How many of you use Usenet VS torrents (sopuli.xyz)

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Just wondering what a rough split is of people using either Usenet, torrents, or both?

I've only just discovered Usenet and while it is paid, it is very cheap and much more convenient than torrents.

Using torrents as well with the *arr suite set up for my various Linux ISOs.

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[-] kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Only use VPN/torrents for extremely new or very obscure shows

Interesting, I would have thought torrents would be better for older stuff due to their theoretically infinite retention. Like, can you find, say, LOTR: The Return of the King on Usenet at the moment? Someone has to have uploaded it in the past ~2 years (retention period) or something for it to be available, right?

[-] davidfreina@lemmy.davidfreina.at 10 points 5 months ago

Afaik most usenet providers have a retention period of 3000+ days (some even reaching 4000+). I've downloaded multiple things from the 90s without any problems. The oldest media in my collection is from 1957, so retention really isn't a problem I would say.

[-] jaykay@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago

I managed to get Thomas and Friends from 1987

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

Retention doesnt matter for anything released beyond the retention as it was reuploaded anyway.

[-] jaykay@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

LOTR = anything from 4K HDR 7.1 Atmos, down to DVD is available (theoretically, as you can have items that exists, but can’t be fully downloaded so don’t work, because of DMCA and other things). The oldest release I see is 5800 days old and the newest is 4 days old. So people keep reuploading stuff if it’s popular enough. (I still can’t find some episodes of Ben 10 tv show lol)