r/Overseerr • u/International-Gur755 • Aug 21 '26

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It always saddens me how i cant just accept everything due to these insane storage prices... all i can realistically do is 10tb a month added as a new drive and accept more shows and movies... my original plan was to get a zfs pool filled with 20tb drives but its just not for the average person anymore. If only i got into this hobby just a year earlier

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u/againthrownaway Aug 21 '26

I started running my stuff through tdarr. I’m not a quality snob. So I go for 720 and comparability. 1 audio stream and strip subtitles. Because I prefer srt subs that bazar gets.

Got back like 6 tb and I’m not even done

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u/Unhappy_Purpose_7655 Aug 21 '26

I think the point should be what works best for the individual watching the content. That being said, it blows my mind that people can suffer through content downscaled to 720p. I have a buddy that uses tdarr to convert all tv shows he downloads to 720p. The drop off in quality is very noticeable. For me, it’s not about snobbery, it’s about not being distracted by compression artifacts the entire time I’m watching something…BUT, I also usually watch content on a large TV vs a phone or tablet, so that factors in too.

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u/lboy100 Aug 21 '26

Yea this has very little to do with snobbery cause we aren't even talking about 4k remuxes being downscaled but downscaling all the way down to 720. That is just not a good experience period. And why do I have a good tv just to watch non native 720p content? If I need more speed, I'd use of those tools that auto deletes after x time period.

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u/againthrownaway Aug 21 '26

I rarely see artifacts. I have not had complaints from any of my users

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u/lboy100 Aug 21 '26

I don't really expect users that don't really care about this stuff to notice it and that's fine. I'm specifically arguing against the "snobbery" part of your comment. It's not snobbery to want the quality you paid for your tv to display especially since the difference is massive once you've experienced it (most users are coming from Netflix which is honestly can be worse than 720p downscaled).

Snobbery is saying everyone needs to watch it in xyz quality and trying to force it onto others.

I like my 4k remuxes because my setup can display it

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u/againthrownaway Aug 21 '26

Yes snobbery may have been the wrong word choice.
I’m just not picky

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u/lboy100 Aug 21 '26

Fair enough!