>>59641447
shit quality

>>59641524
Ahh, well, yeah, I knew, sorry for not being clear; there's some image I had seen a while ago that summed it up and I've been looking for it. Trying to convert a friend...

Not sure if troll

>>59641599
Just tell him this analogy.

You have to choose between a brand new fully working 2012 Lexus Hybrid and a 1990 Geo Metro. Both are the same price.

Streamers choose the Metro because they don't know any better.

I'v honestly never had problems streaming, it seems much simpler than downloading the fucking anime.

The quality is not even bad unless your using some bullshit player....I stream all my anime.

Elitist gonna elite. OP, there is nothing wrong with streaming, don't let /a/ BS you.

Internet-elitism. They're the same ones who think you can't like a character unless you blow your salary buying shitty resin sculptures of them.
Don't mind it, it's not worth downloading an episode you're gonna watch maybe twice.

When is the fucking /v/ crowd gonna leave?

Streaming is like eating stale bread from the dumpster because you were too impatient to wait in line for a fresh loaf.

>>59641447

Confirmed for troll, but so be it.

Streaming: Bad quality, can't be stored/archived, rarely informations about the used release (subgroup, etc.)

>>59641699

This.

Eye cancer, shit interfaces, buffering, compression everywhere.
If you're want to watch it instantly while downloading and delete it afterwards, go with XDCC and/or DDL.
The convenience of torrents through RSS is also far superior to anything streaming will ever offer.

>>59641682
>>59641699

OP here, go learn some basic reading comprehension.

>>59641751
...A fresh loaf that the bakery was giving away for free. I forgot that part.

where does /a/ get its torrents?

>>59641699
Don't even try to compare the two, faggot.

8/10 made me breathe faster.

>>59641682
>much simpler

It takes literally two commands to download an episode nowadays; no commands with an RSS feed. You're just retarded.

The people that stream have no computer skills whatsoever. It's like the people that buy Macs and Dell Optiplexes. They don't know any better but then they try to defend themselves .

>>59641682
>it seems much simpler than downloading the fucking anime
Bullshit. RSS.
>The quality is not even bad unless your using some bullshit player....I stream all my anime.
More bullshit, compression means shit quality.
>Elitist gonna elite. OP, there is nothing wrong with streaming, don't let /a/ BS you.
I hope they still ban for that, reported.

>>59641806
nyaa.eu, personally

>>59641760

>Bad Quality

butthatswrongyoufuckingretard. Use good players, the quality is fine.

>Cant be stored/archived

Who the fuck cares!? I just want to watch my fucking show, I don't need to archive every goddamn episode I watch.

>No info about the subgroups

WHO.THE.FUCK.CARES!?

>>59641682
>Streaming
>much simpler than downloading the fucking anime.

Wow. I'm surprised you're able to post here, or even use a computer.
I have nothing else to say.

>>59641781
I can't watch 1080 streamed anime that doesn't lag, that's why.
There's a way, streaming with Utorrent as it downloads. But my internet can't handle that.

I stream the first episode of any anime at the beginning of the season. if its fair, I stop watching it. download in better quality and rewatch it from the start.

If its shit then i'm not even going to bother wasting time to download it.

>>59641787

ITT: Elitists.

Nothing wrong with streaming, do not let people degrade you for it, they are not better than you.

It honestly does not matter as long as no information is lost in either and you can still enjoy it.

>>59641853
No, the quality isn't fine.
If you're so sure, capture a screen from a stream and post it here. I dare you.

>>59641853
>The quality is fine

You clearly don't know what you're talking about.

The quality for streams is always worse than downloading because of three things: shitty re-sizers, shitty compression, and an inability to post-process anything.

>>59641886
Then grab the 720 you retarded buttmonkey.

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison.php?id=50559
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison.php?id=71698
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison.php?id=92204

>>59641919
No one told me I would receive a free, extra Chie if I streamed. Guess I'm moving guys, bye!

