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

I too am a "box" snob and used to like purchasing the DVD's, Blurays and CD's for my shelf. I then realised that I rarely ever go back and spin a blu-ray anymore because I'd buy the blu-ray, register the UV or iTunes download and then stream it in HD instead.

I think what will challenge usenet more is the price of content going down combined with faster/greater synchronicity of content release schedules across the world. $50+ for a blu-ray of a movie 6 months after it's released or $10 for a (home cinema) streamable version the same or a week after it's cinema release that you can own perpetually? I'd certainly take a bit of the later.

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Originally Posted by srs911tech

i agree the streaming world is growing but i too like to have a hard copy, call me 'old fashioned'

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I'm old fashion too and old too boot ;). I've been using usenet from the days w3 was not born yet.

Streaming is OK, but I'd rather have the movie stored as well, otherwise you are dependent upon too many variables. I didn't upgrade to a 8x4TB NAS for streaming capabilities!

I would love to use streaming services, I would even pay for a legit service but I get very slow broadband where I live (and no option to upgrade) and it is shared between my whole family who are all using tablets, laptops & phones etc.

Downloading is the only real option for me, I just grab my movies etc overnight and stream from my own PC.

yeah. It is almost like we need a completely private NZB host, that uses random filenames for posts, and then encrypts these files.

Making the decryption key only available to members.

This way only members can access them and it makes it alot harder for automated bots to remove the files via DMCA take downs. Someone actually needs to match the post to the file name and remove the encrypted files.

Maybe even host the PAR files locally on site (unless those are illegal to host also). So that way PAR can't become corrupt.

the only thing i will ever stream is sports. i also won't go back to paying to watch commercials either. i sure as hell won't pay to stream anything from a cable company. they can die in a fire as far as i am concerned.

usenet is only difficult for those who are used to tpb type bittorents. it isn't mental retardation easy, but then again that is what keeps it obscure and safer.

I too have donated to many sites over the years and most are now gone, they seem to be dropping like fly's. I still think NZB is worth the extra effort as more content is available, also my download speed isn't upto reliably streaming content.

These DMCA takedowns are making it harder to find new content. Having block accounts also starts to add up, so streaming is becoming a more attractive option.

Streaming cant beat the 1080p quality you can find on usenet

yeah.... most of good stuff are being dcma'd rather very quickly nowaday... is usenet going into the toilet in a near future???