Would you watch EEVBlog on anything other than Youtube? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2018, 10:54:59 pm
content: /.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2018, 02:21:56 am
content: Yes. I care about the content, not the platform. If someone decided that they wanted to publish content that I liked on some other platform instead of YouTube, I'd watch it on that other platform (assuming, of course, that it's watchable).

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2018, 06:31:18 am
content: I just tried the link. The picture is really fuzzy. When dave does online schematic/pcb screenshots, I cant read any of the text.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 22, 2018, 06:33:40 am
content: I would very much like to give Youtube the flick but even the site linked above turned out a bit shit. Probably not the sites fault as such but it would not play a video and threw up a "Sorry, the browser you are using is not currently supported, Disqus actively supports the following browsers : Firefox - Chrome - Internet Explorer 11+ - Safari"I generally view most videos from this stupid dumb as fuck LG television which uses a thinned down version of Chrome, the thing is only a few years old and LG no longer provide firmware upgrades or support for these models and expect everyone to run out and purchase a new one, well fuck you LG. You won't ever see my money again and I'm pretty sure we have consumer laws down here that specifically address this particular lack of support issue. I might do another letter and remind them how disgruntled I still am.

author: hayatepilot
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2018, 07:10:49 am
content: Quote from: BrianHG on February 22, 2018, 06:31:18 amYes, the resolution is certainly not FullHD.Looks about the same as 360p on Youtube. Absolutely unacceptable.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2018, 09:38:48 pm
content: Quote from: Muttley Snickers on February 22, 2018, 06:33:40 amHeh, yeah, "smart TV" is an oxymoron.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2018, 09:39:31 pm
content: Quote from: hayatepilot on February 22, 2018, 07:10:49 amThat's the thing. To compete with YouTube takes big bucks.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2018, 01:33:20 am
content: Quote from: bitseeker on February 22, 2018, 09:39:31 pmBittorrent. It not only handles 4K with ease but also is ready for 8K 3D HDR when it eventually gets affordable for the average consumer.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 23, 2018, 02:43:39 am
content: Quote from: bitseeker on February 22, 2018, 02:21:56 amAbsolutely agree with you.

author: Galenbo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2018, 01:09:24 pm
content: "Would you watch Dave's videos much longer, If they are only available on Youtube ?"

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2018, 07:45:48 pm
content: Quote from: Galenbo on February 23, 2018, 01:09:24 pmDo you mean will I continue to watch Dave's videos or boycott them if they're only available on YouTube?For now, I'll continue to watch even if they're only on YouTube. Although Google's and advertisers' shenanigans are annoying, they haven't gotten to the point of driving me away...yet.

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2018, 10:59:47 pm
content: Of course I'm going to continue watching YouTube and I doubt that I am going to hunt around for GeeWhizVideo.com.In the special case of EEVblog, if the videos on the home page are linked somewhere else and if that somewhere else shovels out high quality video then I guess I'll play along.EEVblog isn't the only YouTube provider I visit. I simply can't get away from YouTube as long as they are the only credible provider and none of the 'me too!' providers have the money it takes to compete with YouTube.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2018, 11:10:24 pm
content: I concur. My subscription list has grown surprisingly long. It's amazing how many electronics-related channels exist on YouTube (as ez24's project illustrates).

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 23, 2018, 11:23:42 pm
content: Quote from: wilfred on February 21, 2018, 10:54:59 pmYep, and therein lies the critical mass problem.And IMO Bitchute is probably thebestalternative at present.It doesn't matter how good a platform is technically, if it doesn't have other stuff you want to see then most will not bother to use it long term.Also it doesn't even matter how popular a site is if it doesn't have the right mechanisms, like Facebook, it won't win as the dominate video platform.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2018, 12:31:21 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 23, 2018, 11:23:42 pmFirst look at the Bitchute link Wilfed put up and it's great, more should use it !Because I now have a reasonably fast connection I particularly liked the way a vid loaded fully so if I don't get back to watch it for a a day or so it doesn't want to start all over again like YT.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2018, 12:37:13 am
content: I do not give crap about facebook or youtube, but i do about video quality. Give me a link to whatever as long as it is smooth sream and i will watch. I also do not give crap about any drive-by garbage that the platform tries to push with videos. Therefore no particular platfotm matters to me, it all just about quality and content.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2018, 12:50:30 am
content: I would, though I do admit Youtube is my goto for general video viewing and searching, so I'd have to remember to check the other platform too for new videos.

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2018, 01:51:22 am
content: I see where Bitchute chose to caption the title in RED. This isn't entirely useful to people who suffer from red-green color deficiency. In other words, I can't read them!Red is a particularly bad color to use. I was messing around with some python package updates today and I simply couldn't read the error message. I knew something went sideways because there was a large message but I have no idea what.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2018, 04:26:55 pm
content: I view on YouTube, but mostly on my Apple TV.

author: IdahoMan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2018, 11:23:13 pm
content: With YouTube (owned by Google -big surprise) going the censorship rout, everybody needs an alternative video hosting service.

author: BillB
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 28, 2018, 11:43:49 pm
content: I'd watch Dave's content even if the only presentation technology he used was marionettes or hand shadow puppetry.However, it is awfully convenient to watch via YouTube. I like that it has the ability to play videos selected in a browser to smart devices (TVs) with a YouTube application built-in.

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2018, 02:27:31 pm
content: Quote from: NiHaoMike on February 23, 2018, 01:33:20 amI almost always download the video from YouTube anyway because streaming just sucks. Unfortunately YouTube blocks downloads above 720p unless I take special steps. So if I cannot download the video or it is not 720p or better, I am not interested. My preference would be downloading via bittorrent which is better than using a browser anyway but nobody supports that except piracy sites.

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2018, 02:28:59 pm
content: Quote from: IdahoMan on February 28, 2018, 11:23:13 pmThey sure are. And Google searches conveniently do not return results which identify where they are doing this.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2018, 01:08:33 am
content: Quote from: David Hess on March 01, 2018, 02:27:31 pmI use youtube-dl and it always downloads the highest quality available. (I do that largely so I can use mpv to upscale everything to 4K.) Maybe your version is out of date?

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2018, 01:12:55 am
content: Quote from: NiHaoMike on March 02, 2018, 01:08:33 amI have 4K Download as an application which works but I usually use a Firefox plug-in for convenience and they all seem to be limited to 720p. I only pointed this out as a reason not to use an alternative video host where I cannot download the videos at all. I would prefer just a download link. I hate streaming and hate watching a video within a browser.

author: janekm
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 02, 2018, 02:04:17 am
content: I used to watch EEVBlog in my podcast client on my phone, so sure

author: FrankE
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2018, 03:11:39 pm
content: Probably not.I've given up the ghost on things that went off platform, whether from facebook, YT, Paltalk ....I download Eevblog on iTunesU (but still watch exclusively on Youtube)

author: capt bullshot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2018, 04:08:32 pm
content: I'll watch the video on whatever platform Dave links to from his eevblog.com page. That's my favourite entry point, I rarely use YT directly.