>>59641919
hahahahaha motherfucker

>>59641919

>Post 2 different scenes

You are fucking retarded if you think that error in animation was due to it being streamed.

>>59641853
>Use good players
You can't. Not with streaming. And the video would still be compressed to hell and back.
>Who the fuck cares
Oh that's interesting. I do.
>>59641886
Resolution ≠ quality, tard. And any μTorrent new enough to stream is slow as fuck.

All the reasons you'll ever need

>>59641806
When I discovered /a/, they told me they torrent their stuff. More like I read threads until somebody mentioned "torrent ETA:54%". I googled torrent, found utorrent, then I googled anime torrents. After digging around (like a minute) I found nyaa.
The next day I commented about it and somebody said
>nyaa
>not bakabt
Lurking is golden.

>>59641447
forgot you're trip OP

Reported, also.

>>59641853
>Use good players, the quality is fine.

"I bought an HD TV, what do you mean I need HD channels too?!"

Honestly I think streaming is perfectly fine. Even so, you have to admit the quality is far inferior

>>59641964
>>59641964
>>59641964
ohfuckmyeyesarebleeding.jpg

>>59641851
thank you. any others that are good?

>>59641946
But that's the thing. Streaming usually uses the first available subs. Shows like Horizon suffered greatly from it

>>59641738
Why the fuck are you blaming us for this?

>>59641867

>Open bookmark
>Click
>Watch

As opposed to

>Find download site
>Click
>Wait for download
>Click
>Watch

You know, if you want to watch right away yet retain the same quality, you can just use irc channels to download episodes. The "but you don't have to wait!" argument has no ground at all.

>>59641980
That wasn't what I was illustrating.
I just already had the first of those images saved.

>>59642030
>Add RSS feed
>Doubleclick file when uTorrent tells you it's finished
Why am I even getting dragged into this, I'm going back on P4.

I only stream if I'm checking out a series I haven't seen yet. Then, if I'm interested, I go on to download the rest of the series.

>>59642030
Torrenting is more like

>create RSS feed
>watch

>>59641990
YES thank you OP here that is exactly what I wanted <3

have some K-ass in return

>>59642030
>not using RSS feeds to automatically download anime as soon as its put on a torrent website

>>59642030
>doesn't use XDCC
>doesn't use RSS (now with utorrents streaming ability)

Wow, you're fucking retarded.

I stream because I don't want to pirate anime and ruin the anime industry.

>>59641906
I XDCC the first episode of any anime at the beginning of the season, watching it while it downloads. If it's fair I continue to watch it then set up a RSS filter to auto-torrent it later. If it's shit, I'll probably finish the episode delete it and forget about it.
>>59641946
But information is lost through compression.
And I seriously hope mods still ban for calling anti-streamers elitists, I know they used to.
>>59642030
Two options. @find copy paste, open. RSS, open.

With downloading, you have to wait a while for the download to finish, and it takes space on your hard-drive.

And you can sometimes stream at 720p anyway.

I usually download, but there's nothing wrong with streaming.

>>59641853

8/10
Slightly upset.

Honestly, streaming is bad because quality. If you're going to watch anime, why not watch it in the highest resolution possible? Most stream sites only offer dubbed versions of the anime you're watching, and most dubs are horrible. Downloading a series makes it easily accessible and you can watch it at your leisure, in case your internet is down for example.

>>59642133
If you use IRC there is no waiting anyway, even if you use uTorrents new streaming feature there is no waiting.

>>59642100
Unless you're streaming only on crunchyroll and other official sites you're still pirating. You may even be helping streaming sites by giving them ad revenue.

>>59642133
Read the thread. My god, are all streamers this retarded.

>>59642077
3DPD, wrong board motherfucker.
>>59642068>>59642133
Irrelevant argument. >>59642047>>59642099

>>59642100
>thinks streaming helps the anime industry
0/1000

>>59642072
>>59642094
>>59642099

Even leaving aside the RSS option, if it's an airing show there's no "find site", TT is all you need.

