Recently learned about this stuff on a Lemmy World post and I thought I’d move the conversation here since they’ve been fussy about DB0 in the past.
I’m really just a common seaman when it comes to the high seas. I just use Proton and qBit and whichever website is supposed to be safe and active nowdays (currently Torrent Galaxy?). I just download from the magnet link to qBit and save it on my drive. I don’t know much about torrent streaming or ports or networks or anything IT might ask me to check beyond “plug it in”.
But for some shows I’ve only been able to find single episodes, not full seasons, so when I heard about something that compiles stuff for me, it seemed convenient. I’d be curious to learn more. Unfortunately the websites for these services don’t really offer any explanation to new users and laymen, so I got a bit lost. Thought I’d ask here rather than venture into their forums where they already don’t seem to welcome idiots like me.
As far as I know, they mean “Personal Video Recorder” in a fashion similar to “DVR”/“Digital Video Recorder” like the one your cable company provides. It’s a little misleading, imo, because it doesn’t do any recording, but I didn’t come up with the name, so who knows.
Okay, so I guess the name isn’t that important. It’s hard to keep track of all the different names and figuring out which names mean the same thing (and which ones dont, eg qBit vs Bit). honestly it’s baffling that I’ve spent 30 years on the internet and can understand so little of it
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What’s a PVR? Mixed search results.
PVR - personal video recorder
Honestly, I had to google it, too :D
As far as I know, they mean “Personal Video Recorder” in a fashion similar to “DVR”/“Digital Video Recorder” like the one your cable company provides. It’s a little misleading, imo, because it doesn’t do any recording, but I didn’t come up with the name, so who knows.
Okay, so I guess the name isn’t that important. It’s hard to keep track of all the different names and figuring out which names mean the same thing (and which ones dont, eg qBit vs Bit). honestly it’s baffling that I’ve spent 30 years on the internet and can understand so little of it
100% agree.
Personal video recorder, like a TiVo, but for torrents instead of live TV.