I appreciate your reply! Thanks!

Can you elaborate on pre converting them? Do you mean with an outside application like handbrake or an automated one in the arr stack?

Thank you very much! That is very helpful!

I'd be interested in seeing it if you wouldn't mind passing it along

Out of sight, out of mind. Am I right?!

Under the experimental section there is an option to keep posts hidden after refresh. Have you tried toggling that option?

I have been giving all the apps a go as well. I was using RIF for over 5yrs prior to the switch. I grabbed the sync app as soon as it was available and was so impressed that I immediately bought ultra, mostly to support the developers. I know it's steep, but maybe as more users start using lemmy the price will come down a bit.

So far I am very impressed with sync. I love how granular the controls are even to the point of having different settings for different logins. Account switching is super easy between several alts that I have and I am really looking forward to being able to import my community subscription to my back up instances in the near future. More than happy with my purchase and I hope the developers continue their outstanding work.