Bitches don't know about my no ads 720p stream

We DO have the ability to watch streaming anime that is equal to download anime

Your just not trying hard enough

The funny thing is that streamfags have to wait hours after people already watched the episode because sites take longer to upload the material; and in shitty quality to boot.

>>59642156
I do. I have spent at least two years worth on my Crunchyroll subscription by now.

>>59642220
Read this and shut up.

>>59641961

>>59642220
>it says 720p so it's just as good as downloading

Look here dumbfuck:
>>59641964

>>59642211
IRC as well.
>>59642220
COMPRESSION. IRC is better, faster, and has 0 ads or load times.

>>59642220
>Your
>>>/v/

Streaming is good, an amazing advancement in technology. Compared to other options it falls short though. It all depends on how you like to enjoy your anime and how much quality video matters to you.

Unless the show is actually eyecandy, there's no real reason downloading it. Just asper elitism. Most anime are terribly choppy anyway.

My god, who let /v/ in this thread.

I wish they would leave.

>Hurrr I pretend to be retarded and troll them!
>it's so funny!

I don't get the "don't have to wait argument". Are you guys on dialup? Or can you seriously not wait literally handfuls of minutes?

>>59642319
See

>>59641964

>>59642256
Technically those are low resolution screanshots as well.
>>59642302
>It all depends on how you like to enjoy your anime and how much quality video matters to you.
Not even. Downloading is proven easier, streaming is inferior in every way possible.
>>59642319
>elitism
This is a good thing. Also, once again, I hope they still ban for that.

>>59641964
I don't see any significant difference. A bit blurry and that's all.
With a stream you only need to open the link. Downloading is very complicated, and it's the same reason why pc gaming died: you need to do witchcraft on a pc for a game to run; in a console you only put the disk and that's all.

FUCK ALL THE ELITISTS IN THIS THREAD, I LOVE STREAMING.

I don't see why I should have to wait an hour or 2 to download some shit I can watch in 22 minutes

I wouldn't say it's that bad. Downloading it is better because of the quality. It's good to stream long running shows instead of downloading them every week they come out.

>>59642319

But there's no real reason not to either.

That's why you make no sense.

>>59642387
>Trying too hard / 10

You fail at subtlety.

>>59642392
Because you don't have to wait. You can stream torrents and IRC XDCC.

>>59642386
>I hope they still ban for that
But the mod is a streamfag.

>>59642392
>a hour or 2 to downolad some shit
You need a better internet connection.
What's your bandwith?

>>59642387

This post is just tragic.

>>59642423
That picture is so fake, it's not even funny.

>>59642387
With downloading you only need to click a link and open it up. Mplayer2 works fine if you're lazy. Downloading is not complicated, PC gaming is not complicated or dead.

Hey /a/, since op's pic is Haruhi, I was wondering if anyone had the pictures that said what order to watch it in, I just got to endless eight and I think I remember /a/ saying to just skip it. Would be grateful if anyone had it.

>>59642392
An episode downloads in 5 minutes, tops. That's the amount of time you waste closing useless ads on your faggy streamsite (also, waiting for the video to load)

>>59642418
Fuck, I miss A-san...;_;

>>59642392
>I don't see why I should have to wait an hour or 2 to download some shit I can watch in 22 minutes

If it is taking you an hour or two to download a 22 minute episode you probably won't be able to stream it either.

>>59642398
>>59642398
>>59642398

Park Ranger is right.

>>59642476
Don't skip EE on your first time.

>>59642468
retarded tripfag detected

>>59642392
>I don't see why I should have to wait an hour or 2

Does your home have wheels on the bottom?

Because with streams, you usually get shit quality.

I've been using Crunchyroll for a while now though, using a subscription. The quality is actually pretty good. I don't think it's always as good as a download, but I think it's good enough. People who stream shit on Youtube/MegaVideo/Veoh or other random sites are just idiots though.

Only bad thing for Crunchyroll is that you can't watch anime if the internet is down for a while and that I can't watch everything they have because Europe.

