Linus takes the final step in abandoning his original audience.

[That Norwegian Guy]

I know this will draw hate as is common on criticism, keep in mind this is my opinion and I'm sure Linus will do fine when shifting his content on to a different demographic altogether. Afterall, smartphones and general consumer gadgets are popular watching and I'm sure many of Linus' new audience is here and ready to defend him. But this is constructive criticism, so I would appreciate the same gesture in return.

 

 

Having been watching LTT for a long time, it has gone increasingly downhill over a long period of time for me:

 

• Linus prioritizing boutique video quality sacrificing all quantity and depth of insight. We're down to less than a video a day, and the ones we get are usually shorter and less opinionated/ insightful.
• Forgetting who the audience is with an increasing number of consumer gadgets, (seriously, a wi-fi plant humidifier??) mobile phones, and other borderline tech of fringe interest to PC enthusiasts, even further lowering the quantity of content desired.
• Getting on the same release bandwagon as all. the. other. tech. channels. Every video with a product I want to watch either doesn't exist at all or is covered by OC3D, Linus, TekSyndicate, TastyPC, SWEclockers and HardwareCanucks ALL AT ONCE.
• Random WAN show guests that I very often find to be irrelevant and annoying. Getting that weird uncomfortable YouTube "buddy club" vibe that just kind of smells bad to me. Josh from Fractal being an exception.
• Why go to PAX? There are hundreds of YouTube channels doing PAX. Just why?
• Where are all the hidden gems in PC hardware? Have Linus completely abandoned reaching out to manufacturers for samples of interesting new coolers, cases, NAS boxes, you name it? It just seems Linus is more interested in autonomy, getting all the same stuff as everyone else, and losing touch with the market. It used to be about consumer enlightenment, showcasing stuff you might not have heard of. Remember the Thermaltake Tt eSports BAG? That kind of thing. I bought one because of Linus. What has Linus shown me in the past 6 months that I wanted to buy afterwards? Absolutely nothing, I'm afraid.

 

But the final step that is probably going to make me unsubscribe, is not going to Computex. Seriously, that is gutting. That is a stone-cold knife in the back to the original audience of the channel, to whom Computex is probably the highlight of the entire year, after the huge thrill of covering it last year. I could forgive anything from Linus but not that.

 

It makes me sad, as Linus Tech Tips has been my very favourite channel for years, but now it is my least favourite of all my subscriptions.

 

My 2 rubel, anyway.

[Murdoch]

To my eyes Linus is just doing what he's always done. But now on a bigger more professional scale.

 

I think it's your perspective that has changed.

[Toxic Tom]

So you're mad they went to PAX east but you're mad they're not going to computex?

Wat

[Bartelsh]

i agree, the videos have just become less relevant or interesting than the older ones. i dont know why but the older ones were just more apealling for some reason.

[ttam]

#1 - LTT became LMG. A company and there is now a whole lot more going on.

#2 - The content of the videos is fine. Once again it is a business and they do need to make money. This is just nit picking on your side.

#3 - Release bandwagon.. This. Is. Their. Jobs.. The companies send the product out to be reviewed.. To them all... It's their jobs.. So of course this is going to happen. Other things come out of their pocket. 

#4 - It's just a tech show. These are people in the community and often requested by this community.. So once again.. This is just nit picking on your side.

#5 - PAX is a pretty big deal in the tech world. Games, tech, etc. It would be stupid to not cover this since people have their preferred method of seeing it. I for one, only watch LTT coverage and not Tek, etc. So point there.

#6 - There really isn't much out there to cover this area. Things have evened out. With the increase of people doing reviews, I'm sure the product companies willing to send out has also become pretty neutral. He does a damn fine job of bringing what the community wants to see and not what you, as a single person, wants.

 

Can't please everyone. Also providing different products as in #2 will help appeal to others. 

[iNothing]

All i care about is seeing Linus and the crew

[fallendigital]

I do like Linus review on other gadgets like smartphones...etc.

I agree with the above comment too.

[Nickolas47]

You either adapt or die. Linus has evolved into a professional channel but he still keeps the great quality he always had

[qwertywarrior]

why do you care ?

[sonarctica]

Things change, sadly sometimes to the worse for some

[SirRoderick]

Right so I'm not going to sit here and try to brush off your opinions on the channel's progression as nit-picking or being somehow unjustified. I think you know perfectly well what you used to like and what you don't like now. It's a shame you no longer think LTT is one of the very best tech-related channels out there and I can see why you might feel so. I do disagree that the content is either less deep/insightful or more disparate/less focused on PC hardware. Linus' videos are, to me at least, always highly detailed and incredibly useful even if the product doesn't appeal to me specifically. He has also always been showing off all sorts of things related to tech, exactly like that bag you showed as an example. How are wireless tags or even a wifi humidifyer any different from a bag? It's just that one appealed directly to you and the other does not.

