What methods do you use to watch anime?

[Kaguya]

I download the episodes and watch them.

[Luch]

Topics merged, please try to see if a similar topic exists before creating a new one.

And on topic, I download episodes because better quality and I like to archive the files for later use.

[Stanleys]

Topics merged, please try to see if a similar topic exists before creating a new one.

Right, I will remember that, sorry for the inconvenience.

[drill]

I typically just stream anime, too much of a hassle to download every episode I want.

[Sioxz]

i download every anime i watch i have a collection on about 1.5TB i think and i use KMP with MADVR,LAV splitter and AC3 and other filters i have no clue about 

i have my favourite/good animes in my nas/SMB if there is space for it.

[Zakamutt]

Torrents, 720p, KCP (not using MadVR cause ill have to set every setting to performance for decent fps which seems to counter the purpose of madvr anyway). Viewed from short distance using my faptop sitting on my chest~

[Blackbird]

I always using Torrents and watching on 720p using VLC, feel more comfort to watch that way.

Sometimes I watch streaming with bad quality if there is something I can't wait to watch, sometimes torrents it just too slow. 

[Tay]

Crunchyroll membership for me.  Once-a-year payments make it a good birthday or Christmas request, plus I'm able to watch everything in glorious 1080p.

[Skeith]

Download anime from torrent sites, so that the quality is awesome. Then, I forget about it, and never watch it until I have to archive it into my HDD. lols

[Sioxz]

Crunchyroll membership for me.  Once-a-year payments make it a good birthday or Christmas request, plus I'm able to watch everything in glorious 1080p.

downloading the BD raws and using decent filters makes better  video and sound quality then crunchyrolls 1080P

[Silvachief]

I like to have a copy of the anime i'm watching - if i'm streaming it I may as well have a copy to watch again later, right?

 

If I like the anime I buy it...or at least plan to buy it once I have the cash. I feel the same way about VNs and some Video Games.

[Kitouski]

I prefer hard copies above all else, but when I'm "fishing" for something, I torrent anime or watch it on Crunchyroll. If I really enjoyed it though, I always, always buy a hard copy. (...and if I love it, I buy TONS of merchandise of it. x_x)

[REtransInternational]

Mostly my eyes....

And certainly that mass of cells in your skull too...

[EastN3]

I stream online, because I have a tablet, so torrents never work and crunchyroll is laggy as heck. I'll also purchase a series if I really enjoyed it.

[Cali]

Crunchyroll membership for me.  Once-a-year payments make it a good birthday or Christmas request, plus I'm able to watch everything in glorious 1080p.

 

Yea thanks again for the guestpass Tay, however there is a alot of licensing problems if your not the in the US. its a bit annoying having to find ways to circumvent it. Ah well 

[Joyjason]

Raw 720p. 

 

Uploaded usually the earliest... 

(and that's the only reason pleasedon'tthrowrocksatme)

[Sioxz]

Raw 720p. 

 

Uploaded usually the earliest... 

(and that's the only reason pleasedon'tthrowrocksatme)

 

 

Throws some rocks att Joyjason 

well joke aside i do the same Raw 1080P pref if i have the disk space otherwise 720P

[Nosebleed]

I prefer torrents but no matter what series it is the download speed is always so low it hurts.

Honestly for on going anime i prefer just using 3rd party streaming websites, it doesn't change much for me and i am acceptable torwards the quality it has and i don't have to wait for any download completition.

For completed series i often use direct download, it works better for me than torrents for some reason.

[pandahao]

I used to prefer streaming, but now i torrent because torrenting is so much faster than streaming...yeah its weird lol.

[Mevvrynne]

I always download torrents when I can because, I have an amazing computer and I want to watch it in as high quality as possible.  The only time I watch streaming is if Netflix has something that I have already seen before and nobody is seeding a torrent.

[Novel21]

I use torrent to download anime, since is must faster than download it using Mega osv and sometimes i watch Anime online.

[roninmedia]

I download the episodes and will buy blu-rays imported if the price difference isn't massive which it very often is.

 

Sometime next year, I'm constructing a dedicated HTPC/light gaming box and have it sit in the living room to watch my anime or play visual novels. Looking to have ~8-16 terabytes of storage depending on how far storage prices continue to drop.

[RainHeaven]

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Edited August 2, 2020 by RainHeaven

[SkySound]

for ongoing anime i watch them by streaming, and for the completed anime (if the BD available) i download them 

[Amano Sora]

i wait til the anime is finished or is close to finishing then i watch it all at once XD