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YouTube: 5 ads the norm now?
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this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2023
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PiHole for fucks sake. And stop buying shit from companies that proceed to force shit upon you unlubed and unwarned.
PiHole doesn't block YouTube ads because they're served from the same server as the content in the video.
uBlock is the real answer.
There's no uBlock for PlayStation as far as I know. I don't think there is a solution other than "subscribe to premium" or "don't watch YouTube on your console".
that would be correct. get a cheap laptop.. even a shitty one for $200 (new) will work for yt.. hook it up to hdmi, get a wireless kb/trackpad to stream surf from the sofa. i set a laptop (a junky stream14 with emmc) to not shut off when lid is closed. it stays closed. i sleep and wake it from the kb (k400 early model). that is my streaming 'device': browser (firefox)+addons>apps any day.
That's a clunky, ugly and pricey solution that's not suitable for 99% of all people.
Just get a cheap Google TV or Fire TV stick (starts at $20 not $200), install SmartTube and you not only will get a remote control come with it, you can control it with your TV's remote via HDMI-CEC. You can also install any other official or personal streaming solution you like with full features like HDR etc.
an x64 laptop that can run anything you want, including browser addons or os 'apps' if that's your jam, is clunky and 'not suitable' for "99%"? 99% of tv viewers wouldn't know how to sideload an alternate 'app' or that they even exist. and 'ugly'? the lid is always closed, it's tucked away. i can't even see it. as far as cost.. used laptops are often given away. the one i use was someone's discarded junk and is even new enough to 'officially' support 11 (it also does linux quite well).
That used to be true, but simply is no longer the case. Commercial streaming services are heavily restricting how and what you can output on your x64 PC.
You're not only getting far better platform and format compatibility on your cheap Google TV or Fire TV stick, you're also getting the far better apps and overall user experience.
That's also nothing stopping you from installing Firefox on these devices or pairing a mouse with them, if you desperately need "browser plugins" and an less sofa compatible input device for whatever you're doing in your living room.
if only revanced could cast
Could you try to get Smart Tube on there somehow?
Right, I forgot the conversation is about PlayStation
This isn't helpful if you're doing something like visiting relatives.
Edit: For those curious, here are my personal ways I AdBlock for myself...
TV - get an android TV device like a Chromecast and install SmartTube Next
Phone - install YouTube Vanced; unfortunately not available on iPhones
Web browser - Use uBlock Origin
When I'm out visiting others and not using my own devices though the ads piss me off still lol
Given that this post is about YouTube on PlayStation the solution there is ... don't watch YouTube on PlayStation.
Is Vanced working again? I thought it went under a few years ago.
Revanced, yes.
Does PiHole work on YouTube ads? That’s just a DNS based blocker, I thought YouTube ads came from the same domain as the regular videos and they couldn’t be blocked via DNS.
I ask because I watch YouTube a lot on my AppleTV app, which I pipe through NextDNS which supports ad blacklist files. No YouTube ads are blocked there for me
I don't typically stream videos on my gaming console.