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Is *arr stack a real Netflix replacement? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) by mittyta@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hello! I never used *arr stack, and was interested into it, but one thing is stopping me. I see a lot of articles like how it is Netflix (or any other ONLINE theater) replacement, but as I see it is not online. I see two big factors that stops me from trying seerr + jellyfin (and other stuff in between):

You have two switch between those apps to search and then watch.
You can't watch media before it's completely downloaded.

I imagine sitting on coach, searching for show. Then you want to watch some, and then you have to wait half an hour for full episode (or even season?) to download. And then you can realize that you not into it and have to repeat all the steps above. Is my expectation correct? Please don't consider this as negative opinion. Just want to know what to expect. I remember an app called "popcorn time" that does not have that flaws.

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 3 hours ago

My media server has more shit I want to watch on it than Netflix does, it's not even close. Yeah it took some time to build my library but it's paid off. Even starting out just queue up a bunch of shit ahead of time and it will be ready to go when you go to watch it. I personally watch shows through the week as they take longer to get through and are more adaptable to the amount of free time I have. Then I queue up any new movies for the weekend and new shows as I hear about them. It's not difficult to stay ahead of the curve with some minimal planning. My backlog will take me months to get through. Also your media library will never remove shit before you're done and you're not limited to just what the streaming services you have are currently offering.