 

Anyway, that's my two cents

[ShadowCaptain]

I actually think the channel is improving

 

I find the videos a lot more focused, better scripted edited and more informative. The information more accurate and relevant. LTT is a tech channel, not a PC channel, they cover all aspects of technology. Face it, the world and its dog are moving to smartphones, tablets, gadgets etc, I know we are PC Enthusiasts but they have to cover all of this stuff, I bet most people here use smart phones, speakers, gadgets etc, there are only so many motherboard and graphics card unboxings I can watch.

 

In fact, the reason I watch LTT is that it is so diverse. So many channels out there cover things more specifically, but I dont want to watch 3 videos a day of linus unboxing different versions of the same graphics card, it is A, useless, B uninformative and C completely boring

 

Come on the audience is growing, as is the community here on the forum. 

Well that's all I have to say really without repeating myself.

 

 If anybody wants to agree, discuss or counter any points I have made, quote me

[XTankSlayerX]

I feel like All of your complaints are irreverent

#3. Theres a thing called a NDA for products. Once its lifted everyone posts their video as fast as possible

[Guest]

I can completely understand your frustration regarding Computex and I too am disappointed. I also know of quite a few people who share your dislike for the more obscure tech things that are being reviewed however it is Linus Tech Tips, not Linus Computer and only PC parts tips.

[Manny Calavera]

I only watch selected videos. In fact, i am not even subscribed to LTT on YT .

[EChondo]

#1 - LTT became LMG. A company and there is now a whole lot more going on.

#2 - The content of the videos is fine. Once again it is a business and they do need to make money. This is just nit picking on your side.

#3 - Release bandwagon.. This. Is. Their. Jobs.. The companies send the product out to be reviewed.. To them all... It's their jobs.. So of course this is going to happen. Other things come out of their pocket. 

#4 - It's just a tech show. These are people in the community and often requested by this community.. So once again.. This is just nit picking on your side.

#5 - PAX is a pretty big deal in the tech world. Games, tech, etc. It would be stupid to not cover this since people have their preferred method of seeing it. I for one, only watch LTT coverage and not Tek, etc. So point there.

#6 - There really isn't much out there to cover this area. Things have evened out. With the increase of people doing reviews, I'm sure the product companies willing to send out has also become pretty neutral. He does a damn fine job of bringing what the community wants to see and not what you, as a single person, wants.

 

Can't please everyone. Also providing different products as in #2 will help appeal to others. 

First I do agree with you, but I thought I could provide some more insight of where OP is coming from(I don't speak for OP, but I thought I could give my view of his/her post).

 

1. I agree with OP on this one. The videos have become less personal in a sense of we the consumers of the content are just getting information rather than feeling/interacting with the presenter. I get that it's a business and the team is absolutely swamped, but the personality we get from Linus is what brought us here(or at least me). Now I only get that sense when watching the livestreams or the one video a week that actually has a social side of him(but this is probably because of commercial purposes so you have to act professionally while representing the product).

 

2&3. I think it's the fact that there isn't a diversity of what is shown for tech items between tech channels. For example the recent ASUS showing where Tek Syndicate has HOURS of ASUS content and LTT comes and does the same, with repeating of the same information(with minuscule differential details between the two). I can relate to OP on this one due to the fact that I'm worn out of ASUS content from Tek Syndicate since their videos were released first, so now everything new posted by LTT I don't want to watch since I've already seen it on another channel. Again, you can't please everybody and not everybody subscribes/watches all kinds of different tech outlets, but for the people that do watch various tech enthusiasts, the content does seem to be the same across multiple channels.

 

4. Personally I can't stand when JJ from ASUS comes onto the streams/videos, but that's because I don't like ASUS, nothing against JJ! I guess I can see where OP is coming from on this one due to the fact that the "guests" are already popular/semi-popular on YouTube(except Josh, which is probably why OP doesn't mind him), so if you wanted to watch/listen to these people, you can already do so. I however like the guest segments because you get to hear their opinions on subjects/events that are occurring that they don't usually cover in their day-to-day videos.

 

5. This can tie into 2 and 3 as well, but personally I don't like watching PAX, Computex, or any other live event coverage because the videos aren't great quality(background noise, presenters yelling(Linus, Slick), no in-depth information). To be honest, if other channels are covering this then this shouldn't be problem(but again, that's if you watch other channels and not just one specifically). If you want Computex coverage then watch the Tek(are they going to Computex?) or read articles online.

 

6. Agreed. There isn't much out there to cover that hasn't been covered already, and the "little" gems that are worth making a video over probably aren't high on the queue due to all the coverage of ASUS products and whatever else Linus has in store for us.

