Well, I'm planning to move out of the United States. I'm planning to setup my router so that it connects to a VPN server in the USA (a server which will be controlled by me, rented in "the cloud").
I'm interested in being able to "record" stuff from US streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, etc. The idea is to only subscribe to one or two of the streaming services each month, and then use Channels DVR + PlayOn Cloud to "record" the shows I would like to watch at some date in the future.
I don't want to subscribe to EVERY streaming service simultaneously. That would be ridiculously expensive. The streaming services have made it so that it's cheaper to pay for cable TV service in the USA instead of paying Disney+, Paramount+, Netflix, Amazon, etc. every month!
If the video quality isn't too terrible, I'm ok with that. I just remember that the PlayOn plugin for Windows Media Center was very unreliable.
Has the reliability improved?
EDIT: I built my own router so that it can handle full gigabit upload/download, even when connected to a VPN. Most store-bought routers can only handle less than 10 megabit via a VPN because they don't have enough processing power. Mine has hardware-accelerated encryption/decryption built-in.