If you spend a lot of time in front of your computer more than you ever do in front of your TV, you will delight in this new development by YouTube – free TV shows on your PC. Now, you can watch your favorite TV episodes right from your computer screen without paying any membership fees.
The YouTube blog says the test had already started and they are into playing full-length TV shows on their site. They are also handpicking only shows and episodes that are most requested by the users at the moment.
The TV shows can now be played on YouTube’s traditional player and on their new ‘theatre view’ media player. However, the best things in life are not totally free. YouTube’s TV show are not without advertisements as there will be 15-second ads played even before the video of your favorite TV show would come up. There would also be ads showing during playback, right after the show, and up above the player.
This new format is still in the testing stages though. There are also plans to embed ads in the videos of the episodes as well, very much like the commercial breaks on TV. The only downside of all of these is the fact that only U.S. residents can watch the videos for the time being. If YouTube would ever make the service available to the rest of the world, it is still too early to tell.
And currently, only old classic episodes are being uploaded. A good example is the 80′s hit series, McGyver. So if you are in the mood to reminisce old-time favorite TV shows, just log on to YouTube and try their newest offering. With enough support, it might just play the current episodes of Smallville and Prison Break pretty soon.
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