YouTube Leanback - best TV immersion replacement?

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Reply #1 - 2010 December 18, 10:09 pm
rswarsaw Member
From: was Tokyo, now Hong Kong Registered: 2009-03-04 Posts: 31

you guys used
http://www.youtube.com/leanback/ yet?

i think with the right search phrases and channels set up, this could be a very worthy Japanese TV replacement.

now finding those right channels and keywords...

especially those with full subs (rare).

Reply #2 - 2010 December 18, 10:42 pm
Nuriko Member
From: CA Registered: 2008-01-07 Posts: 603

Hmm... is there a way to limit your watching to just a certain category while having it limited to your search at the same time?  If so, I think it would be good, but if not, I think it'd be bad for picky people tongue

Last edited by Nuriko (2010 December 18, 10:42 pm)

Reply #3 - 2010 December 19, 12:05 am
Daichi Member
From: Washington Registered: 2009-02-04 Posts: 450

Whoa, this is pretty nice. Can you search for multiple unrelated keywords at once?

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Reply #4 - 2012 October 29, 2:52 am
Daichi Member
From: Washington Registered: 2009-02-04 Posts: 450

Looks like Google has killed all of the awesome that Youtube Leanback used to be by replacing it with "Youtube TV". New features include: Not being able to type into the search box, not being to copy/paste into the search box, and forcing you to only be able to type English letters using some sort on-screen "keyboard bar" thing with wacky predicative text.

Let's just say I'm not pleased. :'(

Reply #5 - 2012 November 11, 2:31 am
ryuudou Member
Registered: 2009-03-05 Posts: 406

There's one khatzumoto uses where you can type your own keywords... it basically just plays endless videos relevant to whatever you put in, or something like that.

I'll find it tomorrow probably and update this.

Last edited by ryuudou (2012 November 11, 2:31 am)

Reply #6 - 2012 November 11, 10:28 am
tokyostyle Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2008-04-11 Posts: 720

ryuudou wrote:

There's one khatzumoto uses where you can type your own keywords... it basically just plays endless videos relevant to whatever you put in, or something like that.

You are thinking of Nonstop TUBE.

I actually have a project where you type in youtube search terms and it uses it to build a "deck" of videos.  Then it will randomly play through those videos forever and ever.  It's kind of minimalist but could probably be molded into something more useful.

Last edited by tokyostyle (2012 November 11, 10:54 am)

Reply #7 - 2012 November 11, 12:12 pm
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Is there anything like this Leanback YouTube that just makes it a better experience to watch *your favorite channels* instead of all the random crap YouTube keeps throwing at me?

Reply #8 - 2012 November 12, 3:27 am
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Oh I see you can activate it and then browse your own channels on your sexeh 16:9 monitor if you want to, but then it's a bit slow as it keeps reloading the thumbs.

Ah well, guess I'll keep using YouTube Better Startpage for now.

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