Vintage Television Sets

Basic Controls

Help Screen

Click on the TV remote's button to see a quick overview of available keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard shortcut: H

Powering on and off

Click the button on the remote control to turn on and off the TV set.

Keyboard shortcut: SPACE BAR

Volume Control

Click the +/- buttons on the remote control to adjust the volume.

Keyboard shortcuts:
  • -/+ : Adjust volume
  • M : Toggle on/off sound effects

Channel Surfing

Click the ↑/↓ buttons to change channels.

Keyboard shortcuts:
  • ⇦ or ⇩ : Previous channel
  • ⇨ or ⇧ : Next channel
  • 0-9 : Jump to decade

Special Effects

Vintage Picture Noise

Cycle through 5 levels of picture noise: None, 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x

Keyboard shortcut: N (Rotates through the five static settings)

Glow Effect

The colorful animated glow surrounding the TV tube is added for realism.

Keyboard shortcut: G (Toggles setting)

Black & White Mode

Enable or disable color on the 70's TV by clicking the button.

Keyboard shortcut: B (Toggles setting)

Viewing Modes

Full-screen Mode

When enabled, the video is resized to fit the entire page.

Keyboard shortcuts:
  • F : Toggle setting
  • Esc : Exit full-screen mode

Playlist Mode

When enabled, all channels will play from the beginning each time. When a channel ends playback, the next channel will automatically be selected.

Keyboard shortcut: P (Toggles setting)

Shuffle Mode

When activated, channel changes will jump to random years instead of progressing linearly.

Keyboard shortcut: S (Toggles setting)

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