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WeatherStar 4000+: Weather Channel Simulator

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Re: WeatherStar 4000+: Weather Channel Simulator

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Post by dylan604 »

xorbax wrote: post #42
gasgiant wrote: post #34

I listen to a lot of Pat Metheny Group, which my wife refers to as "Weather Channel Music". I used to argue that Pat was waaay better than the stuff on the Weather Channel, until one day we had it on in a hotel room and "Last Train Home" came on, and I had to shut the heck up.

Wasn't there also a text-to-speech voiceover of the local forecast text? I would have sworn they would replace the music with a guy "reading" the forecast.

In large markets, some of the local broadcast stations have a dedicated digital channel that plays a local version of this. In my market, they have the digital voice reading the forecast.

Re: WeatherStar 4000+: Weather Channel Simulator

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Post by shortstuffsushi »

post_break wrote: post #21

I run one of these on my desk 24x7 with a raspberry pi and a 3D printed monitor that simulates a CRT. I tried with a real CRT TV but the frequency and having it at the side of my main monitor started to make me sick. https://imgur.com/a/wD2EINO https://github.com/vbguyny/ws4kp

It seems like this could make a good addition for the folks working on EmuVR @ https://www.emuvr.net/

Re: WeatherStar 4000+: Weather Channel Simulator

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Post by dylan604 »

dcrazy wrote: post #52
xorbax wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wasn't there also a text-to-speech voiceover of the local forecast text? I would have sworn they would replace the music with a guy "reading" the forecast.

There was a time when it was only prerecorded “The forecast for your area”

For a time, you could call a phone number for the forecast. A lot of banks would tell you the time with one of their numbers.

Re: WeatherStar 4000+: Weather Channel Simulator

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Post by harwoodr »

raverbashing wrote: post #53
harwoodr wrote: post #48

I take it this only works for USA locations?

Looks like it. Which is definitely a shame but I can understand they might not have all the APIs for all the locations

International version: https://github.com/mwood77/ws4kp-international https://mwood77.github.io/ws4kp-international/

Re: WeatherStar 4000+: Weather Channel Simulator

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Post by post_break »

agscala wrote: post #41
post_break wrote: post #21

I run one of these on my desk 24x7 with a raspberry pi and a 3D printed monitor that simulates a CRT. I tried with a real CRT TV but the frequency and having it at the side of my main monitor started to make me sick. https://imgur.com/a/wD2EINO https://github.com/vbguyny/ws4kp

Nice! Which screen is that? All of the screens I've found are widescreen and I'd like to do a similar project

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5564208

Re: WeatherStar 4000+: Weather Channel Simulator

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Post by mortenjorck »

gasgiant wrote: post #34

I listen to a lot of Pat Metheny Group, which my wife refers to as "Weather Channel Music". I used to argue that Pat was waaay better than the stuff on the Weather Channel, until one day we had it on in a hotel room and "Last Train Home" came on, and I had to shut the heck up.

"Last Train Home" is a banger, in any case.
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