Obsoleet is now on RantTV, the oldest internet television station! If you used to be big into the iptv scene, Rant will ring a few bells. Not only did they have a video stream of popular web-only shows, but also produced their own video shows featuring Sean Kennedy.
Every episode of Obsoleet is now included in the rotation, and if you tune in to the stream, you can view awesome content from other members of the RantMedia community.
For more information, check out the main RantTV site. For everything Rant does, check out RantMedia. Finally, to view the current rotation, check here.
It’s been a bit more than two months since the last episode of Obsoleet hit the internet, and you might be wondering what the deal with that is. Well, a multitude of things come into play here. My personal life, and my professional life have undergone some changes lately, and I don’t have the time or energy I once did. I am by no means saying that I have no time whatsoever, things have just hit a crawl. Many of my projects and projects I am involved in are slowing down, though one is actually moving again after years (more on this in the future), and all this is being shifted and optimized as I work with my schedule to do more things I enjoy doing.
Having said that, I still constantly toy with everything. I recently bought an Arduino Uno and set off to build an Auduino that I hope to toy with a bit. It’s a pretty cool and simple analog synthesizer that can make some awesome sounds. I literally sat turning nobs for an hour I was so impressed by it. I also managed to make a little demo video to show what I did,
It isn’t a ‘segment’ by any means, but it is something cool that I thought deserved to be filmed. Will it make its way into a future Obsoleet episode? I hope so. Hope you can find it as interesting as I do.
I have “created” an RSS feed for the torrents of episodes available here,
http://feeds.feedburner.com/ObsoleetTorrents
I basically made a feedburner pointed at an RSS feed that corresponds to searching for ‘obsoleet’ on Kickass-Torrents. This way, if I upload a new torrent, it will pop up in the feed. Now, I used feedburner so there is an easy transition if I ever decide to handle the RSS feed for the torrents in another fashion.
Episode 07
“The Digisode”
Stream from Blip.tv
Stream from Vimeo.com
Stream from Youtube.com
Download XviD from Archive.org
Torrent download (XviD)
iTunes/Miro links are available in the Show Stuff section near the top of the page!
Show Notes
Segments:
Minidiscs
‘Secrets of a Super Hacker’ Review
Digitizing VHS
“Minidiscs”
Shows the basics of Minidisc Net-MD players, transferring to Minidsic from the computer, and playback on a Minidisc deck.
Players used were: MZ-NE410, MZ-N510, MDS-JE500 (deck)
The SonicStage software can be found here, forums.sonyinsider.com/files/file/95-sonicstage-43-ultimate-edition/
NOTE: Registration is required for download, but is free and takes no time at all.
“’Secrets of a Super Hacker’ Review”
ISBN-10: 1559501065
ISBN-13: 978-1559501064
“Digitizing VHS”
Gives a little discussion of methods for transferring VHS.
Shows off the PolyTron Digital Video Stabilizer, Vidicraft Detailer II, Vidicraft Proc Amp, Archer Super Video Processor, Archer Video Enhancer/Stabilizer, Archer Video Color Processor, Archer Video Sound Processor, Ambico Video Enhancer/Audio Mixer, Sima SED-CM Video CopyMaster.
This is followed by a demonstration chaining the VCR —> Stabilizer —> Vidicraft Proc Amp —> Vidicraft Detailer II —> DVD Recorder.
So I’m sure many of you know my work with the IPTV Archive, and in a similar idea a new site called IPTV Torrents has officially launched today. This project is spearheaded by Corrosion of DeAuthThis, secret52 of Hak.5 torrents, as well as myself. The site is a cross between a public and private torrent site. While you can download torrents without registering, the real fun comes when you become a member. You can upload content, comment on torrents, search for lost shows, and become part of the community!
The idea for the site came around a month ago, and quickly went into a closed testing period. After it proved stable enough, it was expanded to a closed beta and has been so until today, where it is now completely public.
IPTV Torrents offers great potential. Not only can it be a great service for finding older, lost iptv shows, but can also be a great resource for newer ones. Why wade through dozens of pages of download links when you can click one and be done? It can even act as a launch pad for show creators to share their content, talk with other creators, and get connected with potential viewers.
Though the site is still in its early stages, and a bit rough around the edges, it needs all the support it can get. If you think it might interest you, check it out. We are open to all ideas, criticism, and compliments.Feel free to use all aspects of the site, and show your support through the IRC, Twitter, or Facebook page if you desire.
Happy IPTVing.
Obsoleet is now on That Guy with the Glasses. So, if you happen to be on the site, send me a contact invite and comment on the show and whatnot. Check it out here.
Episode 06
“The Belatesode”
Stream from Blip.tv
Stream from Vimeo.com
Stream from Youtube.com
Download XviD from Archive.org
Torrent download (XviD)
iTunes/Miro links are available in the Show Stuff section near the top of the page!
Show Notes
Segments:
CEDs Part II
Holiday Reviews
Commodore 1702
“CEDs Part II”
Shows the operation of several CED players including:
RCA Selectavision SKT 200
RCA Selectavision SJT 100
RCA Selectavision SFT 100
Zenith CED VP2000
“Holiday Reviews”
Reviews several items:
- “From Betamax to Blockbuster” by Joshua Greenberg
- “Phone Losers of America” by Brad Carter
- Get Lamp DVD
- Pure Pwnage Season One DVD and CD bundle
- Liquid Tape
- Wire Glue
- Digital Video Stabilizer
- Stylophone
“Commodore 1702”
Shows off the use of the Commodore 1702 monitor. Demonstrates homemade s-video to chroma/luma cables for high quality picture using a laserdisc player to pipe video to the monitors.
So there has not been an episode release in a two months. I hinted it may happen, and it has. Why? you may ask. Well, there have been numerous setbacks to take into mind. For one, school is demanding more time than I had anticipated. There is also the problem of a combination of leaking and flooding within my filming area. This ended up ruining a book shelf and temporarily scattering the contents of the shelf. So this leaves me with little working space.
So what does this all mean? Well, I have failed to release on time, but the show is anything but dead. The next few episodes may be a bit more strangely cobbled together than usual and feature some new filming locations. Same content, new style.
I’d also like to add that I’ve also been devoting a bit more of my energy to my blog as well as The IPTV Archive, the latter of which I have been ignoring for near six months. The more I spread my attention, the better there is a chance that all of my projects will come together to work in chorus.
The time off hasn’t been completely wasted. Below are some stills of things I have been messing with that may find themselves in future episodes. Thanks for sticking around, and I hope to have something out soon.
I realized today that the RSS feed was pointed at the wrong place. It allowed you to get the episodes, but it was the feed for the iTunes releases. You don’t have to do anything on your end to see the changes, and by seeing this post you can be assured everything is working.
