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[drumminj]

More and more we are DVR and fast forward the ads

Someone needs to create a Tivo-like appliance for the internet

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Someone needs to create a Tivo-like appliance for the internet

Subscribe to Netflix or Prime Video and you won't see any commercials. Same with AppleTV+, but I dropped them due to their DEI programming.

 

[drumminj]

Subscribe to Netflix or Prime Video and you won't see any commercials. Same with AppleTV+, but I dropped them due to their DEI programming.

Not actually true re: prime video. One of the main reasons I dropped Prime. They started showing ads unless you pay extra.

 

[sodamo]

Someone needs to create a Tivo-like appliance for the internet

Many of the streaming services, YouTube TV, Prime, have that built in.

 

[grsthegreat]

It depends. I've heard that YouTube is adding advertisements embedded right into the video feed which makes it about impossible for a blocker to get around. But don't really know because I avoid YouTube with a passion.

My blocker shows a short blank screen before video plays, no other ads.

 

[BigBlue1]

Someone needs to create a Tivo-like appliance for the internet

YouTube TV has that. Basically offline watching of anything you choose to record. And when watching that way you can fast-forward through the commercials. On many other streaming places like YouTube itself, Max and Netflix you can't skip the ads. :-(

 

[dfkrug]

YouTube TV has that. Basically offline watching of anything you choose to record. And when watching that way you can fast-forward through the commercials. On many other streaming places like YouTube itself, Max and Netflix you can't skip the ads. :-(

Hulu Live TV is like Utube TV. Expensive, but "recording" is on the cloud, as you say. You pay extra to avoid some commercials.

Watched the new movie, A Complete Unknown on Hulu at my SIL's last week. It had commercials, cuz she had the cheaper option. My version has no commercials, but I left my password at home.

BTW, that was the first decent movie I have seen in a while. But I am a boomer and lived it. Nostalgia's a beech.

 

[bdhsfz6]

More and more we are DVR and fast forward the ads

That's one of the reasons we stick with satellite TV. I haven't figured out how to skip the ads yet with streaming services.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Not actually true re: prime video. One of the main reasons I dropped Prime. They started showing ads unless you pay extra.

Like I said, you pay for a Prime Video subscription, so what about that isn't true? Yes, Prime Video used to be included with the Prime subscription. Now it's an extra $3/month on top of the $160/year Prime membership. Yes, it pissed me off, too, but it's far cheaper than any other streaming service out there, and I purchase more than enough merchandise through Prime to offset the shipping charges I would otherwise incur.

 

[LouNY]

Like I said, you pay for a Prime Video subscription, so what about that isn't true? Yes, Prime Video used to be included with the Prime subscription. Now it's an extra $3/month on top of the $160/year Prime membership. Yes, it pissed me off, too, but it's far cheaper than any other streaming service out there, and I purchase more than enough merchandise through Prime to offset the shipping charges I would otherwise incur.

Even with the extra fee at times it has ads and then many of the shows or movies are extra cost.