[mythtv-users] some youtube videos stall trying to start with master

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/15/2012 09:23 PM, Alex Halovanic wrote:
> You could use lircmd to control your mouse cursor, but I think it 
> would be pretty hard to get it over the tiny X on the ads using a 
> remote control before they disappeared (at least they're short and 
> relatively unobtrusive, for now).  Unfortunately, Google wasn't nice 
> enough to map the Z key to 'skip commercial'...

Well, when I was trying to watch a 45s clip, YouTube actually gave me a 
15min and a few seconds ad from a certain US Republican Presidential 
candidate.  When I saw the length of the ad, I decided I had to watch 
enough of it to actually see who it was for.  It was >3 1/2 minutes 
before they actually said something specific enough that I was able to tell.

They do let you "Skip this ad" (requires mouse), but since I was using a 
normal desktop in front of the TV and not doing it through 
MythNetvision, I was able to skip it.  (Just wish I could have skipped 
/in/ it to find out who it was for rather than letting it play for 3 
1/2min to figure that part out.)

Of course, most tend to be reasonable ads.  And, if you get a 15min one 
in MNV, you can always exit the playback and try again and you'll 
probably get a shorter ad.  :)

Mike