StarDeckVT-86
The internet, tuned to another decade.
THE IDEA
The internet, tuned to another decade.
A YouTube player imagined as an old video receiver. A green-phosphor interface, a tape library, and a room-darkening theater mode turn online watching into a more deliberate desktop experience.
Node.js · YouTube API · Chromium
Tune in with intent
Search, browse subscriptions and channel uploads, and load saved playlists without returning to the normal YouTube layout.
Build a stack of tapes
Queue videos, move between them, and recover from videos that cannot be embedded.
Let the room go dark
Theater mode dims the surrounding controls while keeping the picture and just enough context visible.
HOW IT FITS TOGETHER
- 01YouTube library
- 02Tape queue
- 03Video receiver
WHERE IT STANDS
Where the work is today.
A working local prototype on the Omarchy desktop, with playback and signed-in browsing verified. There is no hosted public version; YouTube embedding restrictions still apply.
This editorial illustration conveys the terminal concept. It is not a captured frame of the application.
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