myself I would never recommend public sites since those can be monitored, but private sites are invite only but if you know the right people you can get yourself one. Only downside is that private sites normally work on a ratio which is why I pay for a seedbox that seeds/uploads 24/7 without using my own connection.
Plenty of free sites and no hassle crap, Stream with option to download, Torrents not found of. Cut the cable several years ago and still watch HD content live ( Sports MMA Wrestling )
This is not the place to kill sites, anyone is interested and several years on TTR PM me. a few players needed ( free ) and no additional crap besides a working internet connection.
Tuners and whatever additional hardware crap to add onto a computer to watch free tv