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Watch TV from the 90s and earlier

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653 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 28 Jul 23 12:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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glonq ◴[28 Jul 23 18:31 UTC] No.36911169[source]▶
To make the 80's TV more authentic, is there an option to change channels via a pair of vice-grips that are permanently attached to the stub where the missing/broken channel knob should be? Because that's how I experienced it.

The static effect is nice for creating a low-fi vibe, but some kind of CRT effect (like many arcade & console emulators have) would be even better.

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1. lvspiff ◴[30 Jul 23 02:08 UTC] No.36927063[source]▶
That reminds me of the episode of Married with Children where Al calls for the family to get in “fox viewing positions” and everyone takes an antenna somewhere in the room. This was literally me as we lived somewhat rural and i could pick up signals from other towns if i put tin foil on the rabbit ears and touched the lamp when watching. I felt like I was cheating the system somehow.