I am wondering if this might work to block Youtube ads on my Samsung Smart TV? I am not talking about setting up a Pi-Hole on a Raspberry Pi connected to my router. What I am thinking is what if I set up a Raspberry Pi (Linux) with a browser that has a Youtube ad blocker browser plugin, then just run that Pi 24/7 connected to my TV's HDMI port, and I use a wireless keyboard with a trackpad for mouse cursor function; then when I want to peruse Youtube, I turn on my TV, select the HDMI port running Pi, using my TV as the monitor for the Pi, and just use the browser in the Pi to watch Youtube videos?
On my desktop PC I have a Youtube ad blocker and I never see Youtube ads. So I am thinking the above setup might replicate such an experience on my TV by using a Pi computer?
It could be my imagination, but I feel the ad density / quantity of ads on Youtube has gotten out of control, it is wearing me down. I know I could pay $70+tax for Youtube premium, but I don't need the premium I just need no ads (google/youtube used to offer a no ads option for I think $10/month or something, and I would gladly pay that but I do not have it in my budget to pay $75/month just to not see ads).
[link] [comments]
No comments:
Post a Comment