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I get most of my daily news from ... Teletext [1]. I'm lucky to be in a country that still has it. I much prefer that format over news sites on the web: Headli
by Findecanor 4y ago
I get most of my daily news from ... Teletext [1]. I'm lucky to be in a country that still has it.
I much prefer that format over news sites on the web: Headlines are often laid out in a list one entry below the other, which is easy to read through without having to scroll.
Because pages are limited to 40 columns × 24 rows, every article is short and to the point.
I don't usually read it on TV though but on a web-site [2] which has transformed page numbers into hyperlinks, and given multi-pages a tab-like interface.
There are still no images, no ads ... and especially no auto-playing videos. Perfect!
Recently though, I've spent a lot of time in a hospital bed and it has been easier for me then to use the TV remote with one hand to check teletext than to use the tablet or smartphone.
[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext>
[2] <https://texttv.nu/ https://texttv.nu/> (Swedish SVT Text)
- Svip 4y agoAlso available in Denmark (DR): https://www.dr.dk/cgi-bin/fttv1.exe/110 https://www.dr.dk/cgi-bin/fttv1.exe/110
- teknico 4y agoIn Italy too. Text-only version: https://www.servizitelevideo.rai.it/televideo/pub/solotesto.jsp https://www.servizitelevideo.rai.it/televideo/pub/solotesto....
- oidar 4y agoWhat a dream. I wish this was available in english.
- moritz 4y agoAustria: <https://teletext.orf.at/ https://teletext.orf.at/>
- moritz 4y agoThis is the better version, since it delivers actual text instead of png's: https://text.orf.at https://text.orf.at
- anthk 4y agoWe have teletext in Spain too, (several of them) but as a "Computer" alternative I use EFE's (state news agency) RSS under sfeed+uxterm with the Unifont font. Pretty close to our different Teletext services.
- hmahonen 4y agoFinnish one: https://yle.fi/aihe/tekstitv https://yle.fi/aihe/tekstitv