hit and streamed on YouTube.. not sure why Netflix dropped the ball so bad on this special.
So true. What's funny though? We watched it on a pirated ppv feed on iptv, quality was perfect and it only buffered twice for 3 seconds. Watched the entire almost 4 hours.
I recall yelling the same thing at the TV after about the 15th time the buffering kicked in. It's a top reason to bring BD's back to the retail stores. The audio sucked too, frequently going out during key moments of
Replying to myself... After hearing about the cluster-f the whole thing turned out to be, I guess I'm less 'amazed' he didn't win but I'll admit my guess on who won was wrong.
buffering kicked in. It's a top reason to bring BD's back to the retail stores. The audio sucked too, frequently going out during key moments
Mind you, I don't want to have all these physical things (and generally don't keep them for long), but media is _so_ much nicer when it comes with a side of being able to control it myself.
Netflix engineers clearly not ready for the load on their system, fel like i was watching on AOL.
I didn't watch the fight, but that bugs me about streaming services. If it was televized on broadcast/cable TV, there wouldn't be any streaming issues. I know a few people who were also watching the fight last night and they were having buffering issues too.
Nightfox
I'd be okay if they sold them as DRM-free downloadable media (and I
could back them up on an external hard drive), but unfortunately they don't. Thus, I'm one of the people who likes to buy the discs and rip them (and since they make 4K discs somewhat tricky to rip, I've done
some research and bought an optical drive for my PC capable of ripping
4K discs).
If companies want to treat me like a pirate, I want to pay for things
like a pirate.
BD, as in blu-ray discs? I still like to buy them, and these days I
often buy them from Amazon or other online retailers.
I've been using DVDs to make my Jellyfin collection, and it's a nice experience.
BluRay would probably require me to get a much more impressive media server. But I watch things on either a small-ish computer monitor, or a pocket projector with terrible resolution, so it'd mostly be wasted
space.
Mind you, I don't want to have all these physical things (and generally don't keep them for long), but media is _so_ much nicer when it comes
with a side of being able to control it myself.
[...] I remember cancelling my Apple Music subscription
and losing saved music. I felt a bit cheated after
several months of membership fees; despite knowing I
signed up for that.
I've had getting Jellyfin up and going for some time now, I bought the gear for it even. I just haven't had the time. The interface looks
like a nice replacement for Netflix if I can get my entire collection on the server.
You don't miss the joy and pleasure of removing the plastic from the cassette, CD, DVD, etc.. and getting that "new media" smell? I suppose it's a bit nostalgic, maybe a bit hoarding, or to your point, just
Amazon, I haven't in some time, it was (in the distant past) more complicated for me to find the new releases (if I didn't know what they were ..) than an end cap at a store however I'm sure that has changed.
I've had getting Jellyfin up and going for some time now, IYeah, once you have enough stuff in it, it really does feel like using
a decent streaming service.
Well, sure, that's pleasant, but then there's the unpleasantness of
having a pile of stuff that has questionable amounts of usage.
BluRay would probably require me to get a much more impressive media
server. But I watch things on either a small-ish computer monitor, or a
pocket projector with terrible resolution, so it'd mostly be wasted
space.
That will be my fear (or love .. haven't figured that one out yet) is more hard drives. I have 36tb, whats another XX?
Nightfox wrote to hollowone <=-
I remember watching Siskel & Ebert on TV sharing their movie reviews. I
also seem to recall seeing a section in the newspaper that had movie
reviews.
And Teletext pages! Some of my local channels had some interesting pages with movie reviews. Man that was my read only Internet of the majority of the 90s!
I didn't use those. I started using the internet in late 1995 (I
hadn't even really heard of the internet until shortly before that),
and I mainly was using web sites, FTP sites, and Kali (a program that allowed playing DOS IPX/SPX network multiplayer games over the
internet).
Gamgee wrote to Nightfox <=-
... YORGAMAK HAS ARRIVED AND WILL INITIATE DESTRUCTIMATION.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-
... YORGAMAK HAS ARRIVED AND WILL INITIATE DESTRUCTIMATION.
Did you swipe this tagline from me, or did I swipe it from you?
