u/RetroTVEmulator

this video is me testing my first .exe after completing most of my to do list. up to the point i cant go further until i really start testing stuff looking for bugs i wont find otherwise. Its coming along. its for the most part working and doing what i should. i see the occasional hiccup but none of it breaking anything. just a slight freeze or lag. still got stuff to add, still got stuff to fix but its something. its no longer an idea, its no longer a hope, its real.

I cant believe I made it this far. I cant believe its working. It still needs some work but its all there and all working. The stuff left is to keep fine tuning and working out bugs in the scheduling system.

i added screen size changes for the handhelds. then i added in borders for each one that also change sizes.

Who actually wants to use it? (questions are assuming you saw my last video posted here in madeinpython reddit page) I get that no one wants to help finish it, but when i do finish it, how many of you are gonna snag the .exe and start using it? How many of you wanna use the finished/tested version and wont touch it until then and how many of you are testers? Testers who are not gonna mind coming across a bug that requires a restarts and some log collection so we can fix it? Is there someone that has python experience that wants to help fine tune things to make it easier on the testers? Fix common mistakes, upgrade the scheduling, help put in a server option? (https://discord.gg/XgF8HQn2r) What game consoles are missing from before PSX that you would have to have on here to wanna play the games? I just threw in some consoles i would play. (see this video if you dont know what game consoles are listed https://www.reddit.com/r/madeinpython/comments/1uhpnpf/retro\_tv\_emulator\_with\_gamestv\_stationsvisualizers/) Mostly for testing but im about to finish those off and need to know if adding more should be a thing.

video is me testing for bugs. as you can see i found one on channel 05 during the video. bare with me or skip through to see games working. https://discord.gg/qStGsdCtP to help finish it plz visit the discord and let us know how you can help. Next step fine tuning scheduling and tv guide to line up better and scheduled things in different ways based on new options being added. Maybe even a manual editing menu for more in depth scheduling. Then the server options. the only lag i saw while testing this time was in the file explorer when i first try to add videos and everything else was smooth. some spots look like a lag bc i couldnt find the right key on the keyboard for a sec. it did everything i asked it to along the way. auto save setup, can save across 3 different profiles so mutiple ppl can save progress without messing up another. Its coming along.

Here is where im at. its still in a rough draft state. menus are filling up and getting options working but i will move those around later and make things look better, rename some stuff, im still having issues with the video settings on some videos (starts lagging), sorry about the volume i just had my computer volume turned down so its not that loud. some times when loading 500+ files it lags a few secs to find the first episode to play and processing slows down after that (need to add something that picks up building the list if it crashes or is shut down before it processes 1000s of files. still need to sort out game launching (lag issues and proper screen mounting issues), still wanna add server options at some point, there is a flash of the previous screen when launching the dvd player, and a few more things ive noticed that ive been putting off to fix other things. But its all progress none the less so here is what i got, flaws and all for everyone to see whats changing, updating, and other solutions to easy to use scheduling. anyone interested in helping go to my discord and let me know what you wanna do. https://discord.gg/E45krWBT ill take all the help i can get. the more complicated everything gets the more i wish i had help.

i feel like im pretty much done with the base program. testing for more bugs and small tweaks. next will add channel 03. will have it setup to where you setup your portable emulations station included in the file outside of the program and when your done and turn on channel 03 it will launch it on that channel. then server options for local streaming and i also need to tackle aspect ratio change.

trying to make a user friendly, all in one app to play games, music, movies, tv series, etc in multiple ways. you can watch anything you want on a media player on channel 03 like a DVD player, games on channel 03, tv guide on channel 04, scheduled media of your choosing (your personal downloaded media) on channels 05 through 44. you can have tv stations or change to a music visualizer for music stations. Would like to add server options so it only has to be setup once and other tvs in the house can steal the scheduling from the server and stream media for less storage needs per tv. if anyone wants to help me stabilize it, fix bugs, test it, etc, send me a message, id love some help. currently only for windows, would like to finish it and make versions for linux and mac. Need help with better scheduling options for manual settings and auto scheduling choices. bug fixes. getting games working on channel 03. will have to setup emulation station that is in the files before running it bc of bios, roms, etc but if setup first with the .exe it should run with a controller on channel 03 in theory (no currently working). need help with server setup, system menu options. aspect ratio settings. etc. plenty to do if anyone wants to jump on board. the main bugs as im testing everything here right now are the file browser minimizing the program and the scheduling in the tv guide glitching out bc nothing was scheduled for the morning blocks. and the green ui should have changed blue for channels, volume, visualizer text, etc..........for anyone wondering, yes i have vhs and dvd copies as well as cd's and stuff in storage that i own i pick up from yard sales to legally own my digital movies. if your someone worried about that. vhs are like .25 to .50, at most a dollar or two for better ones. pick them up and build your library in exchange for some storage space in your attic or shed