Hey Product Hunt 👋 I built OldSchoolTV because I missed a very specific feeling: turning on the TV and just watching whatever happened to be on. These days, most streaming starts with scrolling, browsing, and trying to decide. Sometimes I do not want to choose from 500 options. I just want to drop into something already playing and let it run in the background. That’s the idea behind OldSchoolTV. It lets you flip through retro-style online channels like old cable TV and jump straight into the moment. No endless decision-making, no setup, no account needed. A few things in this launch: always-on channel surfing a synced viewing experience retro TV-style UI with remote-like controls scanlines, vignette, and caption settings completely free, no signup I made it for those lo-fi, low-pressure moments: when you’re eating, working, winding down, feeling nostalgic, or just want something on without having to think too hard. I’d really love feedback on a few things: what channel types you’d want next whether the retro UI feels fun or distracting what would make it feel even more like old-school cable TV Thanks for checking it out. Curious what channel you end up landing on first.

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I built a website that brings back old-school channel surfing. What channels should it have?

Hi all,
I am working on OldSchoolTV, an interactive web application which recreates the experience of channel surfing on the internet!

My inspiration comes from the current experience of using streaming services: opening Netflix/YouTube, spending ages trying to decide what to watch, and ultimately just leaving the browser tab open without watching anything. I miss the good old days when watching TV involved simply switching the channel.

This is why in OldSchoolTV you can just jump straight into retro style channel surfing and start watching.

Here are my goals with the platform:

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Flip through synced retro TV channels on the web

Flip through synced retro TV channels on the web

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I built a website that brings back old-school channel surfing. What channels should it have?

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I built a website that brings back old-school channel surfing. What channels should it have?