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Do you have a separate 4k library? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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A new TV offers the possibility to watch 4k movies to me. I am thinking about upgrading my library but I'm not sure if I want to replace my 1080 collection. I've read that some use a separate 4k library.

Do you? How do you deal with it? I mostly add movies with trakt and radarr automatically. Do you use separate accounts?

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[–] wccrawford@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you're only watching on 1 TV, I don't think there's any reason to keep them a separate 4k library. And if your server can handle transcoding easily, there's still not much reason.

If you have an often-used second (or third, etc) TV with lower resolution and your server doesn't handle transcoding well, then it's probably worth keeping them separate.

I've also started to disagree with the guide about file size. I don't think I can tell the difference, and I'm not trying to preserve media for the future. So long as the video has the features I want, I think just about any file size is fine.

[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you’re only watching on 1 TV, I don’t think there’s any reason to keep them a separate 4k library

The only problem is that Radarr doesn't support multiple copies/editions. You need to run two Radarr instances.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why wouldn't you just have the 4k versions then? It's not like 1080p screens are making a comeback.

[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have kids that like to stream on their own devices, and they're not all 4K. Saves my server from overworking itself by not having to transcode.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, I tend to avoid transcoding. Browsers are pretty shit for codec support.

[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 1 points 7 months ago

Yep, 100% the same. Hate it. It's no biggie for me, though - I'm really the only one who wants 4K content, and I only want it for the stuff that really matters to me.