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I have a Netfilx account and yet torrent all their stuff because I watch on my monitor and can't stand watching videos on a browser. I don't watch Youtube on a browser either.

Using stuff like Radarr/Sonarr/Jackett/... makes for a higher quality experience.

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How is watching a movie or a clip in a browser on full screen not highest possible quality experience? What is gained from not watching in a browser?

Some examples are:

- A lot less CPU intensive

- Offline watching

- Not limited to one system (especially for some quality versions)

- Audio only

- Easy bookmarking

- Every option a good video player can offer, from Audio/Video/Subtitles tweaking

And so many more.

If you use Windows, Netflix has a native Windows app that uses hardware decoding and DRM so you get both less CPU/battery usage and higher resolution.

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