![]() So if I ever need to rebuild my library in the future (which happens) without nfo files I have to go and rescrape EVERYTHING off the TVDB right then and there. With nfo files it simply scans though the file system for a single file type, finds those files, and then extracts the media information from them. Without nfo files any time I want to update my library the scraper has to go through and check all the media files themselves (that have to be named perfect) and then gets the needed information off a website. Unfortunately I think personal trial and error is often the only answer. I know what works for me, but maybe someone else consumes the media in a different way. Each case is different, each priority set is different. That is why it is so difficult to recommend these options blindly to people. For that optimal local GUI performance I sacrifice features, like never having my remote access library ever be perfectly the same as my local library, but there is no solution that can be everything for everyone. My MySQL server that runs my library eats ram like a pig, but I get optimal GUI performance. Personally I hit a point where my library is so big that NONE of the major solutions work "out of the box." My options were to either deal with usage hacks (like the scan the show root trick) or throw enough extra power and software at the scalable open source solution to make it work. He has the lifetime pass, he uses it all over the place. I have a friend that SWEARS by Plex with everything. What solution works best for you depends completely on your scale. Whatever the source webserver is doesn't get hammered, and you never have to get that info again if you have to rebuild the library. With nfo files you get the info when the file downloads/rips/records one at a time instead of all at once. If nothing else they fail because the web server starts rejecting requests after a while when you slam it all at once like that. Scrapers by definition are a bit of a hack, and I never have met one that can take a 300+ show library and not quit every now and then. If you check the logs the reason probably is the scraper is failing somewhere in your huge library. Like Aikouka mentioning that scrapers work better from the show root page- I have had the same experience in multiple pieces of software. Doesn't matter the software, the scrapers are all very similar in their benefits and weaknesses. The only way it could be faster (for me) is if I or the creator of tMM wrote a script to mimic the specific selections I use.Īnd from what I understand, I could probably just use Sickbeard and point it at my Dropbox folder and have it automatically do the renaming for me whenever a file shows up in there, negating any benefit newsgroups might have over torrents then, but I sort of like seeing which new shows are available as they come in.The problem with scrapers is that eventually your library gets so big that the scrapers have trouble with it. I typically have my Dropbox sync folder and my TV folder open, so I drag it into the series folder, maximize tinyMediaManager, and a couple of clicks later it is scraped and renamed. ![]() And it could easily be modified to be completely hands free just like newsgroups I believe.Īn RSS feed informs my seedbox it has a show to download, then the seedbox makes a copy and puts it in my Dropbox, which then syncs with my home computer. I don't care what people choose to do, but it literally takes me 15 seconds or less per TV episode to put it in its "final resting place" so to speak. I don't know if this automatically gives you Premium access. However, they're not open to registration, though you can get an invite if you paypal them $10. Figured it's worth having a backup (and I got this one first). I've had good success with OZnzb - The Best NZB Indexer - search and download NZB files.as my search engine for NZBs (and SickBeard can hook into their API for a one-time fee of like $10, at which point everything is automated).Įdit: I also use Welcome to chica NZBs- I don't actually know if they're any better, but SickBeard hooks into that, too, for a one-time $10 fee to get premium access. For some of the older stuff, you may have to try multiple NZBs. Haven't had problems downloading shows that have been posted for a few months (recently started watching Person of Interest, for example, and got all 4 seasons). ![]() Otherwise, sign up for one month and you should get them at the end. They send me renewal offers with substantial discounts (20-30%), so it might be worth signing up for the free trial and see if you get those offers as well when the trial expires. I use Tweaknews, which is based in the Netherlands: Home | TweakNews(edit: unlimited starts at 2.50 Euro/month, but that's with a 1Mbit connection - who's got the patience for that.) ![]()
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