XBMC - The Dharma Guide

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks very much for all the effort you have put into this, its very much appreciated. I will need to set aside a weekend to carry out the steps

Thanks Henry. I must say this guide helped me out when sorting my library for XBMC. But I must ask, is usenet really worth it compared to torrenting? I mean considering you have to pay (I think?) for usenet.

cider123 Wrote:Thanks Henry. I must say this guide helped me out when sorting my library for XBMC. But I must ask, is usenet really worth it compared to torrenting? I mean considering you have to pay (I think?) for usenet.

No problem
Depends, I like the usenet, it's easy and simple. For me the advantage comes with the reliability, nearly everything is available at fullspeed and you do not have to rely on seed/leech ratios. Of course - PrivateTracker do help in this case, but it is difficult to keep his own S/L-ratio good.

But both programs, sickbeard and couch potato, can make use of torrents as well. I will write an addition for the guide on how to setup your torrent-prog properly in order to use torrents efficient.

So, you can choose between both methods: Paid and Free, it really is your choice

In the guide however there are already instructions on how to setup the torrent-usage for cp and sb, but a bittorrent-client instruction is not yet included.

Henry,

It seems that your website is down at the moment. Could you please let me know when it is up again? I would love to look at your Dharma guide. Thanks.

Regards,

Bart

Mhm...just checked, it works fine...:
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/henryford.tk

Quote:Thanks Henry. I must say this guide helped me out when sorting my library for XBMC. But I must ask, is usenet really worth it compared to torrenting? I mean considering you have to pay (I think?) for usenet.

Yeah, thats what I am considering right now. It seems like everybode is moving to usenet and the new tools are targeting towards usenet.

It is probably more safe to use usenet in most countries since you do not upload anything. On the otherhand, they know who you are and have your credit card number....and when enough people have moved over the suppliers will be targeted by the law.

When it comes to performance my torrent setup with TED. deluge and sorttv works perfectly. The only issue is that ted does not really works headless, I have to start it minimized together with xbmclive.

vikjon0 Wrote:On the otherhand, they know who you are and have your credit card number....and when enough people have moved over the suppliers will be targeted by the law.

That is arguable - it is definetly the safer approach - if you pick a Usenet-Provider who keeps no logs (like Astraweb for example) there is no way, that you'll be targeted.

The Usenet ist much, much, much older then torrenting - people started trading stuff right there. But as of today you won't see any real movement against the Usenet because for the big publisher (like Sony, Ubisoft, EA, etc.) it is nearly impossible to find the source of a binary-post in the usenet, it is even harder to find downloader of this binary-post. And then another thing comes to mind: Publisher had in the past problems with the jurasdiction of the usenet, because it is near to impossible to provide evidence that someone downloaded the files of a NZB (which is a collection of binary-posts) COMPLETELY.

Quote:it is definetly the safer approach

I agree, and the no-log is the best security of course. My point was only that the suppliers will be targeted as soon as the broader public have moved over. If that targeting will be successful is another matter, the pbay is still up.

Quote:keeps no logs (like Astraweb for example) there is no way, that you'll be targeted.

Ok, but nzbmatrix saves the download nzb history for 24 hours. Perhaps not a legal issue but not ideal for some users

Thanks for this guide!