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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

You can also use Apple TV which is hands down best streaming box, use ATV remote on your couch without faffing with computers and pay for good service that YouTube and content creators on YouTube provide.

It's easy to avoid paying but the experience is just worse.

And if you're really short on cash, subscribe from Argentina or India and pay ~$2.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I am a big fan of isponsorblocktv which sits on a network device like a nas and skips YouTube sponsor segments on Apple TV.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh that’s sick, only reason why I won’t get an Apple TV. You still need a subscription to get rid of YouTube ads, yeah?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. I am one of those who pays for premium. I primarily watch on my tv and probably watch more youtube than anything else. Also still on the old $10 plan but we will see how long that lasts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can use a secondary google account, sign up for premium family plan using a vpn to Turkey and pay like $10 per year, while adding your main google account as a family member to save a bundle of cash. I haven’t bothered since I’m happy with STN on android tv, but knowing that there’s a working sponsorblock solution for appletv now I might have to make the switch lol

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