Honestly pirating through the browser has gotten so convenient that I can see why people don’t bother with torrents anymore. I’ve known about torrents for decades, but these days, there are sites you can instantly stream any movie or TV show in 1080p with subtitles right from your browser. No need to add it to a queue or wait for it to download, no need to fiddle with srt files or resync subs… and for gaming, OMG. If someone has a steamdeck they can visit any number of reliable sites found on fmhy and download preinstalled/cracked game folders right from the steamdeck browser, extremely fast direct download speeds, and then they just have to add the exe file to steam as a non steam game. No need to run an installer through Lutris, or free up enough space for the installer and installation. Way faster and way simpler. Torrents are great for archival purposes but direct downloads through the browser are so much more convenient, and they pop up faster than they can be shutdown.
Quality is the main thing lacking, that and convienence. Do the fancy setup and with some configuration everything shows up in high quality with surround sound great for a nice home theater setup. Or even a middling home theater setup. Uhd 5.1 surround, hdr, the works. And convenience one app for everything from, shows, sports, Anime to porn, no need to use a keyboard the TV remote is all you need. It’s a bit annoying to setup, but the result is luxury and learning a bit more about networking.
I don’t have a 4k tv anyway, or surround sound speakers, or the storage for huge media files. The quality on these sites is 1080p which is good enough for me and my TV. A laptop and an air mouse keyboard and I’m good to go
*Edit I also can’t stand using an on screen keyboard so using the air mouse remote with a little keyboard on the back feels like luxury to me. I guess you can use a phone or computer to add stuff to jellyfin but usually when I want to watch something I wanna watch it right away
Honestly pirating through the browser has gotten so convenient that I can see why people don’t bother with torrents anymore. I’ve known about torrents for decades, but these days, there are sites you can instantly stream any movie or TV show in 1080p with subtitles right from your browser. No need to add it to a queue or wait for it to download, no need to fiddle with srt files or resync subs… and for gaming, OMG. If someone has a steamdeck they can visit any number of reliable sites found on fmhy and download preinstalled/cracked game folders right from the steamdeck browser, extremely fast direct download speeds, and then they just have to add the exe file to steam as a non steam game. No need to run an installer through Lutris, or free up enough space for the installer and installation. Way faster and way simpler. Torrents are great for archival purposes but direct downloads through the browser are so much more convenient, and they pop up faster than they can be shutdown.
Quality is the main thing lacking, that and convienence. Do the fancy setup and with some configuration everything shows up in high quality with surround sound great for a nice home theater setup. Or even a middling home theater setup. Uhd 5.1 surround, hdr, the works. And convenience one app for everything from, shows, sports, Anime to porn, no need to use a keyboard the TV remote is all you need. It’s a bit annoying to setup, but the result is luxury and learning a bit more about networking.
I don’t have a 4k tv anyway, or surround sound speakers, or the storage for huge media files. The quality on these sites is 1080p which is good enough for me and my TV. A laptop and an air mouse keyboard and I’m good to go
*Edit I also can’t stand using an on screen keyboard so using the air mouse remote with a little keyboard on the back feels like luxury to me. I guess you can use a phone or computer to add stuff to jellyfin but usually when I want to watch something I wanna watch it right away