Only 24GB, and that includes a few VNs.
I tend to stream most of what I watch rather than download.
I tend to stream most of what I watch rather than download.
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How big your anime folder is a.k.a. your downloaded anime.
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My anime's backed up onto ext HDD over the years so I had this excel tracking sheet do the job of counting:
I guess it's not a lot with today's 1080p standard, but that was huge back in the old days where 640x480 is the standard distro =.=
I guess it's not a lot with today's 1080p standard, but that was huge back in the old days where 640x480 is the standard distro =.=
I'm not blind, so no. Quality is just too poor. Sometimes 1080p streams can rival the TV broadcasts, but rarely and if the BDs are out, forget about it.Revy- wrote:
Seriously just stream the shit. Like it takes up so much space. If i were to download my Anime i would not have a computer anymore.
Some bittorrent clients support streaming the file and you can delete it afterwards, you know...
I'm at 3.67 TB + a bit on an external drive. My screenshots folder is 10 GB (15000 files).
I only torrent things I can't stream legally. Because you know what's good? Actually monetarily supporting the folks who provide you with your entertainment. :T Animators need to make money, too, y'know. They make too little as is already.
Also, stream video quality isn't actually that bad, provided you have a stable connection. Nobody needs 1080p during broadcast in general (most anime is made in 720p anyway, 1080p bluray releases are a different story) and streaming 720p isn't actually that bad. Not every stream is like the free video streams people are used to, ffs.
Also, stream video quality isn't actually that bad, provided you have a stable connection. Nobody needs 1080p during broadcast in general (most anime is made in 720p anyway, 1080p bluray releases are a different story) and streaming 720p isn't actually that bad. Not every stream is like the free video streams people are used to, ffs.
Keep in mind that outside US, the situation isn't quite as great. Basically cruchyroll is the only one accessible outside US, and it is only some shows you can watch. Even popular shows like Bakemonogatari, Madoka and Attack on Titan, were unavailable and still are. (This season actually wasn't too bad, several of the popular ones were available.)Mogsworth wrote:
I only torrent things I can't stream legally. Because you know what's good? Actually monetarily supporting the folks who provide you with your entertainment. :T Animators need to make money, too, y'know. They make too little as is already.
I'm actually doing proper comparisons on video quality from time to time, I'm not someone that will simply sit and accept whatever shit is thrown to my face. I'm comparing against crunchroll against fansub encodes, also sometimes finding the TS from the Japanese TV broadcasts (which were quite interesting actually, if you are the slightest interested in video compression), to evaluate the fansub encodes better.Mogsworth wrote:
Also, stream video quality isn't actually that bad, provided you have a stable connection. Nobody needs 1080p during broadcast in general (most anime is made in 720p anyway, 1080p bluray releases are a different story) and streaming 720p isn't actually that bad. Not every stream is like the free video streams people are used to, ffs.
I'm mentioning the 1080p steams because they usually aren't too bad, upscale or not. They do still tend to have quite a bit of banding, and sometimes more significant issues. Varies from show to show though. The 720p have the same issues, just worse, so you would be better off watching the 1080p downscaled to 720p, than watching the provided 720p.
Well, yeah, the situation is different everywhere. I'd still say to legally stream when you can, as it does actually kick back money to people who do make your entertainment.Spiller wrote:
Keep in mind that outside US, the situation isn't quite as great. Basically cruchyroll is the only one accessible outside US, and it is only some shows you can watch. Even popular shows like Bakemonogatari, Madoka and Attack on Titan, were unavailable and still are. (This season actually wasn't too bad, several of the popular ones were available.)Mogsworth wrote:
I only torrent things I can't stream legally. Because you know what's good? Actually monetarily supporting the folks who provide you with your entertainment. :T Animators need to make money, too, y'know. They make too little as is already.
A lot of "I COULD simulcast legally but video quality" arguments come across as entitlement to me. Entitlement to believe that you shouldn't have to pay for your entertainment. Sure, if you can't legally acquire it where you are, that's one thing. But if an option presents itself and you have the ability to support the industry, even in a minuscule way, take it. Animators barely make living wages as is.Spiller wrote:
I'm actually doing proper comparisons on video quality from time to time, I'm not someone that will simply sit and accept whatever shit is thrown to my face. I'm comparing against crunchroll against fansub encodes, also sometimes finding the TS from the Japanese TV broadcasts (which were quite interesting actually, if you are the slightest interested in video compression), to evaluate the fansub encodes better.
I'm mentioning the 1080p steams because they usually aren't too bad, upscale or not. They do still tend to have quite a bit of banding, and sometimes more significant issues. Varies from show to show though. The 720p have the same issues, just worse, so you would be better off watching the 1080p downscaled to 720p, than watching the provided 720p.
Of course, I have still pirated. But only shit I can't get legally in my country.
I must be weird, I stream all of my anime or for manga I just buy the hardcopy.. o.o;
also known asShivarion wrote:
what's "a.k.a." means ?
O.o thanksdeadbeat wrote:
also known asShivarion wrote:
what's "a.k.a." means ?
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Takes up half of my 460 gb external hardrive. I also frequntly delete the ones I have watched if they are terrible.
415GB on my external hard drive, rest I watch online time to time. I shift around some in the hard drive with the seasons. o:
696GB of anime, some ongoing, some incomplete seasons.
I unfortunately had to delete some anime to make space for some games :/
+47 animes i haven't downloaded
Currently airing animes not placed in this folder
+65 animes still in 480p with size less than 70MB/eps
720p animes mostly re-encoded with small size (less than 170MB/eps)
oh, look at that size and total files and try to compare with your's
Currently still downloading other series but have yet to add into the file.
I had smth like 700gigs but i watch streams nowadays.
should be more than 600 GB
And a few more that i'm still downloading (wow and I thought I had too much)
I'd have at least a terabyte if a) I was willing to buy another hard drive and install it into the currently empty 2nd drive bay in my latop and b) torrenting didn't result in the quick removal of internet privileges for the year.
Granted there are ways to get around dilemma b such as direct downloading but Crunchyroll has a decent video client that I can also stream with on my phone (usually at least 30 minutes of bus commutes every day) and stuff. Funimation on the other hand can go fuck themselves as I'd much rather wait for ddl than subscribe to their shit. At the moment I'm sitting on about 60gb.
Granted there are ways to get around dilemma b such as direct downloading but Crunchyroll has a decent video client that I can also stream with on my phone (usually at least 30 minutes of bus commutes every day) and stuff. Funimation on the other hand can go fuck themselves as I'd much rather wait for ddl than subscribe to their shit. At the moment I'm sitting on about 60gb.
I would have it, but in the EU it's garbage.chainpullz wrote:
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Gumpyyy wrote:
Takes up half of my 460 gb external hardrive. I also frequntly delete the ones I have watched if they are terrible.
Despite having 5TB of externals I still delete everything and will only replace and store Blu-ray rips if the series is really worth rewatching. Even then I still prefer to own a physical copy.