TV Time Machine: A Raspberry Pi That Plays Random 90s TV

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Television in the 90s was a different experience where you watched whatever was playing at the moment.
Nowadays, viewers have full control over what they watch and when they watch it.
The author misses the nostalgic feeling of having content selected for them.
A Raspberry Pi can be used to recreate this experience by playing random 90s TV shows.
Steps include installing Raspberry Pi OS Lite, setting up a video folder, and installing VLC for playback.
A script is provided to shuffle and play videos in random order.
A systemd service ensures the video player starts automatically at boot.
The author lists popular 90s TV shows like 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' and 'Friends' as examples.
Future plans include connecting the setup to a CRT TV for an authentic experience.

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