Normally I don’t have much time to watch movies, and for the occasional one Netflix is good enough. But once a coupple of years there is a specific one I want to see which is not on Netflix.

Normally I can find it on ThePirateBay, but sometimes it’s offline.

So my question is, how to get a movie like “Sing 2” in a easy way like I used on TPB now in 2023.

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      Once set up, it’s the laziest way to watch something. Torrentio does have an issue finding torrents for specials and other extra video content.

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        With realdebrid it’s even better :) But yes special content is hard to find, I still have to revert back to usenet for some content.

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    yts . mx

    everything is organised great

    no cam bullshit, everything is bluray or webrip

    i think movies there are a bit compressed, but personally i dont even notice it

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      a better alternative for new movies is psa. wf

      their quality is exceptional with small size.

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      • I love yts because of the small sizes. I don’t care about remuxes like the data hoarders in this community.
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        Fair enough if you have no standards but don’t pretend it’s a choice between YTS and remuxes with nothing in-between. There is a very noticeable increase in quality just going from YTS to anything slightly larger.

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          Oh, no. I’m not ignoring the other options, just wanted to make a clear example, as bad as it was haha. I just like small sizes since quality isn’t the highest priority of mine, just like how I love FLACs and cannot deal with 320mp3.

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          can you recommend some of the websites that have those slightly larger versions? I would prefer if they are well organised like yts (multiple qualities/versions on the same page, cover pictures, ratings, good search…)

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            1337x and TorrentGalaxy are generally pretty decent. Compare bitrates for audio and video and take note of the names of the release group. You’ll start to develop a mental list of names to look for. In terms of films, I’d recommend looking for Tigole releases on 1337x as a starting point.

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          The audio is why I can’t stand YTS, too. It’s so compressed it feels like it messes up the sound mixing. I can’t hear dialogue in quiet scenes then my speakers blow out in loud scenes.

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    I use torrent galaxy, that seems to work pretty well.

    Qbittorent to get the thing you want. Recommended to get a VPN while doing so.

    Dump the file into a flash drive and plug into a TV. Or setup a shared network drive. Or set up a Plex server with a basic Music/TV/Movie folder structure , have Plex scan it, and stream like your other streaming apps.

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      Once I have downloaded it I can play it in VLC on my computer and choose the cromecast as the renderer which works great, the only thing not working are the subtitles.

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        Definitely would second Plex. Previously I just had an external hard drive with my library on it but that isn’t as accessible.

        With Plex, you can easily get started just installing it on a personal computer and let it grow over time. I had mine on my personal computer for years before recently upgrading to a NAS and it’s top tier. Makes streaming to any device effortless and helps you organize your library

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      This thread has been the first time I’ve been downvoted for a good faith comment I made lol

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    If you’ve an option to install android apps, then OnStream is a good option.

    Second option is HDO.

    They generally have 1080p videos, but can also have CAM prints.

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      I have a Chromecast 4k with Google TV which is android. So theoretically I might be able to install it. But I don’t need it very often. And to be honest on the 4k TV if possible I’d rather watch in 4k if possible. And it seems that with torrents often you can find a 4k version.

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        I’ve got the same device, it’s awesome! I’m using stremio and real debrid and it’s great. I replaced the stock launcher and now have Stremio feeds on my home screen instead of all the default ads/crap in the stock launcher.

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    In my country torrent sites are blocked, so I use a search plugin for qBittorrent to find Linux ISOs. I don’t quite remember which one I use or how I installed, but it was quite simple. Google is your friend.

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      Make sure to use a vpn when your country cares about this stuff. Its not fun to pay 800€ for one episode of the fucking walking dead. (Germany)

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        I heard Germany is way too aggressive with this. I wonder what will happen if I were to travel to germany and download copyrighted material on my mobile data

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          When you torrent in Germany from your home without a vpn its just a matter of time when you will get the letter to pay. On mobile you should be safe since afaik you share an IP with all the people who use the same cell tower, but this could be dangerous misinformation. Also the lawers are trying to get the easy money, I think when they see a tourist downloaded something they dont bother.

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            but this could be dangerous misinformation.

            It is, one can and will be pinpointed using a timestamp and the IP address and the port. These information are always unique per user.

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        They don’t care about individual downloaders that much here and I genuinely don’t use it that much.

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          Use a VPN. Also I am only using private trackers which minimizes the risk drastically. But Usenet is also fine. When I still tried to get German content oftentimes you will find OneClickHosters though, but I only get english content nowadays, so the scene could habe changed.

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      Why in the ass would you need a plugin for downloading Linus ISOs which are free and non-illegal

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        Oftentimes anything copyrighted like warez, music and movies are called ‘linux isos’ to hide the fact that you are doing something shady.

        Like: “I got a NAS with 20TB of Linux Isos to enjoy.”

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        I know you said it was for movies, which I use them for as well, but there was a recent scandal with 1337 and malware in Baldars Gate 3.

        Downloading movies is pretty safe, but if you decide to branch out, I’d be a little hesitant to use 1337 for anything else.

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      I still use 1337x.to for most things but i had some problems lately where the site freezes and all buttons redirect to some “tinder” add or so. Is this normal now or something in my browser config

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        I think it’s the ad overlay, when I click the search button an ad opens in another tab and I have to go back to re click the button. Sometimes 2-3 times before I’m allowed to click.

        It’s annoying but 3 clicks for a movie is obviously cheap.

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    (Make sure you’re doing this all behind a VPN)

    I don’t personally trust the free streaming sites. I torrent the bare mp4 or mkv file because I can just play it on my own computer without worrying about malware or being tracked.

    There are multiple mirrors for The Pirate Bay, just search it on your favorite search engine and they should come up. At least one of them always works. There’s also sites like 1337x, among other free trackers. (RIP RARBG, you’ll always live in our hearts)

    There’s also private trackers that are a lot easier to get into than others.

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        OK, I checked it for you. In Firefox you can open inspector and then head to Network tab and there get the .m3u8 playlist URL. I’d recommend to check in VLC if it works. If playing it in VLC is all you need, good.

        Another option is to download it using youtube-dl. I tried it and it started the download, so that will probably work too.

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          Ah nice, didn’t realize yt-dlp would also work on other websites. But now I’m only 8 minutes away from the 4k version so I’ll use that one this time.

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      If you don’t need to download it, there’s himovies.sx. There used to be option to download, but maybe they had some issues with that.

      Does this website use public torrenting in the background to give the files or do they host the actual file? I’m asking because if former is the case, a leak in VPN, will reveal your real IP to other peers (including copyright trolls). I know kill-switch but that is not completely safe and binding client is not possible when using such websites if they use torrent protocol.

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    Genuinely? Find a friend with a plex server. There’s plenty of us out there with huge libraries and the automations setup but they’re barely utilised. Got any tech-savvy friends or peeps on Lemmy near you?

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      Like I said I only need it once every couple of years, this seems too ambitious. Anyway I’m in Korea and yeah, don’t know many people here yet.

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        Yeah I thought it may even be lower effort since you don’t do any of the administration. But maybe abut of a high threshold to find someone reliable.

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      Not sure why this is down voted other than some people may not consider it ‘casual’. An -arr setup with usenet is fantastic! The setup has a bit of a learning curve, but it’s well documented in multiple places. Once it’s setup, it’s full automated and you just click on the stuff you want.

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        Not sure why this is down voted other than some people may not consider it ‘casual’.

        Considering that was the entire point of the thread, why do you assume there is another reason?