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I love my LG OLED TV even more now that it's rooted and I can watch YT without ads. The install process indeed reminds of iPhone/iPod Touch jailbreak. Fun stuff

I love my LG OLED TV even more now that it's rooted and I can watch YT without ads. The install process indeed reminds of iPhone/iPod Touch jailbreak. Fun stuff :)

kmlx 4y ago
> I love my LG OLED TV even more now that it's rooted and I can watch YT without ads you don't need to root it to watch Youtube without ads. you just need to pay for Youtube premium.
- whatsthatabout 4y ago
  That’s true for ads from youtube (I have yt premium myself) but not for ads directly in the video. The yt app from the homebrew store has sponsorblock[1] integrated which can skip these too. [1] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
  - reegnz 4y ago
    WOW, SponsorBlock is something I didn't know I needed so bad! Thanks a lot for sharing. (I also pay for yt premium btw)
    - nebula8804 4y ago
      FUN FACT: yt-dlp (the new youtube dl cmd line app) also has sponserblock integration so it can automatically download files and strip the ads from the video file if you specify the "--sponsorblock-remove all" argument. There are other arguments you can pass to fine tune this, check the docs.
      - bspammer 4y ago
        I’d much rather have the full video file and instead have it be possible to skip at the point of playback. I believe this is possible too: yt-dlp can mark the sponsored sections as a separate chapter in the video file.
  - m348e912 4y ago
    If you are talking about in video sponsorship segments, how does sponsorblock know when they start or end? Are creators required to tag their sponsorship segments with timestamps somewhere?
    - charcircuit 4y ago
      The data is crowd sourced from other sponsorblock users.
      - Karunamon 4y ago
        It's even gamified a little bit; the add-on tracks how much time your submissions have saved other people (so if you block out 30 second sponsor spot, and 10 users skip that spot, you get credited with 300 seconds of time save), and there is a leaderboard. Popular YouTubers like Linus tech tips will have their sponsor spots identified and submitted within a couple of minutes of uploading because the high view count is worth a ton of time save. Something else a lot of people don't know is that it can be configured to skip things that are not simply sponsor spots, stuff like filler, intro and and cards, begging for subscriptions, and so forth. That add-on is the single greatest quality of life improvement YouTube has ever seen.
        matheusmoreira 4y ago
        > it can be configured to skip things that are not simply sponsor spots, stuff like filler, intro and and cards, begging for subscriptions, and so forth Amazing! I didn't know that. Now I'm starting to wonder why I ever tolerated this noise in the first place...
  - SergeAx 4y ago
    Wow! Can I still cast YouTube videos from my phone to TV? I understand that it is not a screencasting, phone app just sends video id and control signals.
    - hackersonggg 4y ago
      Yes casting still works! Just rooted my tv, my wife thinks I'm a genius XD
- Kiro 4y ago
  Not sure why you are getting downvoted when that's the obvious solution. I use YouTube Premium and don't see any ads on my TV. People say "just let me pay" but when the option is there no-one really does. They just want free things.
  - bheadmaster 4y ago
    YouTube provides their content for free. They just don't want to provide that content without strings attached, they want to force their users to watch advertising. The only way to provide content for free, yet force users to watch advertising, is to lock down users' computers and remove their freedom to control their own computing. That's what most HN users are against, as it goes against the philosophy of free software [0]. If YouTube doesn't want to provide free content, they have all the liberty in the world to remove free content from their site and provide it only for YouTube Premium users. But they don't want to do that, they want to have their cake and eat it too. [0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html
    - morbia 4y ago
      > If YouTube doesn't want to provide free content, they have all the liberty in the world to remove free content from their site and provide it only for YouTube Premium users. But they don't want to do that, they want to have their cake and eat it too. If you believe in the philosophy of free software to the letter YouTube can't do as you suggest. If they were to offer a paid only service to Premium members that respects their freedoms, that content should also be freely distributable to others. That undermines their entire business model.
      - stavros 4y ago
        I don't agree that this is true, you don't have to have free content to have FOSS devices, but sometimes your business model doesn't work. I'm not obligated to buy your stuff.
        4y ago
- NL807 4y ago
  Or alternatively, you just want autonomy over the device you own, and want to predicate how the pixels are being lit up on the screen, and not according to some conglomerate's terms.
- matheusmoreira 4y ago
  Imagine paying YouTube not to degrade your own experience only to end up being advertised to anyways by hardcoded video sponsors. Not to mention driving the value of your attention up. Don't get extorted. The right answer to all YouTube advertising is uBlock Origin and Sponsor Block.
- jonathantf2 4y ago
  *watch YT without ads and paying
shultays 4y ago
Assuming that is an android TV, you could also use smarttubenext. No ads and it also comes with sponsor block and IMO has better UI. I have youtube premium but I still prefer smarttubenext over default android tv youtube app
gureddio 4y ago
I've got a 2017 LG TV and I hate it. It's always been buggy and some of the hardware was underspecced even for 2017. I was getting ready to replace it but this Jailbreak might buy it a few more years
- stavros 4y ago
  Isn't the panel good? Can you not get a driver and replace the current one? It'll turn it into a dumb TV, which sounds preferable than the current thing.
  - gureddio 4y ago
    It's strange - the panel looks good for some content, but bad for others. When there is a solid colour on the screen, you can see banding really easily. I also was seeing a bit of subtle colour flickering when watching HDR content on Netflix. Otherwise, it generally looks ok, but (and I understand that this may just be a preference) I have an older Samsung panel and I think it looks better.
    - meroje 4y ago
      It's the nature of the thing, OLEDs can't display perfectly uniform colours. It's most visible on greys.
      - gureddio 4y ago
        Absolutely, it's particularly noticeable on this panel though

