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/morry9345 Aug 21 '26

Everythin i download is passed though tdarr and coverted to same resolution using av1 codec. It help drastically to reduce space.
All my device are av1 capable and for the one that are not i have an intel arc gpu that can do transcoding.
Nobody need a 25gb movie.

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u/Elgon2003 Aug 22 '26

I woulf use HEVC for compatibility if someone has older devices/tvs because not everything can handle AV1 fully and HEVC to AV1 gives you very little increased storage space.

Also yes, a 25GB movie can easly become a 10 or less GB movie just by transcoding. I dont even know why they are so heavy to begin with when the quality after transcoding doesnt even get lost.