The videos HN recommends, broadcast 24/7 on channels
HackerTV is a web-based 24/7 broadcast that plays the videos Hacker News users frequently recommend to each other. Styled as a retro 1986 TV set, it presents a synchronized, linear schedule — every viewer sees the same programming at the same time — streamed via YouTube. It's free, requires no account, and works entirely in the browser.
Streams Hacker News-recommended videos around the clock on multiple channels, with everyone seeing the same schedule at the same time.
A vintage television simulation (HNTV MODEL HN-1986) with channel up/down buttons, a numeric keypad, and CRT-style on-screen controls.
Switch channels with CH up/down or the 0-9 keys, and open a program guide (G key) showing NOW and NEXT programming.
Keyboard shortcuts for tuning (0-9), guide (G), picture settings (F), mute (M), captions (C), info (I), theater mode (T), power (P), and fullscreen via double-click.
Videos are played from YouTube, with a direct 'Watch on YouTube' link available for any program.
Press the TURN ON / power button on the simulated TV set to start watching.
A shared 24/7 schedule plays the same video for all viewers at any given moment.
Use channel keys or on-screen controls to hop between channels, toggle captions, mute, picture modes, or theater mode.
A 24/7 web broadcast that plays the videos Hacker News users keep recommending to each other, presented as a retro TV experience with multiple channels.
The site doesn't mention any pricing or accounts — you can press TURN ON and start watching directly in the browser.
Yes — the schedule is the same for everyone, so at any moment all viewers are watching the same video on a given channel.
Use the on-screen TV remote or keyboard shortcuts: ↑/↓ for channels, 0-9 to tune, G for the guide, M to mute, C for captions, T for theater mode, P for power, and double-click the screen for fullscreen.
Videos are played via YouTube, and each program has a 'Watch on YouTube' link so you can view it directly on YouTube.
Durations are estimated until the YouTube metadata is fetched, so some programs will run short (showing 'please stand by') or be cut off.
Hacker News, but every story comes with a video explainer
A newspaper from Hacker News, regularly updated
Transcripts, summaries and chapters for any YouTube video