I love my LG OLED TV even more now that it's rooted and I can watch YT without ads. The install process indeed reminds of iPhone/iPod Touch jailbreak. Fun stuff :)

kmlx 4y ago

> I love my LG OLED TV even more now that it's rooted and I can watch YT without ads you don't need to root it to watch Youtube without ads. you just need to pay for Youtube premium.

whatsthatabout 4y ago
That’s true for ads from youtube (I have yt premium myself) but not for ads directly in the video. The yt app from the homebrew store has sponsorblock[1] integrated which can skip these too. [1] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
- reegnz 4y ago
  WOW, SponsorBlock is something I didn't know I needed so bad! Thanks a lot for sharing. (I also pay for yt premium btw)
  - nebula8804 4y ago
    FUN FACT: yt-dlp (the new youtube dl cmd line app) also has sponserblock integration so it can automatically download files and strip the ads from the video file if you specify the "--sponsorblock-remove all" argument. There are other arguments you can pass to fine tune this, check the docs.
    - bspammer 4y ago
      I’d much rather have the full video file and instead have it be possible to skip at the point of playback. I believe this is possible too: yt-dlp can mark the sponsored sections as a separate chapter in the video file.
- m348e912 4y ago
  If you are talking about in video sponsorship segments, how does sponsorblock know when they start or end? Are creators required to tag their sponsorship segments with timestamps somewhere?
  - charcircuit 4y ago
    The data is crowd sourced from other sponsorblock users.
    - Karunamon 4y ago
      It's even gamified a little bit; the add-on tracks how much time your submissions have saved other people (so if you block out 30 second sponsor spot, and 10 users skip that spot, you get credited with 300 seconds of time save), and there is a leaderboard. Popular YouTubers like Linus tech tips will have their sponsor spots identified and submitted within a couple of minutes of uploading because the high view count is worth a ton of time save. Something else a lot of people don't know is that it can be configured to skip things that are not simply sponsor spots, stuff like filler, intro and and cards, begging for subscriptions, and so forth. That add-on is the single greatest quality of life improvement YouTube has ever seen.
      - matheusmoreira 4y ago
        > it can be configured to skip things that are not simply sponsor spots, stuff like filler, intro and and cards, begging for subscriptions, and so forth Amazing! I didn't know that. Now I'm starting to wonder why I ever tolerated this noise in the first place...
- SergeAx 4y ago
  Wow! Can I still cast YouTube videos from my phone to TV? I understand that it is not a screencasting, phone app just sends video id and control signals.
  - hackersonggg 4y ago
    Yes casting still works! Just rooted my tv, my wife thinks I'm a genius XD
Kiro 4y ago
Not sure why you are getting downvoted when that's the obvious solution. I use YouTube Premium and don't see any ads on my TV. People say "just let me pay" but when the option is there no-one really does. They just want free things.
- bheadmaster 4y ago
  YouTube provides their content for free. They just don't want to provide that content without strings attached, they want to force their users to watch advertising. The only way to provide content for free, yet force users to watch advertising, is to lock down users' computers and remove their freedom to control their own computing. That's what most HN users are against, as it goes against the philosophy of free software [0]. If YouTube doesn't want to provide free content, they have all the liberty in the world to remove free content from their site and provide it only for YouTube Premium users. But they don't want to do that, they want to have their cake and eat it too. [0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html
  - morbia 4y ago
    > If YouTube doesn't want to provide free content, they have all the liberty in the world to remove free content from their site and provide it only for YouTube Premium users. But they don't want to do that, they want to have their cake and eat it too. If you believe in the philosophy of free software to the letter YouTube can't do as you suggest. If they were to offer a paid only service to Premium members that respects their freedoms, that content should also be freely distributable to others. That undermines their entire business model.
    - stavros 4y ago
      I don't agree that this is true, you don't have to have free content to have FOSS devices, but sometimes your business model doesn't work. I'm not obligated to buy your stuff.
      - 4y ago
NL807 4y ago
Or alternatively, you just want autonomy over the device you own, and want to predicate how the pixels are being lit up on the screen, and not according to some conglomerate's terms.
matheusmoreira 4y ago
Imagine paying YouTube not to degrade your own experience only to end up being advertised to anyways by hardcoded video sponsors. Not to mention driving the value of your attention up. Don't get extorted. The right answer to all YouTube advertising is uBlock Origin and Sponsor Block.
jonathantf2 4y ago
*watch YT without ads and paying

shultays 4y ago

Assuming that is an android TV, you could also use smarttubenext. No ads and it also comes with sponsor block and IMO has better UI. I have youtube premium but I still prefer smarttubenext over default android tv youtube app

gureddio 4y ago

I've got a 2017 LG TV and I hate it. It's always been buggy and some of the hardware was underspecced even for 2017. I was getting ready to replace it but this Jailbreak might buy it a few more years

stavros 4y ago
Isn't the panel good? Can you not get a driver and replace the current one? It'll turn it into a dumb TV, which sounds preferable than the current thing.
- gureddio 4y ago
  It's strange - the panel looks good for some content, but bad for others. When there is a solid colour on the screen, you can see banding really easily. I also was seeing a bit of subtle colour flickering when watching HDR content on Netflix. Otherwise, it generally looks ok, but (and I understand that this may just be a preference) I have an older Samsung panel and I think it looks better.
  - meroje 4y ago
    It's the nature of the thing, OLEDs can't display perfectly uniform colours. It's most visible on greys.
    - gureddio 4y ago
      Absolutely, it's particularly noticeable on this panel though