I use a seedbox to run qBittorrent with Jackett, and have a bunch of sources on there. I know there are other methods, but that works for me and I’m comfortable with it.

Rarbg has been gone for about five months and it’s harder and harder to find 4k TV rips. For current shows, sometimes you can get episodes as they air, but it’s rare to see full seasons.

The tipping point was when I searched for a Netflix show from two weeks ago just now, with zero 4K results.

I’ve always hated private trackers since they’re a pain in the ass, but is that the only option now? Do I need to look at a different method entirely? I’ve been torrenting since that existed, but if I need to do something else, let me know.

I don’t expect to get torrent sites in any responses, but you can do that if you have any 😂

  • William@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I don’t usually torrent, but I just looked at recent eps from Usenet and it looks like the majority is 1080p max. 4k exist, but tend to be from streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO, or AppleTV it seems.

    I find NZBFinder to be a decent usenet indexer for free, so maybe take a look on there for the shows you’re wanting and see if they’re even out there. It could be they just aren’t available at all.

    • Kribensis@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Thanks! I used to use Usenet! It’s been quite some time. I think I used to get porn, back when you had to download your porn to watch it 😉

      It could be they just aren’t available at all.

      Scary thought. If nobody’s doing 4K rips of a brand new hit Netflix show, the scene is not working right now. I’m inclined to think it’s just gone private, but I really don’t know.

      • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Netflix “4K” is often hit and miss. It doesn’t always stream at a high enough bitrate even if it’s labeled 4K. Basically it’s anybody’s guess what encoding you’re gonna get at any given moment. I imagine that makes ripping quality very random.

      • Blxter@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Could be completely wrong as I have no idea where i remember hearing this but for Netflix apparently there drm is different than others so there 4k rips are much less common. Again take with a grain of salt. But I also noticed a lack of 4k shows as well.