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Rispetto a scaricare ogni video, avere contenuti illimitati è meglio.

Rispetto a scaricare ogni video, avere contenuti illimitati è meglio.
Compared to downloading every video, having unlimited content is better.
From Lesson 417:Addition and comparison (oltre a, rispetto a)·Italian

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How does rispetto a work with verbs in this sentence?
The phrase rispetto a means 'compared to'. When you want to follow it with an action, you must use the present infinitive form of the verb, which is scaricare here. You cannot use the gerund (scaricando) after prepositions in Italian.
Why does the Italian sentence use the infinitive avere for the subject instead of a gerund?
In English, we often use '-ing' words (gerunds) as the subjects of a sentence, like 'having unlimited content'. In Italian, the infinitive acts as the noun form of a verb, so avere is used as the subject here.
Why is contenuti illimitati plural when the English translation uses the singular 'unlimited content'?
In English, 'content' in the context of digital media is an uncountable singular noun. In Italian, contenuto is countable. When referring to a general collection of media, Italian uses the plural form contenuti.
Why do we use meglio here instead of migliore?
While migliore is the adjective meaning 'better', è meglio is a very common fixed phrase meaning 'it is better'. We use meglio (which is normally an adverb) in these impersonal expressions to state a general preference without modifying a specific noun.

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