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10 dollars felt too much compared to free youtube, and now they want 65 for whatever they are selling.

29athrowaway 6y ago
I pay for YouTube Red because I can skip through ads. It's worth it. In YouTube TV you get to see unavoidable ads, unlike in TV where you can switch the channel while those ads are running.
- Volundr 6y ago
  I use YouTube TV and this comment confuses me. What exactly do you think is stopping you from changing channels?
  - caymanjim 6y ago
    Yeah, it works just like TV. There are no unskippable ads or interstitials. Also with unlimited DVR and time-shifting, I rarely watch live, and I can skip all the commercials (albeit manually).
- thaumasiotes 6y ago
  > I pay for YouTube Red because I can skip through ads. It's worth it. Hard to see how this could possibly be worth it, since you can also skip the ads for free.
  - rbrtl 6y ago
    This isn't necessarily true. I don't have any behind the scenes knowledge, but I suspect that enough money or reputation can buy you unskippable ads. I've had several ads I have been unable to skip, running to as long as 15 seconds for the TV+ Tom Hanks movie from Apple. Almost every ad for a Google product has also been unskippable. Could just be an extension of Google's anti-Apple UX design, but I would be rather surprised.
    - tpm 6y ago
      This probably depends on the client you are using - using Youtube in browser with adblockers, I have never seen an ad on Youtube, much less an unskippable one. So I take this is what the parent comment meant by "you can also skip the ads for free".
  - 29athrowaway 6y ago
    Not all ads can be fully skipped, and skipping the ad takes at least a couple of seconds. You can also get multiple ads in a video. I use YouTube for many purposes: music, learning, recreation, etc. and i'd rather pay like $10 a month than spend 1 hour a month watching ads. For the record, I do not care at all about YouTube Red exclusive content.
    - thaumasiotes 6y ago
      > Not all ads can be fully skipped, and skipping the ad takes at least a couple of seconds. You can also get multiple ads in a video. You're not watching them right. All ads can be fully skipped, preemptively, at a time cost of zero. If you don't like the ads, just don't watch them. There's no reason to pay for YouTube Red.
      - 29athrowaway 6y ago
        Not watching them involves waiting a few seconds for the skip ad button to appear. That time adds up to 30 to 60 min a month. Let's say 45 min a month in average. That means, saving 45 min of my spare time costs $12, the cost of YouTube Red. 45 min of my spare time is much more valuable than $12, so I just pay for it.
        thaumasiotes 6y ago
        > Not watching them involves waiting a few seconds for the skip ad button to appear. You're hallucinating. Just read the sidethread comment from tpm: > I have never seen an ad on Youtube, much less an unskippable one.
- driverdan 6y ago
  What do you mean? YouTube Premium removes ads, there is no skipping through them.
caymanjim 6y ago
YouTube TV has nothing at all to do with YouTube proper. It's purely branding. TV is comparable to Sling or DirecTV or your local cable TV option.

I pay for YouTube Red because I can skip through ads. It's worth it. In YouTube TV you get to see unavoidable ads, unlike in TV where you can switch the channel while those ads are running.

Volundr 6y ago
I use YouTube TV and this comment confuses me. What exactly do you think is stopping you from changing channels?
- caymanjim 6y ago
  Yeah, it works just like TV. There are no unskippable ads or interstitials. Also with unlimited DVR and time-shifting, I rarely watch live, and I can skip all the commercials (albeit manually).
thaumasiotes 6y ago
> I pay for YouTube Red because I can skip through ads. It's worth it. Hard to see how this could possibly be worth it, since you can also skip the ads for free.
- rbrtl 6y ago
  This isn't necessarily true. I don't have any behind the scenes knowledge, but I suspect that enough money or reputation can buy you unskippable ads. I've had several ads I have been unable to skip, running to as long as 15 seconds for the TV+ Tom Hanks movie from Apple. Almost every ad for a Google product has also been unskippable. Could just be an extension of Google's anti-Apple UX design, but I would be rather surprised.
  - tpm 6y ago
    This probably depends on the client you are using - using Youtube in browser with adblockers, I have never seen an ad on Youtube, much less an unskippable one. So I take this is what the parent comment meant by "you can also skip the ads for free".
- 29athrowaway 6y ago
  Not all ads can be fully skipped, and skipping the ad takes at least a couple of seconds. You can also get multiple ads in a video. I use YouTube for many purposes: music, learning, recreation, etc. and i'd rather pay like $10 a month than spend 1 hour a month watching ads. For the record, I do not care at all about YouTube Red exclusive content.
  - thaumasiotes 6y ago
    > Not all ads can be fully skipped, and skipping the ad takes at least a couple of seconds. You can also get multiple ads in a video. You're not watching them right. All ads can be fully skipped, preemptively, at a time cost of zero. If you don't like the ads, just don't watch them. There's no reason to pay for YouTube Red.
    - 29athrowaway 6y ago
      Not watching them involves waiting a few seconds for the skip ad button to appear. That time adds up to 30 to 60 min a month. Let's say 45 min a month in average. That means, saving 45 min of my spare time costs $12, the cost of YouTube Red. 45 min of my spare time is much more valuable than $12, so I just pay for it.
      - thaumasiotes 6y ago
        > Not watching them involves waiting a few seconds for the skip ad button to appear. You're hallucinating. Just read the sidethread comment from tpm: > I have never seen an ad on Youtube, much less an unskippable one.
driverdan 6y ago
What do you mean? YouTube Premium removes ads, there is no skipping through them.

caymanjim 6y ago

YouTube TV has nothing at all to do with YouTube proper. It's purely branding. TV is comparable to Sling or DirecTV or your local cable TV option.