Great info. Unfortunately for me, this requires more energy than I’ve got laying around.

Honestly I don’t see a difference in 4k/1080p with streamed media. Physical media on the other hand is night and day.

Have you considered unsubscribing from the fragments? Dramatically reduce your subs and you’ll have a much better time.

It’s $25/mo for family. I hate that I pay for it, but I use music, and I mostly watch YouTube on a streaming device, so I’ve never been able to use ad blockers. $15 for the fam felt worth it, but $25 has me rethinking. Maybe I can configure YT-DL to get the shows I care about on my Plex