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specialist ◴[27 Dec 21 15:45 UTC] No.29703385[source]▶

I just want to control the viewing experience, not hoard warez.

Effortless rewind, skip filler (car chases, sex), play at x1.25 speed, etc.

aka the "Blu-Ray experience".

If that means I gotta bypass the DRM and download, so be it.

Some shows have my complete rapt attention. I'll keenly watch (and rewatch) every single frame. Like Netflix's Maniac. OMG. So frikkin good. (So many other examples.)

Other shows, especially rewatching a series, I just want to focus on the character development, dialog, and plot points.

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1. thomastjeffery ◴[29 Dec 21 00:14 UTC] No.29719999[source]▶

>>29703385 #

Also performance. I have moderately high-end hardware, and Netflix's windows app stutters drawing subtitles.

Using MPC-HC with LAV splitters/decoders is flawless, even with low-end hardware.

And Smooth Video Project is an excellent alternative to $1000+ "smart" TV frame interpolation.

And even with a gigabit symmetric connection, every streaming service's CDN struggles and gives me a low bitrate every few minutes.

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