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I'm sure the HN audience already knows this, but Tubi is basically an ad-supported version of what Netflix was back in the late 2000s / early 2010s: a handful o
by ExpendableGuy 3y ago
I'm sure the HN audience already knows this, but Tubi is basically an ad-supported version of what Netflix was back in the late 2000s / early 2010s: a handful of marquee movies and TV shows with a ton of filler and diamonds in the rough. I'm finding myself watching Tubi more than Netflix these days.
- 2023throwawayy 3y agoI've never heard of Tubi, and it being `ad-supported` I will never touch it. Why would you subject yourself to that?
- babypuncher 3y agoYou lost me at "ad supported"
- josephcsible 3y agoTubi is free, so I'm okay with some ads in it. I'm only opposed to things I'm paying for having ads at all.
- babypuncher 3y agoThat is a fair assessment. I personally can't stand ads, regardless if the content is free. So it frustrates me when a service has something I want, but they do not have any sort of premium ad free subscription option.
- effingwewt 3y agoTubi isn't just some ads, they easily double the length of a show and damn near double movie lengths. They literally doubled their ads overnight a while back and I uninstalled immediately as they had already been adding a good chunk of time to anything I watched. Also was the same ads over and over.
- josephcsible 3y agoSure, it may be fair to complain that there's too many ads. I'm just saying it's not fair to complain that there's ads at all.
- effingwewt 3y agoGotcha, and too true, least it is an option.
- atom058 3y ago"Tubi is the largest free movie and TV streaming service in the US. Unfortunately, we're not currently available in your area." Oh well...