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evranch@lemmy.ca 5 months agoI’m surprised that of all the services you would pay for YouTube, as I’ve never considered it. What advantages does a paid subscription have over uBlock/Sponsorblock?
Hootz@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
The ability to download and use YouTube music with my screen off and the lack of ads on videos I watch on YouTube all the while still supporting the creators.
I think the $25 a month is worth it when I don’t gotta worry about anything. Plus split that over 7 people and it’s cheaper than Spotify.
evranch@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Thanks, I can see how it works out with a 7 way split and a service that “just works”.
I still run an old version of Vanced for screen off radio style music in my truck, though I mostly stream from my own collection now with Ampache/Ultrasonic. I’ve done a ton of ripping lately with Zotify, it pulls down whole albums and discographies from Spotify in decent quality, and combined with Beets everything gets tagged perfectly.
With the recent price increases in streaming services lately I’ve been concerned about the long term survival of the industry, and figured it was time to start rebuilding my own music library.
melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 5 months ago
There are downloaders that can pillage whatever audio you need, and vlc is shockingly full featured on android.
Hootz@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
They get used when needed. I love me some VLC.
melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Mmmmmmm too many alternatives on desktop, and their integration of media collections isnt as good/extant, so I didn’t mention, but oh my god the android version is such a perfect fucking app.