Anybody else here find YouTube a bit of an addiction? I probably spend as much time on YouTube as I do on OFF - I would guess between 10 and 30 minutes most days.
There are about 20 channels that I subscribe to (though don’t click the notification bell) and spend a little time watching their new videos as they come up.
Until I got my Android TV I used to watch on a 7" tablet but a 55" screen is certainly a lot better except that you can’t leave or read commentsn(all part of the fun).
As an example - I have no interest in owning a boat or indeed going to sea but every Saturday morning I look forward to the latest offering from Acorn to Arabella.
Another channel I enjoy is Big Clive dot Com. He is an electrician who dismantles electronic and electrical components as well as rather odd amusements such as carbonating Jaegermeister (sp?)
Youtube is a great resource for overcoming problems or learning new skills. I often use it for finding VBA programming problems in Excel for example.
How about you? Do you enjoy or find YouTube useful either for learning or just entertainment?
Perhaps you have your own channel? Is it monetised? Just curious.
I’m a regular You Tuber Bruce. I use it mainly for music and cooking/ recipes etc. I don’t think I’ve ever searched for any music regardless of how obscure, that I haven’t found.
I watch a great deal on YouTube, especially as there’s bugger all on TV and have been watching the cooking series by Kent Rollins who cooks everything in cast iron. I tuned into his channel just for the advice on how to clean and maintain cast iron cookware. I’ve got myself a set of cast-iron pans and don’t use anything else these days. Nothing sticks to them as they are well seasoned.
Try to use You Tube in a manner where I will not contribute to making internet entrepreneurs any richer than they already are, for not shifting off their asses.:-)
Since the pandemic started I have watched more Tv that ever before, previosly, apart from the evening news at 7pm I might watch about about three hours a week including downloaded films.
Since the pandemic i have got into the habit of turning on the TV in the morning and watching Youtube fr half an hour (ish).
Thank goodness my kids persuaded me to buy a 55" smart TV before all this started - At the time i thought it a waste of money but it has been a great purchase.
How wonderful is Youtube? Now you can find out how it works.
I notice it has a CV number, all the valves we used in the GPO radios etc were identified with CV numbers it was only after I left the GPO that discovered valves actually had numbers like 12AT7
Travelling wave tubes had a secondhand value amoung the amateur radio population they were suppose to the returned but usually “broke” when their hours were up
I started watching it for the craft & hobby videos; leatherwork, knife making, and model making in my case, but I quickly realised that you can find just about anything you want -
military history, long distance walks, music, recipes, woodworking, humanism & atheism, and comments on Brexit, and BBC bias are just some of the subjects I’ve followed; but there are many others
I have some favourite channels, but once you start, and follow the links & prompts you can be there a long time if you’re not careful
Certainly, if I’m not feeling very energetic YT is better than much of the bilge on the TV
Yes, I am a bit addicted to Youtube. Now that it is cast to my TV I like watching the old music videos. The only problem is that I quite often don’t finish them because I see some other video I want to watch. The ads get on my nerves a bit.
The ads using the smart TV App are considerably less than the smart phone/tablet app for some reason, on the latter YouTube is getting almost unwatchable.
Creators can elect to have ads placed (by Youtube) during their video if they do I always leave a comment about unsubscribing.
The only real solution is to use a PC with an ad blocker and send that to the TV for ad free viewing.
As someone else mentioned YouTube is a bit addictive and following links or suggested videos can eat up time if you are not careful.
