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Without a TV I'd miss the ability to "turn something on without being paralysed by choice". Usually mealtimes or when very tired, I just want to turn on the TV
by andybak 5y ago
Without a TV I'd miss the ability to "turn something on without being paralysed by choice". Usually mealtimes or when very tired, I just want to turn on the TV and flick through a handful of channels and just watch whatever there is on.
It's mainly a UX thing. There's just more friction with TV apps even if they do have a "watch live" option. Channel hopping is just much harder.
- jolmg 5y agoIt isn't much different to open YouTube, pick whatever's recommended, and just let autoplay pick the next video to play. You get better tailored content.
- andybak 5y agoIt is different. YouTube is deep in my filter bubble whereas channel hopping TV channels is a moderately curated selection. (and YouTube in private browsing is just a firehose of automated recommendations). There's probably about 10 channels worth watching on UK Freeview and the hit rate is fairly high when my standards are low but I want something easy and engaging.
- wrycoder 5y ago> firehose And that common denominator is appalling!
- maccard 5y agoAnd what are you connecting YouTube to to display that content? For most people that's a TV I would guess.
- andybak 5y ago(scroll back a bit - that's not quite the point being debated)