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So, like, this is for pirated movies and TV shows, right? This and all the alternatives mentioned in the comments too?

Or are people really ripping DVDs and Blu-Rays from huge personal collections?



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> So, like, this is for pirated movies and TV shows, right?

Can be used, probably yeah. Doesn't mean that's the primary purpose. I know plenty of people who buy DVDs and rip them as it's easier to play it back than letting kids fiddle around with DVD players and disks.


Can confirm I know some folks who rip their DVD/BluRay collection to stream in the home.

There's other use cases as well:

- DVR'd recordings

- Public domain videos

- Archived web content

- Home videos / Phone videos

I actually use JellyFin for all of these use cases, and also rip my movie collection using Handbrake. Do most people use it for pirated content? Probably.




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