> That means you can't stream any of the mainstream services in anything like a half-decent quality.

Maybe, but I don't think it's a big loss, and the *arr suite works just fine as a substitute.

That's the kicker I'm pointing out. It's a very limited number of people that agree.

If you're satisfied with the equivalent of 6-12 DVDs worth of content, or are only pulling the latest of a handful of shows and deleting them once watched, that's about all most people's setups will be able to store. But just like when streaming first started, people appreciate the 100s of TB of content from the streaming services and usually want that level of access.

I have 40+ TB on a >100TB system and we still use Netflix, HBO, or AppleTV+.