• SilentCal@lemmy.basedcount.comEnglish
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    1 year ago
    1. Selection is better (if you’re looking at video: Blu-ray, remux, and encodes vs TGX’s 2 gb)
    2. Retention of old torrents is better (especially if you’re looking at niche stuff like early 90s games)
    3. Seed to leech ratios are better, fast downloads.
    4. New stuff often hits private trackers faster than public but not always.
    5. Some think security is better, but I’d still run a VPN or seedbox.
    6. Better communities, i.e. requests, reseeds, translations, recommendations
    7. Your e-peen gets bigger if you’re in an unobtainum tracker like BTN
    • SchizoDenji@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Blu-ray, remux, and encodes vs TGX’s 2 gb

      They are available at public trackers too. The only stuff that isn’t there in public is the more obscure stuff, but you can try 4chan’s torrents board to search for it.

      Seed to leech ratios are better, fast downloads.

      Massively depends on the tracker.

        • SchizoDenji@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          If you’re looking for obscure stuff, you have to wade through the weeds. I doubt anyone who is this deep into piracy is unaware.