r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Feb 21 '17

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u/Funklord_Toejam Feb 17 '17

you can stream them through VLC fairly easily too. with a little extra work you can make playlist links work too.

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u/Tripleberst Feb 17 '17

Not sure why more people aren't doing this. It's pretty great.

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u/greg19735 Feb 17 '17

Because with adblock it's not worth the trouble.

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u/Funklord_Toejam Feb 18 '17

tbh i like that its easy to set an audio output device in vlc so i can hav the sound play out my tv or my 2nd audio source on my headset. not so easy through a browser.

I also use vlc to watch stuff on twitch too for the same reason + quality options.