I mean there are ways, like pihole, but I like the simple option of a really long hdmi cable that I use to plug my computer into the TV, so I never have to use any of the shitty built in TV apps.
Comment on YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable
Prox@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoOn your TV?
Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Decq@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
pihole hasn’t worked for years to block youtube ads, no?
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
You’re correct. Pihole works at the DNS level. Since YouTube hosts their ads on the same servers that host their videos, blocking the ads with DNS would also block the videos. Which I guess it technically works to block YT ads, but that’s a little like saying “set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.”
Decq@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I thought so too, but maybe I missed something new with Pihole/YT Ads.
Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Honestly, I’ve not used it, I just know of it. From a quick search it looks like you’re right tho, you’d probably need to use an external device like an android box or something.
guy@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
What, it works for me? Put on an 8 hour video while doing chores and had ads every 5 minutes. Filled with rage I installed pihole and no more ads.
Decq@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m curious how. Maybe a different region? I don’t have Pihole anymore but it didn’t use to do anything for me for YouTube. Luckily we have uBlock.
dkppunk@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I would love to run a long hdmi cable from my pc to my tv, but I have rabbits and they like the spicy hay
Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Oh no, I feel that, we had an orange kitty who adored his electric spaghetti! We had to run cables through that tube conduit stuff everywhere >.<
dkppunk@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Oh the orange ones are the most fun. I had a couple oranges as a kid and they were so sweet and so dumb. I loved them lol
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Look for an armored HDMI cable. They are wrapped in a steel jacket. Conduit is also an option.
dkppunk@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Conduit is probably the best option, I just haven’t done anything with it yet. And I might have to convince partner to cut some holes in the wall to make that work. I’ll eventually figure it out.
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
So I was watching Forrest Gump and he’s running through the jungles of Viet Nam. All of a sudden he stops running. And I know that’s not right because he hasn’t rescued “him” yet.
Turns out my jerk face rabbit chewed through the Ethernet cable.
Rabbits do love that spicy hay.
dkppunk@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
And we love them even with their destructive habits. I love my two babies 😊
excursion22@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
Yeah I unsmarted my TV and just threw Mint on an old laptop. FreeTube works great on there.
Mac@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
I have this thing called a DisplayPort cable. So yes, uBlock origin on my TV.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Smart tube is GOATED.
djdarren@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I have a script that takes a YT URL on my clipboard and uses yt-dlp to download it to my Jellyfin folder so I can watch on my Apple TV on The Big Telly.
Fuck adverts.
Quicky@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
If you’ve got a VPN, just install that on your Apple TV. Google doesn’t show ads in certain countries (the list is Googleable). That was an absolute game changer for me.
galacticbackhoe@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I haven’t tried it personally, but have heard good things:
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Get a cheap minipc or laptop and get the same adblocking options that you get on a desktop. Best of all you can just disconnect the spyware behavior of TVs when they are connected to the internet if built in TV apps is what you’ve been using to watch videos.
Sxan@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago
Probably a fair percentage of users block þeir smart TVs from connecting to þe internet.
Quicky@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I use an Apple TV, but I assume it’s the same as any other streaming box or appropriate smart TV.
The absolute piece-of-piss way to block all YouTube ads on it is to install a VPN like Proton, choose a relevant country (easily googleable), and there will be no ads whatsoever in YouTube.
Google doesn’t serve ads on YouTube in a handful of countries.
projektilski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
There are some options on some TVs. WebOS has an app which can be sideloaded.
nulluser@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m not the person you’re responding to, but I’m running SmartTube running on an Nvidia Shield here. Works amazing.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It astonishes me that the shield is still the best of the streaming boxes after all these years.
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
its still very capable, but best depends. iirc there are certain audio formats the shield doesnt support.
i personally would love a new shield using ~switch 2 soc just so i can move emulation/lower end pc onto it.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
What format does the shield not support that other boxes do support?
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s so versatile. One of the last great products Nvidia came up with before shooting up AI crack.