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YouTube TV users like the unlimited cloud DVR storage but a redesign of the library
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it's not going over so well. So today I'm going to explain why and explain how I think YouTube TV
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can fix it. Let's get into it. YouTube TV first announced the library redesign in January 2023
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and it emphasized that the new DVR would give viewers more control saying this
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members have built up their libraries over time but programs they were interested in several
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years ago might no longer be relevant to them. Take a look at the new library which is gradually
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rolling out to subscribers. I don't have the library update yet but I have heard from several
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subscribers who are not happy with it and then I saw this Reddit thread with even more complaints
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about the new DVR. So based on my understanding so far the new library has made it more difficult
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for some users to find their recordings and it doesn't actually give them more control
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Take a closer look at this image of the new DVR. One complaint I've read is that the catch up with
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your favorite section just isn't displaying relevant content and also some users preferred
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the old DVRs new in your library section. That's what you're looking at right here and this is the
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section of the library that I actually use most often because it's a quick way to find new episodes
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not reruns. But with the new DVR users say the recently recorded section just isn't as easy to
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navigate and this redesign just doesn't address the biggest complaint that I've heard about YouTube
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TV's DVR and that is a complaint I've been hearing for years. You probably already know that with
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YouTube TV's DVR you cannot record or delete a single episode. When you add a series to your DVR
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all episodes are recorded. Now changing this would actually give users a lot more control but what
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else can YouTube TV do to improve the DVR? I've got a few solutions and I think they are practical
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ones. I'm going to start with that new catch up on your favorite section because there are two
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improvements that I think would make a real big difference. First let users customize this section
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by pinning specific recordings. So if you decide to record friends and want to start watching one
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episode a day from the beginning wouldn't it be nice to see that show in the same spot every time
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you open up the DVR? I think YouTube TV could find a way to make this section more customizable
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because after all users are able to sign in from a computer or the YouTube TV mobile app to
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reorganize the live guide including moving favorite channels to the top. My second recommendation add
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a don't show me this option. Since the catch up with your favorite section is based on recommendations
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users need a way to tell YouTube TV when the recommendations are way off. For example you may
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not need to catch up on a movie that you only watched once and didn't really like. YouTube TV
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already has a don't show me this option accessible from a phone or computer that you can use to let
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the service know when you don't want to see specific content on your home screen. My idea
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is to just expand this option to the library. Aside from those two things I agree with a lot
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of the feedback I've read about the new in your library content. This is the old DVR interface
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and I think new in your library really works. Most people subscribe to YouTube TV for live sports and
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news plus current seasons of TV shows and new movies. There needs to be a place to easily sort
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all that new content from the library content. In its January blog post YouTube TV said the rollout
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of the new library would be taking place over a few months time. Let me know down below in
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the comments if you have the update and how it's going for you. Thanks for watching