>>59642483
5 Minutes to download, 25 minutes to watch *while downloading*. Let's see here.

>>59642495

No, actually its quicker for me to stream than to download.

>>59642497
Yeah. I used to stream Naruto and Bleach anyways. Inb4 haters hating because I watched a show they don't like.

>streamfags ITT

>>59642543
I download at most 200kb/s.

I still download.

Lord, imagine having this argument in 2006, when streaming meant dealing with xbox hueg pixels.

>>59642476
Delicio.us release, their numbered order. Broadcast was only necessary due to needing a climax for the first season, endless eight was to fill empty episode numbers leading up to disappearance.

>>59642392
Your internet must be absolute shit.

>>59642403
Were you just born stupid or did it happen recently? Because you make no sense

>>59642543
>2012
>dialup

"Bad" is subjective.

You're completely pathetic.

*Waits for swaps4 to post*

Streaming is objectively worse than downloading

/thread

>>59642608

Why didn't you just go all out and say "your face makes no sense"?

mfw downloading at 5-10 mb/s

>>59642631

Pathetic is subjective.

>>59642671
That should be obvious, retard

>>59642559
>>59642559
>>59642559

That's so goddamn inaccurate, we streamfags don't even care enough to make threads like these, you Downloadfaggots are the ones causing trouble.

>>59642543
If it's taking you 2 hours to download a 250MB file, then you are downloading at 34KB/s. That might be enough to stream, but you're certainly not going to get good quality.

Shittier quality
Can't rewatch your animu when you're in some place where there's no Internet
Buffering for slower connections

Pretty sure there are more reasons why streaming sucks.

Streaming has a lot of inconveniences like buffer time and downgraded quality. For the typical /a/non, it is for people who can't download for one reason or another(slow internet, shit pc, etc). Or for people who watch anime in their free time, and/or doesn't want to bother organizing their files.

>>59641990
This should explain it quite well. Then again streaming monkeys... can't expect them to read it.

>We friends here at /a/ recommend that you download your anime instead of streaming it. As you can see from all this proof, the quality difference is huge, and your arguments are all based on misconceptions.

FUCK THE HATERS! AH DO WHAT AH WANT.

Gentlemen, I like VLC.

Gentlemen, I love VLC!

I like AVI, I like RMVB.

I like 120fps, I like interlacing.

I like rainbowing, I like the dot crawl, I like blocking.

I like the ringing, and I like tinny audio.

On a computer, a DVD player, a PS3, on a Mac, on an Archos. I truly love each and every kind of artifact man can encode to a file.

I like the broken ASS support when even the simplest of lines fails to render correctly. When the translator’s notes overlap the main dialogue, it makes my heart dance!

I like when an encode displays like it is corrupted! It always left a warm feeling in my chest when they would check the CRC, only to find it is correct.

I like it when #darkhold encoders post on AnimeSuki and rage about the topic at hand. I recall how much it moved me, seeing how epic longposts were made - how they would shun the subject again and again, even though it wouldn’t die. And it’s painfully exciting when a leecher posts about how great it is in the same thread. And how wonderful it is to have 120fps for a show that is a constant 23.976!

And that pitiful resistance, encoding to h264, despite it being harder on the CPU. I even remember when Xvid had a 10:1 leecher ratio!

I like it when the MKV fanboys are thrown into chaos. And when the VFR feature they are supposed to be promoting is violated repeatedly… oh how very sad it is.

I like it when the detail and sharpness in HD encodes are crushed and obliterated! And them being filtered, smearing and ghosting and looking worse than a standard DVD. Gentlemen, what I want is a low bitrate hell.

Gentlemen, my compatriots…

Leechers, you who abuse my XDCC bots…

Gentlemen, what do you desire? Do you also want eyecancer? Is a return to the age of VCDs what you want?

Do you yearn for a VHS encode that stretches the very limits of poor quality, the artifacts so intense that it makes Stevie Wonder cringe?

Very well then, we shall have VLC.

