Youtubes Crashing On Smart Tv

[Khandro]

I can watch YouTubes on my PC without ads & and hinderance, but when I try to watch, them on my smart (Panasonic) TV, I'm not only interrupted by ads but it crashes out of the YouTube app completely, this can happen if I let the ads run their course or if I use the 'skip adds' sign.

Does anyone else experience this & do you think they are trying to wear me out into paying for their adds free facility?

[bhg481]

My Panasonic video recorder will connect to the internet; yours might as well, depending how old it is.

[jennyjoan]

Yes i love my firestick

[Khandro]

bhg: The model # is DMR-ES35V it plays & records both DVDs & VHS cassettes but I can't see a function to connect to the internet.

[bhg481]

If it's old enough to play VHS cassettes it's almost certainly too old to access the internet. I think it's only the past few years where internet access has been added - my older Panasonic BluRay recorder won't, my newer one will.

[barry1010]

Challe, casting just displays on the TV anything that is playing on the PC, tablet, smartphone. It doesn't need to be supported by the TV. I cast photos, video, games - anything and everything.

[Khandro]

barry: Could you look back to mine at 11:56 please - is that correct?

[barry1010]

That Firestick will be fine, you won't need a WiFi dongle for your PC, Khandro.

[Khandro]

barry: Thanks!

[Khandro]

Update on this old problem; I struggled on with crashing YouTubes, finally bit the bullet & bought the latest Panasonic TV & everything works fine.
The problem was, as Etch stated, the YouTube app could no longer be updated on an old TV - maddening, because everything else works fine on it, - modern life!

[barry1010]

Glad you are sorted, shame you had to buy a new TV. I take it you didn't fancy the Firestick

[Khandro]

barry; I bought a firestick (thanks) but it couldn't be connected to the TV via the router because my PC doesn't have wi fi. I could have bought an add-on gadget but it all got too complicated & I sent it back. Amazon (terrific service!) refunded me without demur.

[barry1010]

How confusing. You plug the firestick in to the TV, not the PC.

[Khandro]

barry; You are correct, sorry. The Firestick saga was about trying to get a VPN outside of the UK. That has to come first into the PC (via a proxy server) then to the router via Wi-Fi & then to the TV.

I would have either buy an add-on Wi-Fi gismo for the PC, or buy a new PC. I gave up!

Remember when life used to be much simpler?

[barry1010]

Oh! Are you a forruner? :D