• video@lemmy.world
    1·
    9 minutes ago

    If you have a Samsung TV TizenTube is awesome. There is an android version of it too but can’t recall its name colbolt something…

    It can be intimidating to try and install on your Samsung TV. But once you figure it out it’s super easy.

  • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    6 hours ago

    The only time I ever see a YouTube ad is when I watch a family member pull up YouTube on their phone. It looks literally unwatchable that way. There are so many workarounds to this issue that I don’t understand how people can tolerate intrusive ads every 2 seconds.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      2 hours ago

      There’s plenty of ways to get around this crap, but there’s vanishingly little on the platform worth watching.

      At some point, why bother with the Slop Website to begin with?

      • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        9·
        2 hours ago

        but there’s vanishingly little on the platform worth watching.

        Incorrect. YouTube has a massive library of special interest videos and very high value channels- but like every other platform their algorithm just fucking sucks at promoting them over other mindless bait videos.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          2 hours ago

          A video or channel you can’t find might as well not exists.

          Even past that, I’ve seen my fair share of quality channels die out or sell out or otherwise go sour.

      • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 hours ago

        Idk…I’ve found throughout the years that there are increasingly greater and greater amounts of long-form content available on YouTube to watch. Of late, I’ve watched some Louis Theroux documentaries, some documentaries on abandoned facilities, and some real A&E and ambulance emergency shows. There is a ton of interesting content on there if you look for it. I guess I just find the number of streaming services to be too staggering to bother with. So I go with free alternatives like YouTube with an ad blocker and things like PlutoTV and tubi.