>>59642705
Then stop caring enough to post in them. You're also an idiot for streaming. Get to XDCC/RSS, there's nothing to learn just do it.

>people with slow connections not downloading encoded anime

what sites can i get torrents with seeders?

>>59642671
>plenty of reasons already given
>no need not to

Does every post need to have a recap of the thread for you?

>>59642483

But that's wrong retard, I don't use players with ads.

>>59642739
If you have slow enough internet to matter, then you'd be better off downloading reencodes... And watching them while downloading like everything else. There's not even any organizing required, that's optional and only for backlogs.

I stream because I don't give a fuck and we're watching the same show in the end. I can discuss animu I streamed just as well as someone who downloads and no one will ever know the difference between the two.

>>59642780
Nobrain.dk

>>59642789

Are you talking about all the idiotic streaming reasons that have already been rebuffed repeatedly in this thread?

Do you need a recap for every post?

>>59642468

so Cuenca doesn't exists

>>59642827
>Look I'm driving a Geo Metro to get to the station when I could have been driving a brand new Lexus Hybrid. Hurr durr elitism.

>>59642757
I love you.

>>59641919
>restream of TAN stream rip

posting in a troll thread
Streaming offers nothing that cannot be obtained by using DDL or torrenting.
Especially when it comes to old shows. But people who stream wouldn't be watching anything older than 90s anyway.

>>59642780

Go here: myanimulist.com, read and come back when you're ready.

>mfw countless threads have been made to complain about art and animation quality
>mfw these threads

I won't post my face because the file might be too large for some streamfags to view.

>>59642882

What if I like the look of the older car?What if I find the color of the better car disgusting? What if I just want to drive without fuckheads like you judging me for what I do on my own?Do you also degrade people who don't dress like you?

I'm not hurting anyone.

People who stream seem to think that "I do it and there's nothing you can do about it, I'm very lazy and I don't enjoy the things I like to the fullest" is an argument on whether or not something is objectively good or not.

Telling people that streaming is shit just gets them defensive.

Lots of people start off streaming then move onto downloads in their own time. If this never happens the person is either retarded or has some sort of shitty internet restriction, neither of which are you able to help with.

Not that this isn't a troll thread, I'm just posting in case a genuine thread pops up.

>>59642882
I like the Geo Metro's look, could you please pick a different vehicle for your comparison?

>>59642986
You see, you're admitting that you're retarded for choosing the old banged up Geo when you can be driving a superior car for absolutely no cost and then complaining to leave you alone.

>>59642986
>>59642986

>>59642780
www.google.com

Try that.

>>59642817
Well, that's true I guess. So, streaming is for people who don't know where to get reencodes. Speaking of which, where can you get reencodes? Just curious.

DDL + Torrenting = massive e-peen archive
Streaming = casual

Streams done RIGHT

Fucking fags who don't know how to stream their shit

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/102019

>>59642995
>Telling people that streaming is shit just gets them defensive.

Only retards get defensive. Smart people can look at the evidence and see that what they have been doing is stupid and change their behaviour accordingly.
Retards can't bring themselves to admit that they've been making a wrong choice.

>>59642780
http://www.haruhichan.com/rss/
http://www.haruhichan.com/index.php?spage=anime

>>59642995
>has some sort of shitty internet restriction
Absolutely Irrelevant. You could not stream without annoying buffers in that case, a wait would be far better.

>>59643080
i guess i was asking more along the line of what you kind folks recommend. as i find google to not quite as good of a source

>>59642986

>Pic related

>>59643051

Your argument is shit, leave the guy alone. Its his life, and he isn't retarded for it. He just has different preferences hes comfortable with.

>>59643089
Nyaa.eu. There's probably other places too. Not quite sure why you'd want to, the small wait is worth the quality.

>>59643122
Wow.
But that video quality must require a huge bandwith.
Where's that stream from?

Well subs for one. Stream sites don't care about the quality of subs so they just grab the first one that comes out, and some can get pretty bad.

