Legally populating an XBMC setup.
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After a decade of pirating (I'm 26) I'm finally throwing in the towel. I am tired of the effort it takes, the huge differences in quality, network logos, commercials that don't completely get cut, variances in volume, and the irrational fear of getting caught. It also helps that I just signed a massive contract at work, so I've got the expendable income to fill my collection and actually pay for it. I've also got a shiny new Drobo stocked with drives, hungry for media.

What I really want is a good source for downloading high quality video files legally and just pay a fair price. Something like the iTunes store, but without DRM. Actually, the iTunes store minus the DRM is precisely what I'm looking for, since 720p is enough quality for tv shows. Is there a way to strip the DRM from iTunes TV shows that doesn't involve the time necessary to completely re-encode the file?

Movies are a different matter, as I prefer them in 1080p. Just buying the blu-ray and ripping it myself is an option. There isn't a chance in hell I'll be taking the time to purchase the blu-rays for Tv Shows and rip them all by hand though. I'm assuming that paying for a 1080p movie rip online in a legal way without DRM is just an insane dream, right?

For those of you who choose legal sources for your media, what has worked and what hasn't? What would you recommend?
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Legally populating an XBMC setup. - by NoPantsJim - 2011-02-18, 03:40
[No subject] - by panaman - 2011-02-18, 15:46
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