[antx]

Funny you mention this. With cable, I used to be able to skip ads with my PVR (MythTV). And that's entirely my right to do so, nobody can strip it from me. My TV, my rules.

Same thing with the web. My computer, my rules.

But google of course is unhappy about it, and will try to frustrate as many users as it can until they can push their "web integrity" crap down users' throats.

[BXlnt2EachOther]

Isn't modern cable quite expensive, and not a direct comparison to ad-supported Youtube? Web suggests the average bill in the US exceeds $200 a month. I saw the streaming cable providers are up to $70/mo; they have gotten more expensive as they bundle more channels. I'm not sure if that's their choice or whether it's part of the bundling practices the cable providers do in negotiations (edit to correct: I meant content providers... though it's sometimes the same company)

Technical curiosity: Can you still roll your own DVR? I know Plex has some functionality there, and CableCARDs are/were a thing but cable providers were trying to put an end to those. And I saw DRM for over-the-air is coming down the pipe with ATSC 3.0