YTCH - Your Custom TV

I was inspired by https://ytch.xyz and decided to make my own custom RTS/gaming streaming front end. I've hosted it on GitHub for everyone to check out: https://reijaff.github.io/ytch/

Currently streaming channels include:

• Beyond all reason commentary
• Beyond all reason playthrough
• Music
• Aoe4 commentary
• Aoe2 commentary
• Game trailers
• Starcraft 2 commentary
• Starcraft commentary
• Forza Motorsport
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Truck Simulator
• Train Simulator
• Call Of Duty Warzone
• War Thunder

Feel free to give it a try and let me know what you think!

Features

• Simulates a retro TV interface for streaming YouTube content
• Curated channels for RTS/gaming content
• Customizable channel lineup (edit refill_tv.py)
• Minimalist controls for a focused viewing experience

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/ytch.git
2. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Configure your channel lineup in refill_tv.py

Usage

1. Run the scraper: python scripts/refill_tv.py
2. Open index.html in your browser

Controls

• Power button: Turns the TV on/off
• Channel Up/Down: Switches between channels
• Volume Up/Down: Adjusts the volume
• Mute: Toggles mute
• Info: Displays support information
• Guide: Shows the channel guide

Configuration

• Customize the channel lineup by editing the parse_channel_videos and parse_playlist_videos functions in refill_tv.py.
• You can add specific YouTube channels or playlists, and set limits on the number of videos fetched.

Contributing

Feel free to fork the project and submit pull requests.

Testing

Open index.html in your browser and test the functionality.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgements

• Inspired by https://ytch.xyz
• Uses the scraptube library for fetching YouTube data
• Built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Please let me know if you have any other questions.