anybody else feel like the arse is falling out of the nzb download world?

Keep in mind that streaming doesn't work everywhere. As I get to the gym, most of the time their wifi is not working. Thank goodness for downloaded copies from news groups!

I much prefer to actually have a copy of the content (even though I usually only watch it once)

Also, I've had a fair number of sites bite the dust after donating.

Indeed you can see that the offer of nzbs decreased. I even found that the shows and movies aren't that great anymore, don't know if it has something to do with "the economy" but still I share with you the feeling of something dying here.

To have local copies is the way I want it too. If you really read thru the EULA of say Itunes maybe you'd reconsider and want to keep your old cd's.

As long as those streaming provides don't come across the pond to Europe, downloading is the way to go for me unfortunately

I think part of the reason usenet is 'dying' is due to the cost of service. Most people would rather use free means to acquire media than pay for it, and the cost of service is a barrier of entry. Combined with torrent site's ease of use and lack of paywall barrier (not to mention streaming services), usenet use is falling by the wayside. Of course, I believe it is still the superior method to download media.

Streaming isnt quite there yet. But soon. Local copy all the way...for now

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Originally Posted by K1rkl4nd

Also, too many shows I'd like to watch aren't available for streaming. And if they ever do show up, they will probably have alternate music thanks to the RIAA...

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True. I have Netflix and the TV shows that are available are pretty limited.

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Streaming services, like Netflix/Amazon/Cableco/Satco, are pretty lame quality wise compared to BR disc, quality is around the level of the recoded to 5Kb/s MKV's on P2P or usenet. Piss poor in other words.

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I wouldn't go as far as to say "piss poor" but it is heavily compressed and certainly not the quality I could live with on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the average Joe thinks Netflix is great quality. They even label certain titles "Super-HD" which is a joke.

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Originally Posted by thegands

I think part of the reason usenet is 'dying' is due to the cost of service.

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Huh? Usenet accounts are so cheap, the only way to get it for less is to give it away for free, as part of your ISP fees, like the 'olden' days 20 years ago (which ain't gonna happen, period). Several major operations are <$10/month for unlimited service, except, of course, for the 'high priced spread' Giganews, which is by far the most expensive.

Data transmission (your ISP) is by far the most expensive piece of the puzzle, although there are some (few and far between) that offer huge bandwidth at low prices. Literally just down the street from me is FIOS (but not on my street and probably never will be, d***!) that has at least 5-10 times the bandwidth at about 1/2 the cost of DOCSIS3 cable. Or I could move to another part of my state where they have county-wide fiber access at about the same rates as FIOS.

'All politics are local' and so it is with the internet.

I like the site. I wonder if he is simply having problems?