Thread: How to build a killer ratio in BitMeTV

Good tutorial for any tv tracker actually. This method called cross-seed (download from tracker A and seed the contents on tracker B) but you added the idea about auto downloading files then cross-seed them, good idea.

Originally Posted by roamer

It's true, but BitMETV probably has the best content for TV shows from any tracker. Also, it may sound silly, but if you want to find an invite to a very exclusive tracker you usually have to show ratio proof from a hard-to-seed tracker. BitMETV definitely qualifies for this.

You are right about ratio proof part but BTN has same content (or even more) as on Bitmetv. Actually BTN has great speeds. I found on many torrents that dead on bitmetv high speeds on BTN. the only thing make bitmetv + freshon.tv + tvt.com better than btn is that you can't download single episode from season torrent you must download the full season.

Originally Posted by TIGodFather

Good tutorial for any tv tracker actually. This method called cross-seed (download from tracker A and seed the contents on tracker B) but you added the idea about auto downloading files then cross-seed them, good idea.




You are right about ratio proof part but BTN has same content (or even more) as on Bitmetv. Actually BTN has great speeds. I found on many torrents that dead on bitmetv high speeds on BTN. the only thing make bitmetv + freshon.tv + tvt.com better than btn is that you can't download single episode from season torrent you must download the full season.

Why can't you download a single episode from a season torrent? Do they have special rules about how to pack Season torrents?

Originally Posted by roamer

Why can't you download a single episode from a season torrent? Do they have special rules about how to pack Season torrents?

You can download a single episode from a season pack on BTN. You won't earn bonus for seeding it (you need 100% of the torrent), but there is nothing wrong with this. Just seed back for the required amount of time or 1:1.

Originally Posted by Canadian

You can download a single episode from a season pack on BTN. You won't earn bonus for seeding it (you need 100% of the torrent), but there is nothing wrong with this. Just seed back for the required amount of time or 1:1.

That would be the natural thing, but apparently:

Can I just download part of a season pack?

Answer:
In short no.

The way the current H&R system works, if you only download one episode (or any less than the complete season pack) then the system will not start counting your seedtime or seeded data. The system does not start counting seed times or seeded data until you have snatched (completely downloaded) a torrent, however the H&R timer starts from the moment you download more than 10% of the torrent.

If you want to grab a single episode from a season pack you MUST download the entire season pack to avoid getting a H&R.

Source: BTN FAQ
That's one of the things where BTN's ratio less sytem has it's disadvantages and I would be very careful.

If you use rutorrent with auto-dl irssi or any other irc script, you can do the following:

1. auto DL from a general tracker
2. have rutorrent auto unpack it to folder X
3. auto DL from bitmetv to folder X.

If the file is auto unpacked before the bitmetv torrent starts, it will just run a hash check and then start seeding. Sometimes it might not finish in time, but for me it normally does.

Bitmetv get's their uploads slower than all the general trackers I use(SCC, TL, IPT, DH). I'm guessing it because they are unrared.

One big caveat to this is you will unpack everything you dl!! I only did this for a few days to get my ratio to 3.0 for vip.

Originally Posted by Magister

That would be the natural thing, but apparently:


Source: BTN FAQ
That's one of the things where BTN's ratio less sytem has it's disadvantages and I would be very careful.

but still...if you do the math then a season of 11 episodes enables/allows you to download 1 episode, staying under the 10% limit at when the Hit'n'Run system starts up.

Recently got my BTN invite, i already apply for BitMeTV if i get the invite i will make sure to use this ! Thank you !

It seems rather iffy but then again it does make sense.

Lets see how it works out.