It hadn't really occurred to me that, yes, back in the 1990s, going t rottentomatoes.com and checking to see what the average critic and audience score were was not a common part of picking a movie.
I remember watching Siskel & Ebert on TV sharing their movie reviews. I also seem to recall seeing a section in the newspaper that had movie reviews.
It would be very nice indeed to save such lists to review,
reminisce, or share.
Possibly better than a lot of them, since it's not as if you're getting ads or terrible suggestions.
Well, sure, that's pleasant, but then there's the unpleasantness of
having a pile of stuff that has questionable amounts of usage.
admittedly, my copy lives at my brother's place, I think), or the
variety of organ DVDs I've been collecting.
I miss RedBox.
Mind you, I've mostly been out of the country, so I've missed it for slightly different reasons than people who were using it up until it mostly stopped existing, but still.
Most of my collection is 4K and 1080p blu-ray, and I only have an 18TB drive for media in my Plex media server PC, and it's not even near full yet. But I do tend to transcode my movies after I rip them so that they're smaller. I do back up the original full-size rips onto an
external USB hard drive though (and I keep a backup of my Plex media as well).
Most of my collection is 4K and 1080p blu-ray, and I only have an 18TB
drive for media in my Plex media server PC, and it's not even near full
Are you on Linux?
Do the Jellyfin or Plex servers work with video games too?
They don't do anything with games that I know of. What do you mean by "work with"? I haven't used Jellyfish at all, but Plex is generally
I think you answered my question, meaning, if I store my kids xbox discs on the server, I was curious if the Xbox could access and play the games. I suppose I'd have to dig deeper but probably a rabbit hole not worth exploring to simply reduce 15 or so discs from a shelf.
Gamgee wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
... YORGAMAK HAS ARRIVED AND WILL INITIATE DESTRUCTIMATION.
Did you swipe this tagline from me, or did I swipe it from you?
Hahahaha! Can't recall for sure, but I think I got it from you. :-)
Adept wrote to Nightfox <=-
Or find a book, I guess. I would imagine there were plenty of those
that compiled movie reviews.
If you swiped it from me, than I swiped it from someone else. Anyone volunteer as to who I swiped it from and where they swiped it from?
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haha yes I would not miss the terrible selections. I think I preferred netflix when they were mailing my DVD's to me.... I miss blockbuster.
And to have to dust them, I suppose another downfall. But the smell of a jewell case might very well be worth it to me :)
admittedly, my copy lives at my brother's place, I think), or the variety of organ DVDs I've been collecting.
Assuming the musical instrument, I would imagine those DVD's would be
hard to come by.
I find it weird that physical media has died out so much. It seems that people generally don't want control over their own stuff.I don't think it's about people not wanting to control over their own stuff, its just way more convenient. Back in the day I did torrent many movies and shows, not because it was free, but because it was way faster to download than it was to run to a Blockbuster to rent something.
feel like I've seen more people posting online about buying physical media again because people are mainly getting tired of streamingYes this is super annoying, but the main reason for this is that studios are revoking their licenses to stream their content so that can exclusively distribute their content on their own platform. AKA NBC removing shows from Netflix so they can have it on Peackcock.
services removing content.
I find it weird that physical media has died out so much. It seems that
people generally don't want control over their own stuff.
I don't think it's about people not wanting to control over their own stuff, its just way more convenient. Back in the day I did torrent many movies and shows, not because it was free, but because it was way faster to download than it was to run to a Blockbuster to rent something.
media again because people are mainly getting tired of streaming services
removing content.
Yes this is super annoying, but the main reason for this is that studios are revoking their licenses to stream their content so that can exclusively distribute their content on their own platform. AKA NBC removing shows from Netflix so they can have it on Peackcock.
I feel that
maybe there should be some sort of law to separate content creators and content distributer as the current system does hurt the the consumers. Consumers should not be forced to choose which platform to stream from based on what content is available, but instead choose a platform based on quality of service, and/or features that fit the consumer needs. Studios
different services for various things you want to watch. But I guess in
a way, it's the same as it has always been. With cable TV, companies would have their own channels where their content was broadcast. A lot
different services for various things you want to watch. But I guess in
a way, it's the same as it has always been. With cable TV, companies
would have their own channels where their content was broadcast. A lot
Actually this was not the case, Studios did not have their own channel. They were networks that would syndicate their shows to local channels, and would have partnerships with that local channel. It wasn't until fairly recently that Studio Companies started to buy cable companies.
