Show HN: Channel Surfer – Watch YouTube like it’s cable TV

I really like this. Old formats are comforting.

made this when youtube api dropped around 2007 in flash. was called TraumTV

See also https://ytch.tv/

Have any plans to release the source?

I just love it. This calms me in a way I can't put my finger on... something about not needing to endless scroll and choose based off a thumbnail and endure an intro and like-and-subscribe please. It's just there. It removes a bunch of stress.

This is a really interesting idea.

this is so good ! Great idea, not going to use it a lot but great concept

I feel like this can be useful for kids if you can add some genuinely nice cartoon shows from Youtube. I remember my childhood was filled with adventure time, regular show etc. and Cartoon Network and there are many decent cartoons.

And if you do this, please add 3 cartoon channels just for an option of 3 for kids. Because I remember that it was 3 cartoon channels for me but mostly Cartoon Network, Some disney xd and an niche cartoon channel that I used to watch by. Maybe even have it between Anime (Shinchan/Doraemon/Kitretsu) and Normal animations (Avengers/Spiderman etc.) and Cartoon Network (Regular Show/Adventure Time/Steven Universe)

But the reason why I discovered it and why I feel like young kids nowadays can't find is that I used to go to my TV after coming from school and watch these nice shows for example, whereas now its all youtube.

So in a way, your website can help kids and also parents to better help moderate what their kids watch.

Also even aside from kids, this is something really cool in it of itself that I imagine myself using as well :) Nice project! I just hope that if possible you can add something so that kids could watch it too maybe as well as I find it to be nice possibility to add

I am also curious how you curate the Content for Cable TV in the first place.

Edit: But once again, I want to say that this is a project that I want to use for myself too for these channels as I also go through the same problem where I get the problem of too much choices and overstimulus and feeling of overwhelm.

Love it, but when I clicked another show in the guide, nothing happened.

That is really creative.

THis rules

When yesterday I wondered the best approach to keeping slop off elderly seniors' feeds, I suppose the universe heard me. Thank you!

so cool

Now make it a Roku app!!! :D

i want to be try this but I am unable to import my subscriptions like the directions you give, it just brigns me to the my feed when i follow your directions

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