I personally prefer 720p x264 for movies and SD for shows. I have have rpis and use jellfin web too so x264 plays better with them.

For a few select items ill get better quality at 1080p but these are trying times and disk prices are just going up.

Good to know thanks.

I2p or opendirectories or direct downloads. Id personally opt for i2p as at least you give something back.

That being said a vpn is cheap.

Nice one OP thanks for sharing

Thanks for your reply. What size is the db if you dont mind me asking ? Do you trim the db at all ?