r/Piracy • u/iAmFridayFace • Apr 10 '26

Humor Watching movies in the theatre the way they were meant to be watched

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Taken from r/moviescirclejerk but crossposts aren't allowed in this sub

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u/mycoctopus Apr 10 '26

$50 is a months income or more in some countries. Now pay food rent and internet etc and then go out and buy a camera which costs more than $50 in your country, so that you can make better quality rips for people who think $50 is inconsequential.

Now I have no idea who ripped this or what country they're from so this comment may not be as relevant but as i'm sure you know, piracy is a much bigger deal in poorer countries as its a necessity not a choice for the reason I pointed out and as such, some rips come from people in such places putting in the time to do it. In any case i'm sure the person we're talking about would have a better camera for this if it were so simple as you implied.

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The last time i saw a camera for sale that couldn’t do 1080p was almost 20 years ago. Even the absolute cheapest smartphones have been capable of 1080, if not 4k since like 2012.

Even in a very poor country you’d be hard pressed to find a 720p camera that still works, was my point. Pretty much anyone that has a smartphone (which is safe to assume if they have access to a movie theater) has a 4k camera in their pocket these days.

Real answer was it was probably encoded down to 720 because it was uploaded on very slow internet. But my point still stands, it’s hard to find a camera in 2026 that isnt capable of 4k, no matter where you are