 

OP, I understand where you're coming from and do agree with you on a certain extent so let me say this. Unsubscribe and check in every other week, or maybe once a month. With the flow new products; GPU's, cases, CPU's, RAM, etc. to come in the next year things will pick back up. If you've ever watched an anime, consider this the filler content until the new season starts.

[Jvagle875]

I don't understand everyone who complains about getting 1 video a day. I find it amazing that he can even manage that. While I would like to see a more casual type of video, I certainly understand their change towards more professionalism. It's hard to attract sponsors and get people to pay you for film things when you're some rinky dink youtube channel. Linus provides a living wage to his employees and provides food for his family. He has to make money somehow.

 

Trips are super expensive and while I would love to see them go to computex, I can understand why they might not. And what do you mean hidden gems? The way I look at it, if it hasn't been reviewed somewhere, it probably isn't worth while.

 

I love the fact that he reviews little tech gadgets and things, I can't find that stuff elsewhere.

 

So while I'm not always super happy about the direction his videos are taking, I can at least understand the logic behind them.

 

Also, I'm super happy that linus has stopped doing (for the most part) motherboard reviews. They've always seemed kind of pointless...

[Leonard]

IMO, Linus is doing what he originally started out doing but he now has a business and it takes him more places than he could have taken himself back when we first took interest in his videos. I find he is still doing a good job reviewing PC parts but the word "tech" does not only fall under PC alone. Linus still gives the best content on youtube with only PCPER being more factual with their video content. 

 

What i don't agrees with is the fact that he cut out the charity thing that he did when we liked a video and because of that i do not like or dislike any video now and some videos i just don't watch. I don't know if he does any charity privately but it was a very nice gesture including us in the charity giving too and that was one of his decisions that impressed me the most. We also don't get Slick being fired.

[ForeseenVisionz]

i just want videos. more videos. not a hard man to please.

 

i remember the good ol days with 2 videos a day in random and obscure scenarios haha oh how those witty jokes of his made me laugh

and dont get me wrong they are still their but just in a more professional environment. that part right there is why everyone is panicking. he used to film vids in his garage for gods sakes. srsly. now look at him with his fancy wancy vert desks and shit.  (in a good way sorta) and hes team is growing in no.'s too. Linus and his team are moving up in the world and you know what? we should too. learn to adjust ppl.

plus i see where the complaints are coming from. people dont like change. but you know what? i didnt like the change of no unboxing either. but hay life goes on so deal with it. bro. 

 

also i think this is going to be the professional one and the toy/gaming one might be the good old style way...that what i think they are planning if not i think its a good way to even it out

 

but i would like a random godd ol outdoor toy unboxing or whatever here and there to break the tention of all the suit and ties (so to speak).

 

DISCLAIMER PEOPLE OF THE INTERNET: MY OPINION!!!

[WR10]

The only thing I want is the less professional Linus from a couple years back , and the old intro .

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

I agree with you OP. I dont think that this is a problem unique to technology channels. It is the same in game footage based channels, and most other youtube genres. I just pray that one day soon there will be an event that makes YouTube an even more unreliable source of income. As YouTube has become more commercialised in my opinion its become quite boring and repetitive.

 

You can pretty much get the same content for any genre from any of the top channels in that genre. I think the only exception is daily Vlog channels.

 

Its just people following trends to maximise their audience.

 

The same stuff happens on Reddit, and can be observed on any website that has massively gained popularity over a short period of time. You will realise that the content gets "worse" the more people that use the website.

[steffen_anywhere]

Well, he is getting pressure from sponsors to do more mainstream content. They need to finance this, it is really expensive to keep up. Also, he is getting more professional, I think it is actually GOOD that his reviews are proper and not opinionated.

 

Just my two euro cents (they're called cents too, so lame)

 

EDIT: Just my two jiao actually LOL

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

Well, he is getting pressure from sponsors to do more mainstream content. They need to finance this, it is really expensive to keep up. Also, he is getting more professional, I think it is actually GOOD that his reviews are proper and not opinionated.

 

Just my two euro cents (they're called cents too, so lame)

 

EDIT: Just my two jiao actually LOL

But once you remove your opinion from a review it becomes pretty much the same as everyone elses review of the same product.

[RatedBlam]

I actually like the weird nfc water balloon throwers and whatnots, since those videos are often a bit less like an advert and more personal.

And even though I do find it hard being interested about new PC parts since usually you can use some logic to determine what they have to offer,

but I tto would've enjoyed seeing them go to computex while I still have that last drop of enthusiasm about PC parts.

[steffen_anywhere]

But once you remove your opinion from a review it becomes pretty much the same as everyone elses review of the same product.

 

OK fair point. I guess, I just like the way he reviews it and I may be a Linus Fanboy . But seriously other reviewers that do high quality videos (not talking about image quality here) are just as good really. So you have a point there.