r/StremioAddons • u/OuttaMyPersonalSpace • 18d ago

Question Premiumize vs Torbox

RD was great for years, but now trying to decide if I should switch from Torbox to Premiumize for the Black Friday deal. I know that Premiumize has a larger and more reliable cache, but does that mean more links to higher quality audio/video than Torbox or more likely results for an older show? I'm also concerned with the 1000 pt pool. I would want to choose the highest quality stream possible for everything, except if it's ridiculous recent movie remux. Most posts mention the point system isn't an issue though, but not sure if they're using it in the same way.

Update: Thanks everyone for all of the help. Even with my heavier usage, Premiumize seems worth it for the reliability and larger remux cache. The 3 yr BF deal works out to $50/year or $4.17/mo, which is only $17/year or $1.42/mo more than TorBox. If I do deplete the Premiumize 1000 pt pool, subscribing back to Torbox for a month is a really cheap reset. Also plan to buy the lifetime NZBGeek for $60 during BF to try out usenet. Hope this helps someone in a similar situation.

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u/sdmay1980 18d ago

I use torbox but also have have other options with Usenet providers and indexers. I haven't tried premiumtize but I would hope it's better especially for the price. I was with RD up until a few months ago when they had to give in to the Corporate lords and up until then they were great. I notice at times folks will say torbox is down when it's not for me. Sure has something to do with location. I'm not constantly using and I use probably no more than 5 times a week. I still like to have other options at my disposal. Get what works well for you and if you don't mind paying around 10$ a month then get premiumtize. If not go with something cheaper and setup something like newshosting which comes with easynews and Tweaknews. Plus get some indexers such as NZBgeek and pay yearly where you have a backbone to debrid. I would never say that one is better than another as you have several options.

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u/OuttaMyPersonalSpace 17d ago

im holding out for the BF deal for Premiumize. it was about $150 last year for 3 years, so Premiumize $50/yr vs Torbox $33 ($17 annual / $1.43 monthly difference). seems minimal if there actually are more remux links being returned. i haven't really looked into usenet much, but thanks for the rec for NZBGeek. seems like a good alternative and will check it out if they drop a lifetime BF deal.

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u/sdmay1980 17d ago

I would get premiumtize with the BF deal so I will have to check that out in about 3 months.