Anyone who misses the 1980s broadcast TV experience will appreciate programmer Shane Mason’s latest creation, powered by Raspberry Pi. It all started with an old CRV TV and a collection of digitized sitcoms, dramas, news broadcasts, and specials from the era.
A custom Python program running on the Raspberry Pi computer is used to cycle through these programs. Mason then went on to program a schedule appropriate for the time of day, whether that be the morning news, afternoon soap operas,, prime time sitcoms, or the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Switching between channels is done so via an old antenna rotator control box, which is traditionally used for pointing the directional antenna.
- Includes Raspberry Pi 5 with 2.4Ghz 64-bit quad-core CPU (8GB RAM)
- Includes 128GB EVO+ Micro SD Card pre-loaded with 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS, USB MicroSD Card Reader
- CanaKit Turbine Black Case for the Raspberry Pi 5
A good use around the holidays would be to show the classic holiday specials like the Charlie Brown’s Great Pumpkin and Christmas shows, It’s a Wonderful Life, etc. Schedule them for a particular time like 8pm on a holiday night, the wait would get people to anticipate showtime arriving, just like we did back in the day,” said one commenter.
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