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Watch TV from the 90s and earlier

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653 points thunderbong | 2 comments | 28 Jul 23 12:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.865s | source
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coin ◴[28 Jul 23 15:37 UTC] No.36908469[source]▶
Why the static between changing channels. Analog TVs would change channels instantly.
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bombela ◴[28 Jul 23 15:56 UTC] No.36908780[source]▶
Here is my guess. The author is most likely younger than you and I. And has never experienced the instant response of analog.
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1. jojohack ◴[28 Jul 23 17:07 UTC] No.36909951[source]▶
Creator here. I add the static to mask the video buffering ( since each channel change triggers a video load ) I'm flattered though that you think of me as young. I very much was a child of the '80's :D
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2. capableweb ◴[28 Jul 23 18:03 UTC] No.36910766[source]▶
You could add a "high bandwidth & low latency" mode, where when active, you load the current video + the next one. So when the user goes to the next channel, it's already playing but muted and not visible, and you start playing the next-next channel hidden again :)