I don't understand why people think its easier to stream, I've tried before out of laziness, it always takes a damn long time to find one with atleast "decent" quality, when I can find a download in one click. Are people really just that stupid they somehow think its more convenient?

Why do you care so much? Jesus Christ. I know you're all autistic faggots with nothing better to do , but holy shit.

When I first found /a/ I streamed, I lurked a bit found one of these threads and started downloading.

What's wrong with you streamfags? I can understand streaming out of ignorance, but why are you defending it?

>>59643234
the hell? The subtitles in the bottom are Backstroke of the west - tier.

>>59643122
>Added: 10.01.2012 6 minutes ago

>>59643249
>Are people really just that stupid they somehow think its more convenient?
They're rationalising because they don't what to admit that they're wrong.

>>59643209
>He just has different preferences hes comfortable with.
It's not about preferences, downloading in HQ is objectively better. Only an idiot could fail to see that.

>>59643122
And you don't know about all the other baggage that streaming brings along.

Just try to re-size the video and you should know how shitty it looks. This is mitigated with stand alone players by using better resizers and renderers.

You can improve the video picture by using post processing; this means that streaming ALWAYS looks worse than downloading.

And finally the most overlooked feature, you can take screenshots without using paint.

>>59643127

You're wrong, just get out.

Evangelion sucked

>>59643275
>I can understand streaming out of ignorance, but why are you defending it?
>>59643127
They're idiots. Congratulations on not being an idiot.

>mfw I can only stream when at college because of their pesudoNazi control of internet usage bans anyone with a torrent program installed.

I should have downloaded more during winter break.

>>59643122
Simple bilinear is terrible, especially when you go up to 1920x1080. You're probably wasting money on it and I can almost guarantee buffering problems.
The interface is the worst part though. How can you stand that shit?

>>59643226
Its only for backup when all else fails
Its megaupload vid converted to Divx stream with subtitles using a greasemonkey script called DailyDivx

I really wish /v/ kids would fuck off. This thread wouldn't have lasted a minute 6 months ago.

>>59643346

No, regardless of whether or not its better, or whether or not he sees this, does not make him retarded.

Maybe he is just more comfortable with streaming? Did you faggots ever stop to consider maybe he LIKED the ugly car?

streaming is the only real way to watch your animes for free. downloading sites like Megapload dont even give you the show, just virusus. and torents are about the same quality as what you would find in a stream.

>>59643385
Just DDL, it's not ideal for completed series but it's a shitload better than streaming.

>>59643311
Hadena. They barely know English yet refuse to stop trying.

>>59643426
0/10 fuck off

>>59643426
Forgot your pic.

>>59643426
>and torents are about the same quality as what you would find in a stream.

Well that's just stupid.

Some people just don't care that much about quality. Just like there's still people in 2012 that download crappy aXXo rips of movies.

>>59643413
Why not just download like normal and open in MPC-HC or mplayer2 while it downloads? There's no need for scripts or terrible interfaces then.

>>59643426
0/10; you spelled varuses wrong.
Its V.A.R.U.S.E.S. not V.I.RU.S.U.S.

Sup, /a/. Let's talk about anime. Doesn't matter which one. We'll discuss the shit out of it, then after we're done you try to guess whether I streamed or downloaded.

You all are children. Who gives a flying fuck

Fuck it. I'm tired at looking at these charts. I know the show sucks, but I can't get it out of my mind because the first time I watched it I was streaming. I want to prove it's still shit, but who had the best subs? I know it was dropped and picked up by different groups at different times.

Fuck this liberal translation though.

>>59643321
>They're rationalising because they don't what to admit that they're wrong.
"Let's get this shit started." Exactly like women(generalized).

>>59643483
That doesn't make it okay, people who post vlcsnapshots get called out. How is it different with streaming?

when I started watching anime streams were more shit than they are now anyways, so I have always downloaded

IRC/DDL/Torrents are all super easy and higher quality. No real reason to steam.

>>59643483

This. I don't care about quality, I just...-like- to stream, especially since i switch laptops alot.

