Television

General

Usage

Televisions must be connected to a power source, either via the electrical grid or a generator.

The UI

The UI for the television can be accessed by either LMC on the television in the world, or choosing "Device options" in the contextual menu, upon which a window will be displayed.

The Television window as displayed in-game. Explanation of numbers are to the right.

Below is a description explaining each component of the television window; numbers correspond to those displayed in the image.

The device name.
Current channel TV is tuned in to.
Button to turn TV on/off.
Indicator identifying whether it's connected to a power source.
Volume level: increasing or decreasing will affect noise.
Drop-down box displaying all available channels. Current channel is displayed.
Tune in button: channel will not change until it's pressed.

Skill Building

Televisions can be used to improve the player's skills. To do this, the player must be in the same room as the television whilst it is set to Life and Living TV (channel 203). When a skill building show is running, the player will passively gain experience in the show/episode's dedicated skill.

Lore

Main article: Knox Event

Template:Spoilers Televisions (along with radios) are currently the only way to learn more about the lore behind Project Zomboid. There are several individuals from Triple-N, WBLN News and TURBO, each with their own views on the events unfolding within the Exclusion Zone. All reporters are situated outside the zone, causing their reports to rely solely on rumours and government officials; until images, stories and even survivors begin to find their way beyond the exclusion border (along with the infected).

VHS Tapes

Players may also use a VHS tape with an appropriate television to reduce the player's boredom and/or, in the case of some tapes, to provide skill experience points. It is important to note that an antique television is incapable of utilising VHS tapes, a Premium Technologies or Valutech television is required. The two main types of VHS are "Home VHS", featuring home recordings from camcorders of TV shows, sports games etc., these are the ones that will lower boredom but most will not build skills. There are then also "Retail VHS", these will reduce boredom whilst also building skills. You cannot rewatch the same tapes to gain the benefits.

Channels

Channel	Name	Type	Shows	Skills	Time
200	Triple-N	News/Talk show	Kirsty Cormick (field) Joan (studio) Judge Matt Hass	-	-
201	WBLN News	News/Talk show	WBLN Talk the Night Richard Gershwin (field) Mike (comes to the field after Richard is bitten) Diane (Studio)	-	-
203	Life and Living TV	Educational	Cook Show	Cooking	600
			Woodcraft	Carpentry	1200
			Exposure Survival	Farming Fishing Foraging Trapping	1800
204	TURBO	Soap opera	Triple-N Hollywood Insider Hargrave Albert Wellen QC Row Boat Sunset Drive Quiz Show	-	-
205	PawsTV	Children	Moderators Magical Woodland Hug Bunnies	-	-

Crafting

Dismantling

Item	Tool	Product
Item	Tool
Antique Television		0−2	0−1	0−3	1−3	0−1	0	0
ValuTech Television		0−2	0−1	0−4	1−4	0−1	0−1	0−1
Premium Technologies Television		0−3	0−1	0−4	1−3	0−1	0−1	0−1

Item IDs

Name	Icon	Sprite	Base ID
Antique Television			Radio.TvAntique
Premium Technologies Television			Radio.TvWideScreen
ValuTech Television			Radio.TvBlack

Code

From radio.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Antique Television Retrieved: Build 41.65

	item TvAntique
		Type			= Radio,
		Icon			= Television,
		Weight          	= 10.0,
		DisplayName		= Antique Television,
		UseDelta		= 0.014, 
		UseWhileEquipped	= FALSE,
		DisappearOnUse		= FALSE,
		TwoWay			= FALSE,
		TransmitRange		= 0,
		MicRange		= 0,
		BaseVolumeRange		= 10,
		IsPortable		= FALSE,
		IsTelevision		= TRUE,
		MinChannel		= 200,
		MaxChannel		= 1000000,
		UsesBattery		= FALSE,
		IsHighTier		= FALSE,
		WorldObjectSprite	= appliances_television_01_8,

Premium Technologies Television Retrieved: Build 41.65

	item TvWideScreen
		Type			= Radio,
		Icon			= Television,
		Weight          	= 10.0,
		DisplayName		= Premium Technologies Television,
		UseDelta		= 0.007, 
		UseWhileEquipped	= FALSE,
		DisappearOnUse		= FALSE,
		TwoWay			= FALSE,
		TransmitRange		= 0,
		MicRange		= 0,
		BaseVolumeRange		= 15,
		IsPortable		= FALSE,
		IsTelevision		= TRUE,
		MinChannel		= 200,
		MaxChannel		= 1000000,
		UsesBattery		= FALSE,
		IsHighTier		= FALSE,
		WorldObjectSprite	= appliances_television_01_0,
                AcceptMediaType = 1,

ValuTech Television Retrieved: Build 41.65

	item TvBlack
		Type			= Radio,
		Icon			= Television,
		Weight          	= 10.0,
		DisplayName		= ValuTech Television,
		UseDelta		= 0.009, 
		UseWhileEquipped	= FALSE,
		DisappearOnUse		= FALSE,
		TwoWay			= FALSE,
		TransmitRange		= 0,
		MicRange		= 0,
		BaseVolumeRange		= 12,
		IsPortable		= FALSE,
		IsTelevision		= TRUE,
		MinChannel		= 200,
		MaxChannel		= 1000000,
		UsesBattery		= FALSE,
		IsHighTier		= FALSE,
		WorldObjectSprite	= appliances_television_01_4,
                AcceptMediaType = 1,