Does this mean YouTube Podcasts is ready for prime time?

Time to get out of Google Podcasts for anyone that is still using the service.

  • MashedTech@lemmy.worldEnglish
    361·
    11 months ago

    That’s why I never used it, because I knew it will happen. Better to use some other solution. I wish there was a third party option to google chromecast and all the home devices that works as well.

      • Shyfer@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        I hate that all the TCL TVs this year changed from Roku and Google this year to just Google. Give me some variety and competition. Also, I like their simpler out-of-the-box interface better with less ads and such, even though the Google TV interface is more customizable.

          • SuzyQ@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            4·
            11 months ago

            Yes they do. Usually one big ad on the side of the screen. And they may if you use certain screen savers. I think the city scapes one puts ads in it. Note: all the ads I mention are static images without sound.

          • MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            Hoo BOY does Roku have ads! When I installed PiHole on my network and used it as my local DNS, the TOP blocked domain was “scribe.roku.com”. It was calling home like 5000 times a day. We were thinking every single remote push maybe.

            Blocking those domains made the entire interface speed up drastically, and got rid of the giant box ads on the side as well. (It’s just a big empty frame now lol).

            Rokus are nice and cheap if you can mitigate their rampant data harvesting.

      • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        What are you using for control? I wouldn’t mind scrapping my Roku for something a little more robust but using a mouse and keyboard on my home television seems kind of …awful.

        • Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          A Trackball is a lot better than a mouse.

          That said, I haven’t found anything beats both.

          They make mini keyboard/trackball things but they’re all such low quality crap.

        • Stegget@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I picked up a Logitech K400, it’s working well enough for now. I’m still evaluating the best use cases and access methods for everything but it’s good enough for when I need to just toss a browser up on my screen. Much more convenient than going to my PC in another room to cast a tab; I got tired of getting off the couch just b/c a stream needs to be refreshed.

          • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            Thanks for the response

            Yeah, I have one of those at work on a central presentation machine. It does ok

            Maybe my problem is more getting away from windows and moving to kodi or something. Trying to run a regular desktop GUI from across the room is just an uncomfortable thing.

            • Stegget@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              11 months ago

              FWIW I’m dealing with that issue, too. You can size things up and make it work okay but it’s not an amazing experience. I’m also looking at an alternative UI since the vast majority of what I want it for is browser based. I’m exploring some flavors of linux, but I have yet to encounter something that gives me the TV-like interface with PC functionality behind the scenes.