# TVMate

> Vintage CRT Cinema Player

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6761134419](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6761134419)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6761134419`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** HSING-KUO WANG
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-08
- **First published:** 2026-04-08
- **Size:** 32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tvmate/id6761134419)
- **Website:** [https://henworks.com/products/TVMate/](https://henworks.com/products/TVMate/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://henworks.com/products/TVMate/privacy.html](https://henworks.com/products/TVMate/privacy.html)

## Description

CRT tube effects turn your living room into a golden-age cinema. Metal GPU scanlines, VHS tape-style UI, silent film mode. Plex / Jellyfin / Emby / NAS unified.

Turn your living room into a golden-age cinema.

TVMate brings a one-of-a-kind vintage viewing experience to Apple TV. Powered by a Metal GPU real-time CRT tube simulation system and VHS tape-style interface, every movie night feels like stepping into your own retro cinema.

[CRT TUBE SIMULATION]
Four preset modes from subtle to extreme:
• Subtle — Gentle warm tones and scanlines, great for daily viewing
• Standard — Classic CRT TV feel with scanlines, screen curvature, phosphor dots, edge vignette
• Heavy Retro — 90s old TV with pronounced curvature, thick scanlines, color bleed
• Silent Film — Chaplin-style B&W film, random scratches and dust, 16fps frame-drop simulation

[VHS TAPE CASE STYLE]
In Heavy Retro and Silent Film modes, homepage posters transform into VHS tape cases — white plastic shell borders, random brand color strips (TDK blue, JVC red, Kodak yellow), Courier typewriter title labels, and 3D flip-open animations. Homepage background becomes a nostalgic living room with CRT TV boot-up animation.

[IMAGE UPSCALING]
Breathe new life into old low-res videos. Lanczos high-quality algorithm, stackable with CRT effects — upscale first, then apply retro filter.

[MULTI-SERVER MANAGEMENT]
One app for all your private media servers:
• Plex — PIN authentication with full library browsing
• Jellyfin — Open-source media server, full API integration
• Emby — Home media server support
• WebDAV — Cloud storage (Google Drive, OneDrive, 50+ services)
• SMB/NAS — Direct local network storage access

[POWERFUL PLAYBACK ENGINE]
High-quality playback powered by Apple AVPlayer:
• Formats — MP4, MKV, MOV, M4V, TS, M3U8
• Codecs — H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1
• HDR — HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG
• Audio — AAC, EAC3, TrueHD, DTS, FLAC, Dolby Atmos
• Subtitles — SRT, ASS, SSA, PGS, VTT (embedded + external)

[MORE FEATURES]
• Cross-server search with TMDB smart recommendations
• Three homepage carousel styles: Cinematic / Classic / PosterWall
• Auto-save playback progress, continue watching
• Parental controls — 4-digit PIN lock with content rating filter
• Privacy first — Zero tracking, no ad SDKs, local storage only
• Full localization: 繁體中文 / English

[PREMIUM — ONE-TIME PURCHASE]
US$9.99 to permanently remove ads — no subscriptions, no hidden fees.

All content comes from your own media servers. TVMate does not host or provide any media content.

## Rankings

- #2,164,571 — Overall

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