Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co...
by arsome on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:45AM
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Personally I love having a desktop plugged in as I mainly watch YouTube, Plex and play games, but for someone who's planning to use a lot of DRM-encumbered services like Netflix, they often restrict the streaming resolutions available to desktop PCs where the DRM isn't as capable. A Shield will work nicely in those cases though.
Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co...
by jessaustin on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:59PM
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You can see the ads sneaking in bit by bit over the last few months...
Every time I see a comment like this, I get a jarring reminder that some people don't have uBlock Origin installed. Probably unavoidable on a "device", but like you say the PC is eternal.
After owning quite a few internet appliances through the years (Roku,Fire,Shield,internet radios,Kindles,etc.) I've noticed that they one thing you can always count on working is a desktop/laptop PC.
edit: I notice that people above have also mentioned the Shield. Sorry for the repeat.
I keep wondering how long youtube will be standable. You can see the ads sneaking in bit by bit over the last few months (5 seconds with cancel, 2 x 5 seconds with cancel, 2 x 6 seconds with cancel, 2 x 6 seconds without cancel on one thing I watch. The worst has been firing up somebody's music list and getting a 5-10 minute(!) ad between each song).
I really should be getting to work on a hoard of videos stored locally. The days of 'free' entertainment are coming to an end.