YouTube ads on Android TV vs PS4

by i_broke_wahoos_leg

So I just got a Xiaomi Mi Box S after using my PS4 as my main YouTube and Netflix etc steaming machine for years and I've run into an annoying difference. On PS4 I get one ad every video at the start. That's it. I start up YouTube to try out my new Mi box and watch a 13 minute video, I get the usual ad at the start and then a bit in I get another (very quick) ad. Did I just pay $100 for a lesser experience than I get on my PS4? Is this just how it is or are there ways around it?

ja_som

Use Smart YouTube TV

ludkas

Install Smart YouTube or YouTube Vanced if you have an Air Mouse.

raptor75mlt

You paid 100$ for the Mibox?

Dxsty98

The content creator decides how many ads are shown before which video. Also if ads are too much of a nuisance and you really don't want to support the creator you can use Smart YouTube TV as already recommended.

Destructus

Why do people think anyone cares about this shit?