>>132908990It's not irrational hate. It's logic based preference.
>freedom of choice by torrenting you can choose whichever sub group you want. Different groups have different qualities. For example HS is fast but they have shit video quality and no typesetting. When you stream, you are forced to use whatever release the site uses, which today is more often than not Horriblesubs.
>better video qualityBy torrenting you get greater video quality, even if you use the notoriously bad horriblesubs releases.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/148756>customizationthe amount of customization you have with a video player like mpc-hc is far superior to anything you could even dream of with streaming. You can choose from various shaders and renderers and tweak them to your liking. The scaling options are also much greater. With streaming you can only watch full screen, or default size. By using an actual video player you also have access to far stronger scaling algorithms that will provide you with better results when upscaling. You can also toggle the subs on and off if you like to take screenshots
>alsokissanime has watermarks, prerolls.