Not saying its better, but its better for me atleast.

>>59643440
XDCC > DDL, but yeah.

>>59643440
Huh your right, I dont know why I didnt think of that before. Thanks.

I tried to switch from streaming to torrenting, but when I downloaded the torrent files, they were only around 20 KB. I know that the site I stream from has files a lot bigger than that, so anyone that uses torrents must be retarded.

>>59643421
Hell, I like the ugly car. But if I can get a better one for free then I sure as hell am going to.

>>59643516
I give a fuck when I'm watching my shows in 1080p. When I enjoy the fruits of my effort, you can bet your ass... that I give a fuck.

>>59643483
>Just like there's still people in 2012 that download crappy aXXo rips of movies.

Oh god why? Why are there so many shitty rips of western movies and shows around? It's a fucking nightmare to hunt through them to find a download which isn't awful.

>>59643385
IRC should still work to get stuff. At least it does at my college. Just google xdcc help and you should easily be able to !find /msg nick xdcc send #xx with your college internet lol

>>59643657
Well, if you're okay with piratebay they have and HD section for both movies and TV.

>>59643483
god we used to think his rips were the best thing since sliced bread....oh how the internet has evolved

>>59643628
You're wrong. The 20 kb file is the torrent file: the one who starts and "controls" the download, not the downloaded files per se.
You take that file and open it with a torrent client.

>>59643628
I know you're just being sarcastic, but those torrents connect you to peers to download from. It's like a link.

>>59642986

>What if I like the look of the older car?What if I find the color of the better car disgusting?

Well that's one of the problems. The quality is shit. If you don't care then good for you but that doesn't mean it isn't shit.

>What if I just want to drive without fuckheads like you judging me for what I do on my own?

The topic is "why is streaming bad?" Why come into the thread without a proper argument?

>Do you also degrade people who don't dress like you?

If their clothing was highly flammable I'd make sure they realized this.

Where should downloads be from?
>Newfag to downloading.

>>59643783
google.com

>>59643710
>Well, if you're okay with piratebay they have and HD section for both movies and TV.
Unfortunately that's no real guarantee that the encoders aren't retards.

>>59643783
Bakabt, nyaa
fansubber websites
google if necessary

>>59643823
no

>>59642100
>thinks he's saving the anime industry by streaming crunchy
>the anime industry is in japan
>crunchy is not
Your only saving an inferior american streaming site from bankruptcy. Not the anime industry.

If you really want to help, go buy those over priced JP DVD/BRs.

>>59643783
http://animu-mango.wikia.com/wiki//a/_Wiki
Look through this, tard. Shit's got links.

>>59643783
been using http://www.haruhichan.com/rss/ recently, very easy to use and to keep upto date. They even keep upto date with different qualitys so its easy to pick out what you want.

Streaming is awesome because you can meet people in the chatroom who like the show and you can enjoy the show together with those people


Beats watching *high quality* anime all alone any day

>>59643834
They're at least, well, acceptable. Multiple choices in fair resolution.

It's a visual and auditory medium. If you don't want to appreciate the work the animators put in, I can't convince you otherwise. Really though, it's not hard to obtain quality subs or raws.

>>59641853
>Not keeping your animu.
You monster.

>>59643783

Here: >>59642955

>>59641998
Enjoy having no seeds

>>59643871
That's livestreaming, there's a big difference. I'd still avoid that like the plague, but there's proper opinions on the social aspects of that. Which actually should deter more people than it would attract on /a/, but whatever.

>>59644009
What. BakaBT is seeded like mad due to user epeen, so I'm not quite sure what you're talking about.

>try out crunchyroll's free trial and android app so I can stream shit on my phone
>absolutely nothing I watch is on there and most of the shows are the sort of shit teenage devartists fawn over
>maybe 7-8 shows out of over a hundred available altogether I'd consider great

People over 18 actually pay for this shit?

There is already 1080p streaming

>>59644151
Resolution ≠ quality. Compression, shit interfaces, buffering, et cetera.

