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Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

#491
My senior mother needs this. She doesn't use a computer, but does have a TV a firestick. I've tried showing her how to use the search of youtube but she is too use to how tv use to work and wants to channels to find something.

If this could be made into a firestick app or something and come with a recommendation system, allow some customization using topics instead of channel names and have them be editable and customized to different youtube interests - I would buy it

Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

#493
Several years ago I spent a great deal of time thinking about how to create something like this, glad someone did it!

My vision went beyond this into allowing users to create their own channels (still only identifiable by a channel number) which would basically just be a playlist. I think a better idea now would be to have them add a list of channels and have it randomly play videos from only those channels and have that interrupted by anytime that channel is live streaming.

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Am I the only child of the 80s that hates this? A bunch of stuff I'm not interested in, and then I switched off. The moment TiVo was available we had it in our house and it was great. I still like the occasional shared experience of big sporting events or Eurovision or something on broadcast TV, but outside that it's just the equivalent of doomscrolling. If you look at your plethora of streaming options today and can…

You're not. Though on a recent vacation, one of my kids only had access to cable and absolutely loved the randomness of what was available.

Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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post #486

Am I the only child of the 80s that hates this? A bunch of stuff I'm not interested in, and then I switched off. The moment TiVo was available we had it in our house and it was great. I still like the occasional shared experience of big sporting events or Eurovision or something on broadcast TV, but outside that it's just the equivalent of doomscrolling. If you look at your plethora of streaming options today and can…

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This is something I always wonder... Something that I really miss from TV on internet content (YouTube, movie streamings and so on) is turn it on and watching what's being transmitted without thinking about what I wanna see. Three reasons: 1. Picking something to watch takes time. Sometimes I only want to see something in the 15 minutes that I'm dining alone. My meal gets cold before I start the video 2. Choosing som…

How strange, I’m the complete opposite. I’d never go back to letting corporates dictate how I engage with content; I even avoid recommender algorithms for the same reason. Being able to choose is so valuable to me.

> Being able to choose is so valuable to me.

I agree, but sometimes I just don't want to choose because I don't have enough time or I'm to tired to do it

Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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> The solution to a lot of those is to just have a goto show that you watch. Cool! I have a list of movies to watch that I write from several recommendations sources, so I can try focus in watching instead of choosing. I can't say the same about music, I'm stuck for years hearing almost the same bands, which is kinda sad... > I usually forget about it until I'm at someone's house or a doctors office and catch a snipp…

>Here in Brazil that kind of shows that "we watch, we like but we don't know why" is a recurring joke, and we have three main ones: one about farming (Globo Rural), one about fishing (Pesca Alternativa) and one about trucks (Siga Bem Caminhoneiro) Are those public access type shows that are meant to be somewhat educational?

They are public access. Globo Rural for example is broadcasted every sunday morning. It's well produced, and its calm pace, its opening theme and the farming landscapes makes us feel good vibes. It fits perfectly the moment of waking up in the weekend, without having thinking about work and just chilling while we drink a coffee
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