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Posted by kilroy123 2 days ago

Show HN: Channel Surfer – Watch YouTube like it’s cable TV(channelsurfer.tv)
I know, it's a very first-world problem. But in my house, we have a hard time deciding what to watch. Too many options!

So I made this to recreate Cable TV for YouTube. I made it so it runs in the browser. Quickly import your subscriptions in the browser via a bookmarklet. No accounts, no sign-ins. Just quickly import your data locally.

457 points | 144 commentspage 6
TheSkyHasEyes 14 hours ago|
Any way to toggle full screen?
BizarroLand 9 hours ago|
No full screen, but you can minimize the channel interface so that it's nearly full screen.
iamspoilt 12 hours ago||
Is there an app for this I can download on my Apple TV?
themagician 9 hours ago|
I would 100% pay for this, as long as it let me login with my YouTube account to remove the ads.
wonger_ 14 hours ago||
See also https://ytch.tv/
flats 14 hours ago||
Came here for this, thank you. I knew I’d seen this sort of thing before.

Curation feels better with this implementation?

webofunni 14 hours ago||
Good one. Why youtube is not playing any ad in these sites?
techteach00 13 hours ago||
I really like this. Old formats are comforting.
ares623 9 hours ago||
Can I create and curate my own channels?
thomastraum 10 hours ago||
made this when youtube api dropped around 2007 in flash. was called TraumTV
sublinear 12 hours ago||
Have any plans to release the source?
naxtsass 14 hours ago||
This is a really interesting idea.
cryptozeus 13 hours ago||
this is so good ! Great idea, not going to use it a lot but great concept
pwr1 15 hours ago|
Love it, but when I clicked another show in the guide, nothing happened.
glouwbug 10 hours ago||
Need a DVR for that (and a couple hours)
shellfishgene 14 hours ago|||
You have to click on the channel number in the first column.
zoklet-enjoyer 15 hours ago||
You need to click on the channel number. Clicking in the title of the show doesn't do anything.
pwr1 14 hours ago||
Ahh, now I see it. So cool! Bookmarked.
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