Do you guys have any recommendations for me to switch to? I already subscribed to Gamers Nexus, Hardware Unboxed and JayzTwoCents.
Thanks in advance :)
This guy never lets me down: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
For once ads saved me
Ah I would’ve gotten away with it if it weren’t for you meddling ads.
XcQ not for you
i hope he never gives me up
If you want data based reviews and information: You already have Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed.
If you want “why the hell would you water cool that?” with the occasional hot take that mostly comes from ignorance/“popular science” understanding (without the arrogance that insists he is right): That is JayzTwoCents
If you want cool tech reviews for gadgets and devices? MKBHD is more mobile oriented, but Marques is awesome for the “would I enjoy this?” style reviews
And I fell off before they reinvented Yvonne as a Maker so not sure if that ever went anywhere, but Makers Muse and CNC Kitchen are that nice mix of “hardware review”, “tech discussion”, and “cool projects” in the 3d printing space.
In terms of crazy/stupid builds: Bit Safety Third oriented, but William Osman and Kevin “The Backdoor Scientist” the Backyard Scientist are awesome for those fun “We wanted to do something stupid that shows off our engineering skills” that were more one offs for LMG whenever Alex had time. Just keep in mind it is less “I install water cooling in my bedroom” and more “I built an x-ray machine out of stuff I got on ebay” or “I made a better ballistic sword missile than raytheon ever could”. If you enjoyed the “let’s use random shit as thermal paste” style concept, it is that but by people who are ridiculously good engineers. Alan Pan deserves an honorary mention but he has a very different style.
And in terms of fun high level builds by someone who is generally vaguely problematic in videos but has yet to be shown to be an asshole in reality (and is often shown to be the opposite… outside of being an edgelord): Michael Reeves, baybee. Just… it is more “racist elmo doll” than “I ran fiber up to my attic and spent 3 grand on endpoints”.
And if you just want to watch a narcissist yell into the camera a couple times a week: Louis Rossman is more active than ever.
But mostly? Just watch the channels you like and listen to the creators they “give a shoutout” to.
Michael Reeves is the special kind of wacky where I’d equally believe “he just paid for a brand new orphanage” and “he just accidentally burned down the orphanage”. Love it
I mean, he definitely has enough “dumbass edgelord kid” to him that I wouldn’t even be overly shocked if the “accidentally” weren’t there. Would very much be that “eeeeeehm. Well… let’s unsubscribe from that and pretend this never happened” vibe
I’d also suggest adding Colin Furze and Hacksmith to the “wacky builds” creators. The Secret Santa things between them and a few other creator channels are a great way to find even more.
Never watched Furze
Hacksmith… I think their vibe is VERY different. But I was going back and forth about making a joke like “If you like watching a Canadian with a large staff make cool shit for him” but realize that, unless you have the context, that is really shit. Since that is a mix of James needing to take a mental health break and HI generally being REALLY good about spotlighting the team rather than just the Personality.
But now I have an opportunity to explain the joke. Which is the best kind of joke.
HI increasingly feels like “What if Jake Laser had a budget?” (and Jake seems to be working toward that considering recent videos). That focus on actually doing semi-deep dives on different aspects of the build rather than just “and its done”. It is just that Jake… probably got a few letters from the FBI considering some of his early videos are straight up “And here is how to make a concealable wrist mounted cannon. Uhm… don’t sharpen these crossbow bolts” so there is a lot more glossing over the builds. But when your build is a giant walking robot or a protosaber…
Also Tom Stanton and DIY Perks
Can you comment on Louis Rossman ? First time I’ve heard someone say that. I’m curious to know if people really think that of him.
I do get the sense from being a bit of a long time viewer that he’s a bit up his own ass, especially as his channel has moved more towards a talking head style, but he gives me the same vibes as a single issue voter concerned only with right to repair. But when called out he seems to take criticism much better than most (especially LTT) and is willing to put his money where his mouth is. However, I only semi-regularly watch his videos so ymmv
I also rarely watch his videos as they tend to be a lot of angry rambling, but his takes on right to repair stuff as well as right to privacy are 10/10
Agreed wholeheartedly. He applies his values equally and doesn’t just change his perspective to fit whatever narrative is needed.
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TheLinuxExperiment does really nice video about tech news, better than TechLinked in every ways.
