Hello scurvy dogs

Im looking for some advice on how I should go about continuing to watch youtube while blocking / bypassing ads on my LG TV.

I recently ended my premium subscription because of price hikes and such but webOS on LG TVs is very restrictive with its apps.

Ive started to use LibreTube on my devices which is awsome but ive only got a couple of options that might work on the telly:

1- I host a local Jellyfin server for all our other content needs so maybe i can integrate youtube into this somehow.

2- Ive got a spare Pi 3b laying around that I could use as something and just HDMI to the TV which im fine with.

Currently I think that maybe running android on the Pi and then using LibreTube on that is my best option.

So my question is, what do you guys use / what are your setups to watch youtube ad free on ya TV?

  • Zadhu@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It looks like Android TV is only available for the Pi 4 and above so im going to try out the normal Android LineageOS install on my Pi 3b and see how that works.

    Dev mode would have been nice but its patched now (the easy way) and if I have to reset it every few days then thats too much of an inconvenience for me.

    Its probably also worth noting that I wouldnt use one of those cheap sticks or a chrome cast because I despise everything google and am currently trying to de-google completely.

    Anyway thanks for all the suggestions, for now ill check out LineageOS with a cutla apps this weekend and report back for anyone thats interested.

  • magikmw@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I've been running pihole with several blocklists forever and I never see any ads.

  • A_Asselin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Years ago I sold my TV (the big kind with the heavy back) and my DVD player on craiglist for 5$ usd each. I only watch video via a 30 inch monitor connected to my linux PCs. It's nice having full control over my hardware. I would never buy a "smart" tv out of principle.

  • pelikan@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    "running android on the Pi and then using LibreTube on that is my best option" really sounds like best option available. Any mediabox with android is better than anything that smart tv has to offer. Once i got my TOX3, i don't remember launching smart tv apps once again. What i've got installed is Revanced, Televizoro (for iptv streams) and LazyMediaDeluxe (for movies streaming).

  • knapsackinjury@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    On my pi, I run kodi with the YouTube add-on. Then I use NewPipe on my phone which has an option to send to kodi. Too easy. I wish I could move away from kodi as it's not all that great anymore, but this flow is just too easy for me.

  • LadyLikesSpiders@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I've yet to have any issues for longer than a day with just adguard and adblocker on firefox, though I hear it hasn't worked for everyone. Alternatively, you can just try out invidious