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From: Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Newsgroups: uk.tech.digital-tv,uk.d-i-y,comp.misc
Subject: Re: OT: YiouTube sunscribed sites
Date: 19 Dec 2024 22:01:13 +0000 (GMT)
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In uk.d-i-y Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
> In comp.misc Chris J Dixon <chris@cdixon.me.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > Am I missing something, or is this simply something I am stuck
> > with?
> 
> You are likely stuck with it, given that a "smart tv" controls you, 
> rather than the other way around.
> 
> Consider downloading the items you want to watch from youtube 
> (https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) and then setting up a playback 
> system for the downloads.  Then you will be in control of every aspect 
> of the display and playback of the downloaded files.

There are also alternative apps like 'SmartTube' for Android TV, although it
depends on your TV/box as to whether it'll let you install them.  They also
block ads and sponsored segments.

https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube

(can't speak of what it does for subscriptions though)

Theo