+1 for TheLinuxExperiment, most other linux channels have a paranoid vibe to them but this guy’s cool
Jayz2Cents is awful. Please don’t watch that stuff. They’re so long winded and lacking in… actual information. Add Digital Foundry, Hardware Canucks.
So a good replacement for LLT then? /s. But seriously, that’s not what his channel is about.
Hostile work environment stuff aside, I prefer LTTs content to J2C, even with the random factual errors.
Jayz2Cents used to be good, but man the quality really has fallen
I stopped watching Jay when… I think it was the 2080ti came out for over 1000 dollars? and he basically told people to stop complaining and just buy it.
My two absolute favourites right now
Bringus Studios - this is pretty close to classic LTT episodes (he did “I bought a SEGA PC?!?!?!!” before Linus did) and often involves trying to upgrade hardware that wasn’t designed to be upgraded or installing software on systems not meant for it (turning a PS4 into a steam deck for example) all with a delightful layer of jank to it So kinda like the videos with Jake
A little more different but equally brilliant channel is
MattKC - his most popular video is him trying to get a game to fit into a qr code (brilliant) but also extends to him buying and fixing a Wii he bought for 1$ in Japan or trying to build the fastest Windows 98 compatible PC and modding old consoles So kinda like the videos with Alex
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Cathode Ray Dude
Technology Connections too
Only recently discovered CRD, but he’s quickly becoming my favorite channel. He’s doing the exact kind of deep dives into obscure tech topics that i love.
Second this
Digital Foundry does really great deep-dives on the software side of things. A channel like GamersNexus is great for getting a sense for how a new CPU or GPU stacks up to other models. DF is great for looking at game performance in a specific title, and which settings to tweak for optimized performance with various graphics cards.
Edit: and they do the same for major console titles, plus cross-platform and cross-gen comparisons.
I second this recommendation. The level of detail they go into is insane. I also like their retrospective vids they do from time to time.
I love Derbauer.
For more of the entertainment cool shit side of LTT, I love DIY Perks. He does a lot of really cool techy builds
TechMoan is always a fun watch
Same with the 8-Bit Guy and LGR.
Brodie Robertson for Linux/Software content.
Another +1 for Brodie. We need more Linux content! I got to do an interview with him recently and that was a lot of fun.
+1 for brodie
I can’t believe no one mentioned MrMobile. I really enjoy his format and editing style. He mostly does phone and watch reviews, but sometimes sprinkle in laptops, and his When Phones were Fun series were awesome.
LowSpecGamer originally does what the channel name suggests, low spec hardware reviews and game on them with jank methods. However, he has since privated his previous videos, and transitioned to history and stories behind tech products.
One other channel that is more to the side of tech “explanation” is Technology Connections. The subjects of his videos are not necessarily “tech” we see in tech channels, but more appliance tech and the history or how it works. His channel is caption friendly too!
Hardware Canucks for other Canadian tech news
Hardware Canucks is very good for peripheral reviews. Haven’t watched them in a hot minute since I’ve been happy with my audio and mouse/keyboard setup, but they go the extra step of doing things like showing recordings from different headsets and how well a mouse glides.
Something Canadian, that’s refreshing. It always annoyed me the LTT was Canadian but always put prices in American…
RandomGamingInHD is pretty neat. Like seeing people push real budget stuff to its absolute limits. LowSpecGamer used to be my go to for that, but it seems he completely changed thr channels directions and purged the old videos.
LGR and 8-bit Guy both do a lot of cool stuff with old and obsolete hardware.
+1 for RGiHD
Not the most in depth performance metrics, but gives a good look at what kind of performance you can get out of older/cheaper hardware.
Level1techs, Chris Titus, Servethehome, Craft computing, Lawrence systems, 8-bit guy, look mom no computer, Mark Rober, Austin Evans, mkbhd, ijustine, jerryrigeverything, technology connections.
Those I could come up with relatively fast without checking my subscriptions in freetube.
Also some rocket tech because rockets are cool:
Pbs space, Xyla Foxlin, air command rockets, everyday astronaut, Scott Manley, Marcus House
i can’t express how much i love technology connections
Technology connections is literally the best YouTube channel ever.
PBS space time is on its whole other league. It’s more theoretical astrophysics than rocket science.
You’re thinking of pbs spacetime.
I mixed up a bit, it’s bps.space, Joe Barnard and his work on model rocketry