RedBox was the "last stand" for video stores for sure. I miss it too. Hollywood video and Pharmore (Sp) were my favorite places to rent
movies, I think they both had something stupid like $5 for 5 for 5. 5 movies, 5 days, $5. I can't imagine, outside of Hollywood's greed, why they went out of business :]
haha yes I would not miss the terrible selections. I think I preferr netflix when they were mailing my DVD's to me.... I miss blockbuster.
Yeah, agreed. I can't say I ever _used_ the video store particularly
much, but I _did_ use Redbox a fair amount, when it was an option. (I probably said that in a previous post, but it's been long enough that I guess I'll repeat myself.)
different services for various things you want to watch. But I guess in
a way, it's the same as it has always been. With cable TV, companies
Once Netflix streaming was around, even during the early days when their catalog was at its most impressive, if you were to ask, "I wonder if Netflix has...", the answer was, "no".
It would be nice if we could get to a world where the content producers get paid by streamers, by some legally-required rate (like how music generally is), and the content producers can't control the content once it's released.
And, honestly, copyright could last that long too, pretty reasonably, but that's a whole discussion on its own.
People are buying the Red Box machines for less than $400 currently... dunno why you'd want one, but you can.
Early in Red Box life, me and a business partner were going to buy several. (In the early days they were working with individuals - 10k per machine...) We passed, but some entrepreneurs did well w/ Red Box.
Some time ago, I thought someone could buy an abandoned Hollywood Video or
Blockbuster Video building and buy a bunch of Redbox and similar machines
to stock it with (I did see one or two other companies doing the same thi ng), and people would be able to go to a central location again to rent mo vies. I like RedBox, but sometimes it can be inconvenient if you have to drive a ways to a particular machine to get a movie.
I find it weird that physical media has died out so much. It seems that p eople generally don't want control over their own stuff. But lately I fee
l like I've seen more people posting online about buying physical media ag ain because people are mainly getting tired of streaming services removing
content.
Yeah, I think with the dawn of streaming the sheer convenience of it all made people drop physical media more and more as time went on and now we're at a point where it seems like everything is streamed and that's the only option... until Netflix or whatever decides they're not hosting it anymore and you can either dig through the other 50k streaming services to find it (if you have a subscription) or go 'Yo-ho-ho'ing on the pirate seas.. it's just a pain.. where a physical DVD I can go back and watch 10 years later if I want, no matter how obscure it is.
Yeah, agreed. I can't say I ever _used_ the video store particularly
much, but I _did_ use Redbox a fair amount, when it was an option. (I probably said that in a previous post, but it's been long enough that I guess I'll repeat myself.)
This reminds me of a Strawberry Shortcake DVD that would have something
in the plastic to make it smell like strawberries. Or fake strawberries? Regardless, _something_, and it was always a bit interesting that such things would intentionally add another sense to these things.
Assuming the body parts, I imagine they'd probably be even harder to
come by.
But, yeah, fuguestatefilms.co.uk is where they're mostly (maybe
entirely) from, and half the reason for me buying them is because of wanting them to continue making them.
But that's definitely niche. Not sure how many people would be
interested in the concept, but it's probably not a ton more than the people interested in the idea of taking up organ playing (whether it happens or not).
Some time ago, I thought someone could buy an abandoned Hollywood Video
or Blockbuster Video building and buy a bunch of Redbox and similar machines to stock it with (I did see one or two other companies doing
the same thing), and people would be able to go to a central location again to rent movies. I like RedBox, but sometimes it can be
inconvenient if you have to drive a ways to a particular machine to get
a movie.
I find it weird that physical media has died out so much. It seems that people generally don't want control over their own stuff. But lately I feel like I've seen more people posting online about buying physical
media again because people are mainly getting tired of streaming
services removing content.
I agree - I mentioned my DVD purchasing... I did move away from that media; sold all my DVDS, but I ripped then into high quality media files. I don't mind the non-physical, but its the cloud/streaming that I'm against. I want to own the data else I own nothing... and, owning hard media is still cool for the in-box STUFF.I hate leasing content. Movies are much different than music where there is more gatekeeping for the video stuff.
