bitflipper Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Thanks to mastering guru Ian Shepard for bringing this to our attention. It's called "Stable Volume", and it applies a primitive leveling compressor to YouTube audio. It's supposed to turn itself off when it detects music, but let's recall that YT doesn't have a good track record with such things. What happens when you watch a video that's mostly talking about audio, but with audio examples? Think of your favorite YT educators such as Dave Rat, Audio University, or Dan Worrall. Much of their content would become pointless if you couldn't hear small differences in audio. To make sure this feature is turned off, click on the gear icon for YT options and make sure Stable Volume is disabled. You cannot disable it globally. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 There are so many features we'd like YouBoob to have, but instead they come up with things we don't want! Some examples that would be helpful (mostly applies to participating in live streams): The ability to set the chat window to default to Live Chat The ability to see a list of all who are watching The ability to search the chat The ability to resize the chat and emoji window Oh, well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalpwal Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I guess chats not their main thing just a bolt on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 19 hours ago, craigb said: Some examples that would be helpful (mostly applies to participating in live streams): The ability to set the chat window to default to Live Chat The ability to see a list of all who are watching The ability to search the chat The ability to resize the chat and emoji window I mainly watch YouTube on my TV through a Firestick. The live chat window stays on once I check the box. Even when I close the livestream and go to a different one. I subscribe to YouTube Premium and maybe thats why? It's the only service I subscribe to. I like the way they handle the music side of the service. I download everything in HQ and it sounds really good to my ears. I have terrible cell service so I download everything and it let's me listen offline. As for the volume leveling, I swear when I turn it on, the louder I turn my TV the more it kicks in and the lower the overall volume gets. So I just leave it off. I have all of that stuff turned off for the TV, Firestick, and YouTube app. They'll fight each other if I have them all turned on and the sound starts to distort. I also noticed when watching movies, you can select surround or stereo sometimes, not always. If watching on a 2 speaker TV I always turn the surround off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 I recently tried to pull up Netflix on two of my TVs, only to be informed that "Netflix no longer supports this device". One is a smart TV with network features such as a built-in Netflix client, the other is an older "dumb" TV that gets Netflix via a DVD player that has the client built-in. I'm guessing they found some weaknesses in their access control / user validation and have forced manufacturers to put additional security features into their firmware-based Netflix clients to circumvent password sharing. I am not inclined to buy new TVs, as I just don't watch enough television to justify the expense. But I don't subscribe to cable TV, so those sets are now just video monitors for watching DVDs. Consequently, I am looking into Firestick-type devices so I can get Netflix back on those receivers. Thanks to Shane's comment, it has just now occurred to me that it would be nice to get YouTube on them as well. But I haven't actually looked into how (or how well) Firestick works. Does it require a monthly subscription or any other additional costs beyond the initial purchase? Or is it essentially just a little computer with HDMI outputs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalpwal Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 we do all our tv via a pc with vpn and ad blocking in the browser (ff) with a blutooth remote, very nice experience - it's connected to a "smart" tv but we don't stand for no snooping iot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, bitflipper said: Does it require a monthly subscription or any other additional costs beyond the initial purchase? Or is it essentially just a little computer with HDMI outputs? It's just a one time charge for the stick. All the major apps are on it like YouTube, Twitch, Rumble, and most of the subscription based ones. You can get most of the paid subs monthly through your Prime account if there's a show or series you want to watch, then cancel it. I've done that a few times and aroind Halloween I sub to one or two of the horror movie channels for a month then cancel it. No contracts. Just pay for 30 days and that's it. The really nice thing is if your TV dies, you just plug it in to a new TV and you don't lose your passwords. You can upload photos to your Prime account and view them through the stick on your TV. I use the photo app a lot. I never had one until my first smart TV died and I had to redo all my passwords on the new TV. It's a royal pain. Firestick solves all that. I didn't even have the internet set up on my current TV until I was curious if there was a firmware update. I shut it back off after that. One less thing phoning home on my network. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 88 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I know you guys live far out there, but you should try digital antennas. I had cable routed thru the house. When I ditched cable I put a big antenna in the attic, paid about $190 at Best Buy... and reversed the signal flow from bottom up to top down. I have 3 TV sets with lots of channels . Sad part is there is no one to watch TV anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 4 hours ago, pwalpwal said: we do all our tv via a pc with vpn and ad blocking in the browser (ff) with a blutooth remote, very nice experience - it's connected to a "smart" tv but we don't stand for no snooping iot +1 With a Smart TV, also checkout which "screencast" features it has enabled/available. Depending on your setup, that may be a simpler option if you have it, but cannot use the remote 14 minutes ago, Jimbo 88 said: I know you guys live far out there, but you should try digital antennas. I had cable routed thru the house. When I ditched cable I put a big antenna in the attic, paid about $190 at Best Buy... and reversed the signal flow from bottom up to top down. I have 3 TV sets with lots of channels . Sad part is there is no one to watch TV anymore This is also a good option. I am in the sticks, but a good digital antenna is roughly $50 (mine is on the roof) which has a built-in amplifier to boost the signal from them (they are merely analog antennas with a booster). Because of the digital format, most stations come with 5-8 channels. Some of those extra channels just mirror what is playing "now" on another service. Unless you are looking for something specific (i.e., Netflix), there is a buttload of stuff free and "on demand" from places like PlutoTV, Fandango, and similar. If your smart TV is an LG, there are also (free) on demand options with them in addition to all of the LG channels. Mine are LG models... I disabled all of the tracking in them which ends up being comical at times because I will get spurts of commercials in Spanish (can Google how to do this for your particular brand if interested). My stay time in front of a TV is terrible, but I do leave it on for background noise quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwalpwal Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 10 hours ago, mettelus said: +1 With a Smart TV, also checkout which "screencast" features it has enabled/available. Depending on your setup, that may be a simpler option if you have it, but cannot use the remote our tv is not connected to the internet, we use it as a dumb screen... the smart tv at my parents place constantly shows them adverts for diapers, making wills, burial arrangements, anything target-able at old folk 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Screed Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 21 hours ago, bitflipper said: Consequently, I am looking into Firestick-type devices so I can get Netflix back on those receivers. I have had very good success with the roku device. 20 hours ago, pwalpwal said: we do all our tv via a pc with vpn and ad blocking in the browser (ff) with a blutooth remote, very nice experience Yes, this is a viable option to avoid adds. My old 2005 TV is not wifi enabled so I have to use hdmi, which can be a "chore" to plug in when I feel lazy, which is often. We do lots of free TV, especially PBS, and local over the air channels 15 hours ago, mettelus said: Because of the digital format, most stations come with 5-8 channels. We do lots of free TV, especially PBS, and local over the air channels. We even get Green Acres, which has to be on of the weirdest shows ever, but has Edie Albert who actually recieved two Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his roles in Roman Holiday (1953), and The Heartbreak Kid (1972). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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