Favourite & recommended Tech YouTubers?

Rikmeister · 28 Sep 2020 at 01:00

Hi, I've just recently been getting into watching some of the tech guys on YouTube. Some of them are very good and I've learnt a lot. YouTube seems a great medium for explaining and demonstrating tech.

I would like to hear from the forum if there specific YouTubers you like or would recommend.

Jed78 · 28 Sep 2020 at 09:05

There are loads. Some personal favourites are Gamers Nexus, Jaystwocents and OC3D. Linus is another big one but I find him annoying

Quartz · 28 Sep 2020 at 09:31

Paul's Hardware
Craft Computing
Hardware Unboxed
Kitgurutech
Linus Tech Tips.

Slinky69 · 28 Sep 2020 at 11:11

Hardware Unboxed and Gamers Nexus are my preferred channels. Some of the others seem to go a bit too "zany host" for me

Shaolin Chicken · 28 Sep 2020 at 12:14

Hardware Unboxed for me.

Rannoch · 28 Sep 2020 at 12:25

I must try the others mentioned as I find JayzTwoCents a little annoying.

Rikmeister · 28 Sep 2020 at 12:47

Jed78 said:
There are loads. Some personal favourites are Gamers Nexus, Jaystwocents and OC3D. Linus is another big one but I find him annoying

Don't know OC3D - will have to check out

Rikmeister · 28 Sep 2020 at 12:49

Quartz said:
Paul's Hardware
Craft Computing
Hardware Unboxed
Kitgurutech
Linus Tech Tips.

I'll add Craft Computing and Kitgurutech to the list. Ta

Rikmeister · 28 Sep 2020 at 12:51

Slinky69 said:
Hardware Unboxed and Gamers Nexus are my preferred channels. Some of the others seem to go a bit too "zany host" for me

Those two give me a lot of confidence that their opinions and test results can be relied on.

Quartz · 28 Sep 2020 at 14:26

Rannoch said:
I must try the others mentioned as I find JayzTwoCents a little annoying.

Yes, he tries a bit too hard, doesn't he?

Grimley · 28 Sep 2020 at 17:33

Buildzoid. His rambles are ideal for insomniacs.

I like TechYesCity for his used parts hunt videos.

Rikmeister · 28 Sep 2020 at 19:51

Grimley said:
I like TechYesCity for his used parts hunt videos.

Thumbs up for TechYesCity, down to earth and practical.

Buildzoid is another one for the list. He's been name checked by other tech tubers.

Rannoch · 28 Sep 2020 at 19:55

Quartz said:
Yes, he tries a bit too hard, doesn't he?

He does.

Rikmeister · 28 Sep 2020 at 23:12

Quartz said:
Yes, he tries a bit too hard, doesn't he?

Paul 'not an apple fan' rips into Jayz (and Linus to a lesser extent). Brutal, but fair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf6g9U44NLU

Rroff · 28 Sep 2020 at 23:18

Grimley said:
Buildzoid. His rambles are ideal for insomniacs.

I like TechYesCity for his used parts hunt videos.

At least with Buildzoid I almost always learn something - even if a lot of it is rambling.

The only one I bother with is Gamers Nexus and even then I'm starting to dislike the direction they are going at the moment - but they still make some solid videos between the ones that are a bit sillier and they tend to double check their information most of the time and/or correct it.

Gray2233 · 28 Sep 2020 at 23:34

It really depends on what you're looking for, out of the major channels most are flawed in some respect I find.

Gamers Nexus do a really good job but I find them hideously boring at times and get the distinct impression that Steve enjoys sniffing his own backside.

Jayz is entertaining in some respects but he's a bit sloppy and can be biased.

LTT can be fantastic or garbage from video to video, funnily enough I often skip videos featuring actual Linus but will immediately watch anything with Anthony Young.

Hardware Unboxed is generally very solid but I find their videos a bit hit and miss.

Generally speaking I'd rather read through an article than listen to people waffle on for 20 minutes about a subject, the exceptions being if I'm working or doing jobs around the house where I'll have things playing in the background.

Quartz · 29 Sep 2020 at 08:13

Steve of Gamers Nexus speaks far too fast for my taste. Someone clocked him at 190 wpm.

PC777 · 29 Sep 2020 at 08:44

For some older tech Youtubers I like The 8 Bit Guy, LGR, ModernVintageGamer, TheNostalgiaNerd and many others I can't remember their exact channel names.

I also find Steve from Gamers Nexus to have an unenjoyable speaking style, at least Linus and Jayz 2 Cents have some entertaining elements to their voices even if can get a bit old sometimes.

Also I like Marcus Brownlee as a modern tech guy, I think that's the name of his channel, also PartsUnknown based in China, think that's the right name.

mickyflinn · 29 Sep 2020 at 09:25

For Daily hardware updates i watch Gamer Meld, short 5 min video keeps me informed.

Shaolin Chicken · 29 Sep 2020 at 12:06

Quartz said:
Steve of Gamers Nexus speaks far too fast for my taste. Someone clocked him at 190 wpm.

This, some good video topics, but he's speaks too fast, so I miss what he was supposed to be saying.