Jack,
As you probably know by now, I'm like Mike in that I'm not very demanding when it comes to my downloads. Any old bitrate in the normal range is fine for me. I don't need to compress with x265 because I have plenty of storage space. I don't need subtitles because I only speak English and I'm not interested in watching foreign videos. I use my recordings primarily as a time-shift. Both my wife and I watch once and delete. We have a few specials and movies that we have kept but for the most part everything is gone when done.
As for Peacock, I've never been logged out of it. When people talk about that here I don't have any concept of what that is. It just doesn't register because it has never happened to me. As I've said many times that with Peacock it is all about the devices. I try to only have one device listed in the Account, two at most. Everytime you get a new SF update, Peacock considers that a new device. When you reach three, Peacock allows you to delete the two you aren't using at the time and you are then back to one. Anyway, I think it was Mike, could be wrong, that discovered that with more than 3 devices you would start to have trouble, mainly at the time, seeing that Kitty from Hell. That's when I started watching my devices. Never any logouts and no Kitties. Actually, sometimes I'll accidentally click on the Live station feed and that cat comes right up to annoy me.
I've got to say, since 6.1.3.2 I've been in a much more positive mood about StreamFab. I think it was the partial upgrade to Python 3.8 and the newer YoutubeMP3Process.exe (yt-dlp). Now finding that the unaired HULU episodes don't show in the selection popup was a nice surprise. They seem to be making subtle changes in the right direction that I like. If I can get them to speed up this Peacock Analysis time I'd really feel good about them. Mona, are you listening? On the other hand, we don't need any more porn, anime, or sites no one has heard of. This "something really cool" thing has me petrified. I hope you are right, Chameleon. Anyone that's been around knows that there is no such thing as a sell. It's just the regular overpricing with changing seasons or holidays.
Cats4U
Ya that is my point exactly. I also delete devices and all that but if i batch download something, i need to stay on that page or it will log me out after each episode. So why it happens to me but not you is frustrating and i would think the devs would know why and tell me wtf i am doing wrong. Is it because i have a standalone account not linked to my TV provider? Just tell me why and if i can't change it then so be it.
I am picky because i already have "Any old bitrate" that Sonarr gets automatically. I have plenty of space too but i still have to manage it when i keep pretty much everything unless it sucks or was cancelled without closure. I currently have a little under 400 TB of media.
Subtitles i do get French and Romanian for my family but the English ones are for my wife and I. I was never someone who would use subtitles for languages i understand but i got used to it because my wife had some difficulty understanding some accents or if we watch late at night in the bedroom when we lower the volume.
After a while, i got used to it and it's actually a plus IMHO. Sometimes you are not 100% sure what they said, or even the name of the person speaking. It had happened many times in the past before where i have no clue what the person said and would rewind 3-4 times before guessing it. Doesn't happen anymore.
There's actually a lot of people watching with subtitles when the audio is in their own language. I saw
several articles on it in my Flipboard so i don't feel like a weirdo anymore. Except the fact that it's mostly young people doing it :D
