I have 4k screens and an okay sound system, who are these whatever-philes that think these 60gb rips change the experience meaningfully
like, how many audio tracks you need and the other 50gb so you can stare at black pixels and say “wow these blacks are so impressive”
You can have a great experience by streaming videos directly off shady streaming sites and using a cheap Hisense TV but there will always be a market for people dropping tens to hundreds of grand on some elite home theatre with inky blacks and perfect sound and maybe a datacenter storage array in their garage. It’s practically a hobby.
I did recently get back into piracy, and did a couple comparisons since I figured 4gb h265 is so last decade, and I really wasnt amused by the larger bluray rips. I have 20/10 vision acuity and can also see a broad vivid colorspace. I have great monitors and screens chosen for that color space and quality too.
There’s certain scenes where I can definitely see compression artifacts or whatever and others where quality differences cannot be noticed.