Being able to stream my shows on an unstable or lower bandwidth internet connection like on a train (which is where I really enjoy watching it) is impossible if I am streaming the raw files. I usually watch 480p or 720p on the go but enjoy the 1080p quality when watching from home.

Also, downloading a 1080p file takes significantly longer and takes up much more space than a 480p or 720p. My phone has no memory card and despite having 128GB internal storage, it is scarce. For a while, in the morning I was downloading my episodes before heading out, but really needed to luck out to get the episodes before I needed to catch the train (as the native jellyfin client does not allow downloading the transcoded files). You could argue I should adapt my habits to my means but I frankly really think it should be the other way around, and transcoding solves that for me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Being able to stream my shows on an unstable or lower bandwidth internet connection like on a train

Oh yeah good point wasn't thinking of that kind of use case. Internet is available everywhere now and I'm so used to gigabit Ethernet and high-speed WiFi/5g that I forgot the low speed of public WiFi or locations where the connection can get unstable.

You could argue I should adapt my habits to my means but I frankly really think it should be the other way around, and transcoding solves that for me.

In the past I probably would ^^" but today it's nearly impossible if you want a balanced life in a daily working/study routine. There's so much to do, to much to think of, to much information... Automating stuff is where you can gain hours in the long run, so I totally get it !

Thanks for your answer !