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Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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Post by winternett »

So it appears that OP is only using items off YouTube front page as options on channels? I think this would be a lot more interesting if it chose more randomized content, especially having an option for content with low views...

Also, an option to do full-screen would greatly enhance the experience.

I think the biggest issue that exists with current YouTube is that so much is crammed into the UI and viewing experience (Ads, the videos on the sidebar, clunky controls to skip videos, etc...) that ruins the continuity of video content, especially when mixed with so many videos in different formats... It's also the same problem that TikTok is fighting with, it makes for a pretty disruptive viewing experience in comparison to cable TV or just choosing to watch TV shows or movies instead.

Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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Post by deelowe »

iambateman wrote: post #483
blinding-streak wrote: post #471

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Compared to what? It's easily the best Internet cable TV product on the market IMHO.

It’s an odd “in between” between classic TV and YouTube itself. If you want to watch “the most likely thing you would want to watch” (NFL, Olympics main feed), YouTubeTV is great. But as soon as you want to find something off the top few recommendations, it gets much harder. Compare that to regular TV, when I could just remember 27 is Discovery Channel and get there instantly.

The answer is pretty obvious. They don't want people remembering the content producers. Same reason they've worked so hard to kill the subscription feed on YouTube. They want you to rely on their recommendation engine.

Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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Post by mjcohen »

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…

Regarding sound, if you are on a Mac you can use Audio Hijack to made the sound do anything you want.

Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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Post by fletchowns »

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…

Bonus points if the TV guide is not interactive like they are today, but rather the old style that slowly scrolls at a fixed rate

Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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Post by efreak »

throwing_away wrote: post #401
lovich wrote: post #368

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What are these tools? That sounds super useful for the most annoying YouTube flaws I run into

* https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv * https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp * https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink * https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/twitch_5/ * https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe Did I miss any, chat?

If you want to use sponsorblock with newpipe, use the tubular fork instead https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular

Re: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

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Post by itslennysfault »

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…

This Netflix feature drives me crazy. Now I always mute my TV when browsing Netflix because as you highlight items they play and it is super annoying.
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