Legally populating an XBMC setup.
bmcclure937
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2011-02-18, 21:45
The only reason I will continue to stick with my current methods is not because I am too cheap to purchase my own media... it is convenience. Shocked

I doubt you will be able to find a legal source of 1080p movies and 720p TV shows without DRM, with fast download speeds, and with intuitive download services. This is the beauty of open source and services such as SAB, SickBeard, and Couch Potato Big Grin

I agree that quality can be inconsistent or you may get varying quality movies... but it sure beats paying for a subpar service (iTunes) and receiving media with DRM that is potentially tied down to a specific platform/player/whatever.

As you stated, you could always go the route of purchasing the physical BluRay and then ripping/encoding yourself. This is time consuming and also requires resources (strong enough CPU and machine to perform these tasks in reasonable time). You could also create a PVR box (MythBuntu or something similar) to automatically record HD streams from your cable and strip commercials.

In the end, there is no perfect solution! Sad
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