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Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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Post by aAaaArrRgH »

arethuza wrote: post #29
loloquwowndueo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given how full of crap content and intrusive ads YouTube is these days, I actually kinda miss tv from back then. About the only benefits at this point are time shifting and pause/rewind.

I've long since concluded that YouTube's ads are merely a way of persuading me to upgrade to Premium. Given that they actually seem to be pretty good at recommending content to me I am mystified by why the ad selection is so awful.

The ad placements aren't tailored to you. They're tailored to the advertiser's wishes.

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Post by hadisafa »

nightpool wrote: post #308

This is really, really cool, but I'm a little disappointed that there's no credit for the channel / video you're watching when you click on the (i) icon—only a link to your own credit. I think if you're going to credit yourself, you have a moral obligation to credit the people who made the content you're highlighting as well.

The video id is on the bottom right.

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Post by steve_adams_86 »

madrox wrote: post #267

Well done. My team built this at Disney six years ago when we were trying to solve content discovery problems. The problem with endless carousels of thumbnails is that it really doesn't draw you in. Sometimes you just need to drop people into content like it's channel surfing. Netflix tried something similar a few years ago, but in my opinion it missed a critical ingredient, which was dropping people into the middle…

Part of the issue with endless carousels of thumbnails now is that the thumbnails are almost invariable clickbait now. What will I actually get? I have no idea. Even YouTube channels I genuinely enjoy use thumbnails which are entirely different from the actual content. I suppose sensationalism has taken over.

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Post by gumby »

A physical selector dial for your faves would be nice.

I remember we had a chunky dial that required a lot of force (for me as a little kid) to turn from channel to channel. It had a bunch of channels (a dozen?) but I think there were only two channels broadcasting. (My Dad bought a B&W TV for us to watch the moon landings)

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Post by eCa »

Kiro wrote: post #302
slazaro wrote: post #72

I'd echo the sentiment that this is amazing, and that a TV guide would be awesome. I'd also suggest maybe adding the channel names (like the comment you posted here) to the app itself (although i think it's cool when it's unnamed and you get the old-school feeling of channels just being numbers). Also, I'd love to have permalinks for the channels. Not for the individual videos themselves, but just a link that when sh…

> since a lot of channels are annoying to me using headphones, they pan the audio sources too hard left/right and it's super distracting I find this interesting. Are you oversensitive? I've never even considered that this could be an issue. Do you experience the same problem with other things like music and games?

Not the parent, but with similar view on panned audio. If it's music where it's done on purpose, no problem. But talking with audio in one ear? I'm out. Not sure why exactly, but it's very jarring.

For me, it's one of the worst audio quality issues a video can have.

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Post by brightball »

slazaro wrote: post #72

I'd echo the sentiment that this is amazing, and that a TV guide would be awesome. I'd also suggest maybe adding the channel names (like the comment you posted here) to the app itself (although i think it's cool when it's unnamed and you get the old-school feeling of channels just being numbers). Also, I'd love to have permalinks for the channels. Not for the individual videos themselves, but just a link that when sh…

This is incredible and I want this on my TV, hooked up to my remote for exactly this experience.
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