I've set up my own media server (using Plex Media Server) on a
dedicated PC, and I like to rip my media and put it on there. I can
years now, and I like it. It can even stream your stuff outside your
home, so if you're traveling, you can bring a streaming device and
plug it into a hotel TV and watch your stuff there, which is cool.
though that the blu-rays don't have a distinctive smell to them. Movies are also less memoriable for me these days too though, so there is that
The organ seems like it would be an instrument someone could pick up
more at any age and learn more so than say the Guitar?
The organ seems like it would be an instrument someone could pick up
more at any age and learn more so than say the Guitar?
I hate leasing content. Movies are much different than music where there is more gatekeeping for the video stuff.
Time has changed so much; there was a point where Redbox WAS the easiest way... I still remember Blockbuster Tuesdays - I bought so many DVDs!
I agree - I mentioned my DVD purchasing... I did move away from that media; sold all my DVDS, but I ripped then into high quality media files. I don't mind the non-physical, but its the cloud/streaming that I'm against. I want to own the data else I own nothing... and, owning hard media is still cool for the in-box STUFF.
This is also what I do. We also keep the DVD's for using at the trailer where internet is very expensive. For Music I've been buying the download for years so if I want a CD I burn one myself. (I have not done this is many years now - but I could!)
I connect to it at work on Sundays when I'm alone so I can listen to music. I was running subsonic for that (ran it for years and years) but recently I switched to plex since it was running anyway and by scrapping Subsonic I could get rid of the JRE too! ;)
But there's also a huge quantity of forgettable films that were made in the past, too.
Time has changed so much; there was a point where Redbox WAS the easi way... I still remember Blockbuster Tuesdays - I bought so many DVDs!
I agree - I mentioned my DVD purchasing... I did move away from that media; sold all my DVDS, but I ripped then into high quality media fi I don't mind the non-physical, but its the cloud/streaming that I'm against.
Yeah, my main concern is owning my media and being able to play it any time I want.
I've bought music that way and don't mind (especially if it's in a Ni> lossless format like FLAC - and I can convert it to MP3 myself if I Ni> want)
I've bought some music in downloadable format. I prefer if it's
offered in a lossless format like FLAC; I can convert it to something
like MP3 myself if I want.
:) I installed PlexAmp on my work laptop so I can stream my music collection at work, and I have headphones I use for that. I do have
my music on my phone as well, though since regular headphone jacks
have pretty much been removed from phones these days, it's a little
harder to charge a phone and use headphones at the same time. My work headset is USB, and I find it's easier to keep it plugged into my work laptop and stream my music there.
But there's also a huge quantity of forgettable films that were made the past, too.
That is true, and we were less picky because we knew less of them.
... dude, I went to create a new music library recently and had no idea that FLAC was now the main goto!! Last time I collected audio, MP3 was king. FLAC is so much better, and I'm stoked that the times [And HDD access] have moved so we can now have lossless as the norm!
It hadn't really occurred to me that, yes, back in the 1990s, going to rottentomatoes.com and checking to see what the average critic and audience score were was not a common part of picking a movie.
I remember watching Siskel & Ebert on TV sharing their movie reviews. I also seem to recall seeing a section in the newspaper that had movie reviews.
I remember watching Siskel & Ebert on TV sharing their movie reviews. I
also seem to recall seeing a section in the newspaper that had movie
reviews.
And Teletext pages! Some of my local channels had some interesting pages with movie reviews. Man that was my read only Internet of the majority of the 90s!
And, honestly, copyright could last that long too, pretty reasonably, that's a whole discussion on its own.
In the US, I think copyright for music & movies lasts 70 years after the author's (or producer's) death. It might apply to books too, but I don't remember for sure.
And, yeah, my throwaway point was, if copyright lasted for
5 years, most of the money made from copyrighted things by
the original makers would still be made.
And, yeah, my throwaway point was, if copyright lasted for
5 years, most of the money made from copyrighted things by
the original makers would still be made.
There are many examples of cases where a work gains attention
or a resurgence many years later. So.. to assume the initial 5
yrs is when "most of the money is made" is not necessarily
true.
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