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Well said Linus. I think it strange that people seem to want to watch 10 videos a day of you opening product boxes to read the packaging and go "So this is gigabyte motherboard number 297 and wow this one has an extra sata port"
 
Honestly content like that I would not watch. Tech is expanding. It is no longer just PCs. Look at how technology is expanding, google glass, VR, tablets and phones. Look at how many people have "beats" and other expensive headphones, how many have iphones and samsung galaxy phones. 
The PC Enthusiast is becoming less and less relevant as technology becomes more powerful, more convenient and cheaper to buy.
 
This will be an unpopular opinion, especially on this forum but you guys fail to understand the average consumer. We are in the minority as enthusiasts. I mean look what you can do now on smartphones and tablets. Look how modern games consoles can play high end games, even record and stream them to twitch. YES the experiance is better on PC, we can do 3d, 4k, gsync, sli blah blah. I love that stuff, I hope it never goes away.
 
But you have to face the facts that technology is adapting, as an audience we have to adapt too. If all you want to watch is Linus unbox 23 different 780 graphics cards, spend ages making slick bench them, and create a graph showing they are all the same thing which we knew anyway, then I am not sure the channel caters for you. Will he review the card? Yes, but probably just once, get it benched, comment on its performance and price and thats it. 780 done, unless something crazy or interesting comes along
 
Maybe I am one of the few that can see this, maybe people will agree or disagree. 
 
At the end of the day, Linus and his team see the numbers. They can see which videos get views and which dont. While there are some die hard fans that will watch power supply review number number 80 million, if he only gets 2000 views, whats the point? nobody is watcing. If he can review something cool, useful or interesting/different and get 80000 views, then surely he should be making those. Videos people WANT to see, topics people are searching for.

Thanks for all the feedback. I appreciate it.
 
One thing I really want people who long for the good 'ol days to consider is this: Have I really changed, or have you changed?
 
The timing of this post is particularly interesting since it comes RIGHT AFTER I uploaded not one, but two motherboard videos in just a few days... What is more "classic LTT" than a motherboard overview video? Yes, it's better shot, and I have a chance to gather my thoughts BEFORE the video rather than during it (scripting), but is it POSSIBLE that you just don't need to hear about every motherboard anymore since there just isn't really that much to say about them?
 
The reasons you see me branching out are not due to a focus on money, but because I believe in the longer term it will be better for the audience. #1 is that I try not to say or do the same thing twice if I can avoid it. If that means that I don't unbox all three capacities of the same power supply the way that I used to, then so be it. #2 is that I let my own personal interests and projects guide the direction of the content because if I'm not actually passionate about it, you guys will clue in for sure and then this is all just pointless.
 
I'm sorry to those folks that aren't as interested in headphones as I am, but the content will continue to be about the things I think are interesting, not just PC tech.
 
Also some of the complaints here seem to be pure bandwagoning... The folks that are saying that *I* have sold out to ASUS because *Logan* made however many ASUS videos with JJ... Are you for real? CES coverage aside, I've made 5 ASUS product videos this calendar year. FIVE. If anything you guys should be hounding me about not adequately covering them given what a MASSIVE player they are in the PC space...
 
And frankly many of the other criticisms are like that... Calling what we do a commercial compared to the older-style unboxings is laughable. GO WATCH THE OLD STUFF. I'M LITERALLY READING THE BOX ON CAMERA. I have no prior experience with the product. It is PURE commercial. Now go watch one of our recent reviews (bear in mind not everything we do is something I'd consider a review) like this one: 
 
Not a commercial. Contains many comparisons to other products. Ends with a recommendation against the product in the video.
 
As for us not going to Computex, quite frankly it's the viewer-base that spoke on this one. Last time I checked our Computex coverage last year got 1/2 as many views as our CES coverage, and cost our sponsors well over twice as much. You guys didn't care, so we aren't going this year.
 
CES 2013 coverage: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8mG-RkN2uTxynknFjCZ2YVM_RiBgde7-
Computex 2013 coverage: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8mG-RkN2uTyJKThbEAxoGGi8uXxNqnbb
 
edit: one more thing. Don't take the fact that I'm presenting my arguments here as a dismissal or to mean that I don't care about the viewpoints of my viewers. I truly do. If I didn't care, I would just be like every other YouTuber and ignore your message. I want our videos to make every one of our viewers happy. It's just not always possible

What Linus does has incredible value for people like me who wanted to make the leap to building a PC after being a "console guy" for most of my life. 
 
There isn't another channel that does build guides and videos like the "tech quickie" series that explain the ins and outs in such a detailed, clear, and yet not at all patronising way. I don't think I'd have had to confidence to do my first build without them.
 
If you look at the majority of channels that do build guides - they seem to be "by builders for builders" - they assume a level of knowledge on the part of the viewer, don't show everything clearly and explain everything that is happening in detail, and rush through critical parts assuming the viewer already knows how to do everything. None of them act as tutorials to the extent that Linus' do, most come of as as "let me show off my building skills" videos that are little help to anyone but their own egos.
 
I'm not really going to comment on or battle against the criticisms - his reviews can come across a little like adverts sometimes - but I do think what he is doing is very valuable for growing the PC scene.

I think he has matured rather than changed, I mean he has moved where the tech had moved. I.e. new phone and tablets and ways of computing. Motherboards and CPU's have stagnated these past few years, it would be boring if that is all he posted. Instead he has a little bit of something for everyone, he's a true tech enthusiast! I would wait until he has a stronger team put together, that way they can branch out more. I mean if he was held to the same standards as the OP wishes then the man would never be home. He has a family and a life outside of YouTube and the forum, he gas a child and 2 kitties lol. I would go insane if I were to talk about tech all damn day!
Linus, you are doing a great job, the quality of your videos are some of the best in the genre and I commend your efforts to branch out and make a name for yourself. I have been a long time subscriber (5 years almost) and I can't wait to see what you have in store for the next 5 years. <3 cheers!

This was my point - if you don't like his videos, you don't have to watch them.
 
Complaining about how things have changed is basically like complaining that one of your friends got a good job and now doesn't have time to spend goofing off with you.

I agree that if there is no opinion, it isn't a review but a commercial.
I disagree that Linus' stuff feels more like commercials.
 
Linus is one of the few channels (the only one I subscribe to) that actually does a review and gives opinions on the product he reviews. I've watched Neweggs product overviews, Tech of Tommorrow, Tek Syndicate (though, admittedly, a lot less than the others) and I've kind of dropped off on watching their videos on products because they're all starting to feel more and more like the reading of a stat sheet with some b-roll. I really enjoy Linus because he goes into how it preforms and the usablility.
 
When I look for information on, say, a case, I want to know what it's like to build in one. What are the little things that can really hurt the product? Is there too little space behind the motherboard tray? Is the cable management any good? Is it easy to build in? How does it compare to other cases? I want information about a product that a stat sheet can't provide. If I want stats, I'll go look at stats. That's the kind of thing I'm after and Linus is one of the few places that actually does that.
 
Does that all mean I won't get a video until a few weeks after the product is released? Of course, but I'm not looking for a stats review, I want a usablity review and I'm willing to wait for that. I'm usually not in a huge hurry to get a product anyway so why not wait for a video that's gonna give me the information I'm after?
 
Also, it seems people are saying because LTT is becoming more professional, their videos are becoming more and more like commercials, I'm not seeing that at all. The two aren't mutually exclusive. I think LTT is getting more professional and providing more than just a commercial.
 
I disagree with a lot of the reasons people don't like where LTT is going, but I can definitely see where most of them are coming from.