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My Retro TVs

https://www.myretrotvs.com/
78•the-mitr•2h ago

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JCM9•1h ago
This is great. Commercials brought back memories.
mainecoder•1h ago
I love this
chrisco255•1h ago
Tough to use on mobile.
throw0101a•1h ago
If anyone is interested in seeing the real thing, there's an 'old TVs' museum in Toronto, Canada with a bunch:

* https://mztv.com

* Virtual: https://mztv.com/tour/

fanatic2pope•1h ago
Wow, Moses Znaimer was a cornerstone of my early media consumption with CityTV and MuchMusic. Next time I am in Toronto I am definitely checking this out. Thank you.
actionfromafar•1h ago
Second that
readdit•1h ago
I'm prone to nostalgia and love projects like this. It's a very unique feeling that's hard to describe. I wonder why we feel these things for the past we've experienced.
ivape•55m ago
Because it’s the closest thing to proof that people truly do live entirely different realities. Whoever you were staring at those shows at that age is simple not you now and can never be you again. It’s almost supernatural. If you follow this line of thinking, it’s possible to live entirely different existences, almost in another body (you can take that however far you want, reincarnation, life after death, being unplugged from the simulation, etc).

It’s a mystical way of asking “what exactly was the past really and how transient am I now at this exact moment?”.

ishan_kunam•1h ago
very cool but a bit awkward to use on mobile
disillusioned•52m ago
Oooh, this is like a rebirth of YouTube Time Machine, which went defunct awhile back. Ads end up being my favorite... they're such a weird bit of the zeitgeist: prices, style, attention seeking techniques... so interesting.
deivid•47m ago
Some years ago I got hit by the retro TV bug and made one for my dad's 50th birthday [0].

It's fairly simple to put a Pi inside a tv and hook it up, but it does feel almost like the real thing

[0]: https://blog.davidv.dev/posts/revamping-an-old-tv-as-a-gift/

kbrannigan•42m ago
I just realized that we went from Knob turning -> Channel Flipping -> Infinite Scroll.

It just that with a limited set of channels, we just watch whatever was most interesting.

With Infinite scrolling you're always hoping for something better that might come.

Klonoar•27m ago
If you believe in stereotypes, men were always on infinite scroll.
alnwlsn•6m ago
Also a good example at how technology has made things slower. An analog TV can change channels mid-frame; try that on a digital TV and you're met with a 0.5 to 1 second delay, just like on this site. It's not much, but it adds up.
lacoolj•19m ago
more addicting than cookie clicker. good god

someone give me the strength to CTRL+F4

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https://annas-archive.org/blog/an-update-from-the-team.html
529•jerheinze•3h ago•193 comments

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My Retro TVs

https://www.myretrotvs.com/
79•the-mitr•2h ago•15 comments

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57•arbesman•4h ago•20 comments

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191•Gaishan•10h ago•83 comments

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175•the_mitsuhiko•9h ago•111 comments

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https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/g-s1-83087/otter-ai-transcription-class-action-lawsuit
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