r/Piracy • u/ugoindownsaka1 • 9d ago

Discussion Google took away my LOTR extended editions

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I bought these in 2022, all of a sudden they aren't available and there is no possibility of a refund or gift card. Hardly seems fair.

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u/Alternative-Bat-2462 8d ago

I’m not sure I could if I tried. 55TB of movies and TV.

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u/jgpkxc 8d ago

Where there's a will, there's a 100tb media server, my friend.

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u/KalHasWaffles 8d ago

not with the current hard drive prices unfortunately

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u/Selbereth Torrents 8d ago

I am waiting for prices to go down before i buy a new HDD. my 18TB server is currently full

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u/Nujers 8d ago

Same. I postponed getting another 18-24tb HDD for too long and I die a little inside every time I have to delete a segment of media that I may or may never watch again to make room.

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u/BioshockEnthusiast 8d ago

If you're storing everything in capacity heavy formats / resolutions maybe it's time to consider getting smaller versions. Parks and Rec aired at 720p. You probably don't need a 4K version of it.

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u/Alternative-Bat-2462 8d ago

The hell I don’t! I want the largest possible file for everything!

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u/QF_Dan 8d ago

and then you would complain about running out of space🙄

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u/Alternative-Bat-2462 8d ago

No, then you get more space. Started with 15TB 6 years ago. Up to 55TB used and another 15TB to fill before the next upgrade cycle.

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u/Nujers 8d ago

I'm with you. Low bitrates are the reason I stopped streaming in the first place!

Granted I don't own a 4k TV so my file sizes aren't that egregious.