>>59643518
THANKS FOR THE HELP FAGGOTS

I've concluded that Koharubi was the best group, but unfortunately they stopped half way. I'll just watch all of EC for consistency.

>>59644269
http://www.ji-hi.net/
Try that shit.

>>59644329
>Fuck it I'm tired of looking at all these charts
Already did when no one responded.

Wrote a copypasta for any future idiots that wonder about.

Dispelling common arguments:

"It takes too long": With an RSS feed set up and the new utorrent stream feature, you can watch while you download. Alternatively, you can use XDCC to achieve the same results. With RSS, you don't even have to click anything or even think. Furthermore, streaming sites take time to upload, and by the time the episode is up, everybody that downloaded already watched it.

"But streams are really good nowadays":

There's multiple reasons why downloading is superior even IF in the unlikely chance both pictures are incomparable at 720p or 1080p.

First, chances are your monitor is some retarded resolution and thus the video needs resizing. Streaming players have horrible re-sizers that muddle the picture and make it look like ass. Stand alone players have better resizers to mitigate this problem.

Second, post processing. You can improve the video quality by using certain filters such as sharpen and deband. This means that, yes, even if both videos are indistinguishable from each other, you can still make the downloaded one look far better than it's retarded brother.

Third, inability to take screenshots. With MPC-HC, it's as easy as ALT+I, with streaming you have to use paint. This feature is especially useful for 4chan because it relies on discussion and pictures. See something funny? Just hit ALT+I and upload it. With streaming this is extremely cumbersome to do.

Fourth: Horrendous interface. Streaming players have a terrible interface, with shitty ads everywhere, watermarks, and horrible seeking and buffering.

Fifth, inability to switch between audio tracks and subtitle tracks. If you're trying to practice your moon, this feature is crucial.

Sixth, inability to choose the subtitles that you want. Streaming sites grab whatever subs are available regardless of quality. Chances are that you can find better subtitles available with downloading.

>>59644376
Oh, well I've no idea.

>>59644455
>With MPC-HC, it's as easy as ALT+I
Hell, I've set it to simple pressing S same as my backup player, mplayer2.

off topic, is there a significant difference between 720 and 1080 when it comes to anime in general?

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison.php?id=47832

stream users today were real media users yesterday.

>>59644455
tl;dr
Back to streaming!

>>59644595
For the most part, no. They can be "professionally resized", but ffdshow or madVR can do that just as good and in some cases better.

>>59644633
AAAAGH DON'T REMIND ME

>>59644455
Good work bro. You're the first person who has every compiled a list of the reasons streaming is stupid. I'm sure all the morons will now see the light now that there is such a list. Before you know it, Crunchy will be out of business and it's all thanks to you.

>>59644760
YEEES! YEEES! REMEMBER!
The shit quality!
the low framerate!
all the malware!

>>59644595
It depends on your screen size.

If it's a flatscreen above 40", you can see the difference right away. If it's under that, even a 32", there is a noticeable difference when you re-size a 720p video to a 1920x1080 but not as extreme.

If its a computer monitor under 27", it's very hard to tell the difference. Like this /a/non said

>>59644717

Those do a great job in re-sizing the video to make it virtually indistinguishable except maybe a little bit softer. Then again you can use post processing to fix it using the sharpen filter.

>>59644850
I EVEN REMEMBER THEIR HORRIBLY SHITTY ATTEMPT TO RESTART THEIR SHITTY BRAND THAT NOBODY LIKED NOW.

THANKS, ASSHOLE.

>>59644867
Distance from the screen also matters, there's a chart about it somewhere.

>>59644943
Yep, mostly because of dot pitch.

>>59644929
You're welcome anon.
I still remember downloading 4mb Sakura Taisen clips and wondering why my pc went to shit when I installed the last RealPlayer version.

>>59644595
I only use 1080p for shows that have really good animation work like Redline and Hellsing Ultimate, otherwise I just 720p everything else