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I spent $200 on thrifted 4K Blu-rays instead of digital rentals, and my local Plex library paid for itself in months

XDA ·Jasmine Mannan·2 days ago
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Published Oct 24, 2026, 11:31 AM EDT

Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming hardware, she's covered just about everything.

Whether it's breaking news about the latest AMD NPUs or creating video tutorials on social media platforms, Jasmine has contributed to the world of AI and tech in a variety of ways including interviewing the CEO of Razer, AMD's Director of Product Marketing and the VP of Lenovo. Passionate about gaming and PC technology, she has built countless computers, keyboards and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out.

Movie night with streaming services can be frustrating. Sometimes the apps don't even have the film you want to watch, and then when they do, you pay $4 to $6 a pop to rent it.

When you actually watch that movie, whether it was on the service or not, it ends up as a compressed, low-bitrate digital file.…

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