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My main gripe with torrent is that there isn't always a seeder available. This is a major issue if you're looking for a movie that isn't mainstream. There are pirate streaming services but we know that the quality is not usually great. Even if you download from torrent, the quality is not also always great either. I definitely noticed difference in video and sound quality between torrent and what you get from "mainstream" sources. Some torrent say they're 4k or HD quality, but many files are actually cropped so that uploading and downloading is faster.
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