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Pokemon is driving me to want a Plex Server. (lemmygrad.ml)
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My 2.5 year old loves watching classic Pokemon. I'll be honest, so do I. But have you tried doing that? It's fucking insane.

  • The first half of S1 is on Netflix
  • The second half is on Amazon but you need an extra subscription to watch it.
  • The theird season (johto) is also Amazon.
  • The 4th is no where but Archive.org of all places... Which is called Johto Champions, so it really feels like the end of the season but it's another 52 episodes!

You would think pokemon.com would have all this (they have a lot, and it's all free) but they don't!

Seeing S4 (is that even right?) On Archive.org is really pushing me to want to build a Plex server. Having all this content in one place would be very nice.

I do IT work by day, and I have some older 2TB platter drives from a retired camera server laying around. What's the easiest way to get my foot in the door? Do I save up some $$ for a Synology box?

Love to get your input!

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[–] nieceandtows 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For me it’s because all these companies hate Linux for some reason. I have Amazon prime, Hulu, HBO max, and Apple TV, but they would only show sd if I’m on Linux.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

While I understand Linux consumers are a tiny, tiny fraction of the market, it also admittedly feels a bit weird that Linux support can be so poor, considering that I bet every one of those is hosted on Linux and developed by a Linux-heavy set of developers. It's DRM bullshit that just makes things worse for legit users while not seeming to stop pirates anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Much of piracy is down to ease of access, not cost.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I would argue it's both

[–] 3laws 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That is a user agent thing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

AFAIK, it's an HDCP thing (DRM), not user agent.

[–] 3laws 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Really? Fuck em. It was easy to just change the user agent some while ago. So if I try it in 4k monitor, it won't work‽

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

yes. Fuck DRM

[–] nieceandtows 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nope, even if I install wine version of internet explorer, I still get this

[–] 3laws 2 points 2 years ago

I'm glad don't have to deal with that. Sorry about it.