I’ve tried pihole and pfblocker and several forms of Adblock plus casting, and eventually decided it was worth the $. I’m not proud of it, but YouTube premium is my only paid streaming service.
I’m running a Linux server, a Linux desktop, and a VPS host. While I’m far from an expert, I’d like to think I’m in a better position than most people when it comes to this type of solution.
Even then, it just isn’t scalable. First off, I want to just use my remote and have things work. I need it to work not just for me, but for family across several devices. At the end of the day, the $15 a month is probably cheaper than I’d pay just for the electricity of another server, much less the time and effort spent administrating it.
If someone with a lot more knowledge than me could build an ansible deployment that packaged a streaming tool compatible with plug-in casting devices, I’d be on that in a heartbeat.
What I mean is that if you take a Linux installed pc with an app like freetube installed and connect it to your tv withan HDMI cable or similar. And use that for YouTube instead of the YouTube app installed in your smart tv, you will have a much better time.
I literally keep an Android TV box around for this reason. My smart TV is aging anyway and doesn’t have a Jellyfin app either - unless I compile it myself and then install it.
Not on my TV, unfortunately :(
I’ve tried pihole and pfblocker and several forms of Adblock plus casting, and eventually decided it was worth the $. I’m not proud of it, but YouTube premium is my only paid streaming service.
Smart Tube?
Nope.
Oof
Smart TVs are dumb.
Get the oldest cheapest pc you can find (you may already have one in storage) and slap Linux on it and you’ll have a better experience.
I’m running a Linux server, a Linux desktop, and a VPS host. While I’m far from an expert, I’d like to think I’m in a better position than most people when it comes to this type of solution.
Even then, it just isn’t scalable. First off, I want to just use my remote and have things work. I need it to work not just for me, but for family across several devices. At the end of the day, the $15 a month is probably cheaper than I’d pay just for the electricity of another server, much less the time and effort spent administrating it.
If someone with a lot more knowledge than me could build an ansible deployment that packaged a streaming tool compatible with plug-in casting devices, I’d be on that in a heartbeat.
What I mean is that if you take a Linux installed pc with an app like freetube installed and connect it to your tv withan HDMI cable or similar. And use that for YouTube instead of the YouTube app installed in your smart tv, you will have a much better time.
No need to overcomplicate it
Keyboard and mouse control and a random laptop hooked up with HDMI for a living room or bedroom TV isn’t high on the wife approval scale.
Does she have a higher approval of ads?
Acceptance of ads, yes. Or more to the point, YouTube isn’t that important.
Have fun with that, my wife and I both would rather have this on the coffee table.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/shop/p/k400-plus-touchpad-keyboard
Whatever works for you. Not going to fly in my house. Plus, again, YouTube isn’t that important.
I literally keep an Android TV box around for this reason. My smart TV is aging anyway and doesn’t have a Jellyfin app either - unless I compile it myself and then install it.
SmartTube? If you dont have an android tv, you can buy an android tv box/stick.