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For those out there using VPN's to torrent, do you prioritize a lower latency over higher bandwidth or higher bandwidth over lower latency when selecting your server/region?

Bandwidth is pretty self explanatory but I'm not sure how latency impacts torrenting (mainly for seeding). If anyone can shed some light on this, I'd really appreciate the input!

After searching around online, it seems REPACK (for TV Shows and Movies) means something different when used by Scene groups vs P2P groups.

From what I've gathered:

• Scene REPACK means something was wrong with the original (non-REPACK) upload. The original Scene release group then releases a fixed version and labels it as a REPACK.

All I've been able to find on P2P REPACK's is that it means something different than it does for Scene. Does anyone have any additional context on what REPACK means when used on P2P releases of TV Shows/Movies?

Hello - I need some help understanding something. I'm looking at two WEB-DL files from reputable groups that are identical in nearly all ways (see details below), except one file is noticeably larger than the other (2.8GB vs 3.47GB, for example). I thought WEB-DL's should be the same size if they're from the same source (AMZN in this instance), so I'm a little confused as to why there's such a disparity in size when all else appears equal.

Any idea's what could explain the difference in file size here? I'm assuming the FLUX file is older based on when it was first uploaded vs the NTb one. Could this have something to do with it?

Bonus question: Which file would you choose in this situation?

(1) 1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-NTb

• FileSize......: 2.80 GiB
• Duration......: 42 min 35 s
• Video.........: High@L4 | 1920x1080 @ 9 197 kb/s
• Audio.........: English Dolby Digital Plus | 2 CH @ 224 kb/s
• Subtitle......: English / English.

(2) 1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP.2.0.H.264-FLUX

• FileSize......: 3.47 GiB
• Duration......: 42 min 12 s
• Video.........: High@L4 | 1920x1080 @ 11.3 Mb/s
• Audio.........: English Dolby Digital Plus | 2 CH @ 224 kb/s
• Subtitle......: English.

Edit: Thanks for all the replies! For anyone who stumbles upon this later on with a similar question, there's some really great replies in the comments below worth checking out. In my case, the file size difference was due to the difference in bitrate, where the bitrate differential is likely due to either (A) the region where the AMZN WEB-DL occurred (with different regions having different bitrates), or (B) the release group modifying the bitrate to fit a specific need (like limiting the file size). Knowing both release groups here tend to prioritize quality, I'm guessing the region is likely the main driver in the difference in bitrate size.