What you said contradicts each other
Paranoid or not, under the radar or not?? I prefer to keep my server off the internet, that is my whole point. To get pretty things and those extras that some of the streaming programs/services offer, you have to connect to there servers, saying they don't collect data?? Well why do you have to make accounts/sign in and why do you have to merry all of your steaming media boxes with them??
The internal streaming program i use now, doesn't make pretty Blu ray covers nor get movie or tv info, i make my own folders and do everything manually, so everything on my server drives never see the internet nor can be traced. I know and understand that those other streaming programs don't need to be connected to the internet to work, so what is the main point to them?? Do they have the proper programs/codecs etc.. built in to get you the best sound and picture?? or do they mux or convert a Movie or Show format according to there so called best performance??
Would be the same as my internet provider... They know i am downloading things, and can track how much, but they don't know what
To end any debate and not saying anybody is right or wrong , i have to be happy what i use, for myself, and what i think is best for internally stream to the equipment in my household, that is why trying to compare to others peoples setup is difficult if you are not comparing to the same audio and visual equipment specs (not intending to be technical by any means to others).
You could say different strokes for different folks, and if you are happy what you use great
I am open and i am willing to try/test other things out and see if i can better the quality of streaming or make it more efficient without losing quality, but i will not change my principals or sacrifice putting my servers online/internet for the sake of pretty covers and a pretty home page....
But i am tinkering always
On another note....
There is a ton of 4k/Ultra HD stuff being posted out there and i don't see any posted here?? How can that be fixed
You can go crazy and start downloading and streaming some 100gb rips!!(Perfect for Beck38) They are out there. Again even with the loss of some of the NZB and Usenet sites, i am not seeing too many if any take downs of Usenet post.....
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