Episode 06
“The Belatesode”
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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.
Episode 05
“The Perspectivsode”
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Show Notes
Segments:
VHS Basics
Payphone Anatomy
Quadraphonics
“VHS Basics”
Makes use of a RCA Selectavision VCR and a Phillips Magnavox VCR. The segment talks about the history of VHS format and introduces the VCR and VHS tape.
“Payphone Anatomy”
Segment shows the inside and outside of a Protel payphone. This phone is a COCOT and may be incomplete. There is a brief history of payphones followed by the teardown.
“Quadraphonics”
Features a Sony 4-Channel Quad Receiver and offers a brief demo or the positioning function of the receiver and a history of quadraphonics.
For those of you who are socially-minded, I have created a Facebook page for Obsoleet that you can list under your television section. You can easily access it here. I thought it would be a fun way to involve the community if nothing else. I’m not the biggest fan of the Facebook page system, but I think I can work out a happy medium.
Edit: Link fixed!
Episode 04
“The Monstersode”
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Segments:
Scrap Stereo System Project (Shinmaryuu)
Laserdisc Lives
Old School BBSing (Patt)
“Scrap Stereo System Project”
Questions go to @Shinmaryuu on twitter.
My scrap stereo system project and how to buy a old school stereo system components.
My stereo is made up of a MCS (JC Penny Store) brand all in one system which includes a AM/FM radio, receiver, dual tape deck, equalizer, and turn table. The system was purchased alongside the speakers and cabinet all for $40. The system is not recommended and is actually of pretty poor quality. I mostly bought the deal for the old school high, low, mid speakers and the cabinet. I use the Audio in RCA jack on the receiver to pipe in a Sony 5 CD Changer or my hacked 5th gen iPod which runs the rockbox software so i don’t have to use iTunes. This system is the basics and will evolve over time as i find better stuff.
How to get your own. Thrift stores are your friend. I bought the entire system you see in the video for under $50 not including the iPod which i had laying around. Most of the time if you shop wisely you won’t pay more that $10 for each component buying in this way. Brands to look out for in equipment are Sony, Marantz, and Pioneer with Marantz being the holy grail of thrift digging. When it comes to turn tables a good Audio Technica table will give you good quality for a decent price. Brands to avoid are any of the Sears and JC Penny brands such as MCS since they are all pretty poor cheaply made Chinese built crap. The years to look for are 1980s-1990s in order to get a high quality piece with modern hookups at a low price. Anything made in Japan during that era is going to be pretty good.
The idea of this project is both practical and creative in nature. Similar to the Ratfink style of hot rods the idea is to take a bunch of stuff and turn it into your own creation. Sure you can buy a $100 shelf system covered in blue LEDs and extra useless plastic from best buy but it will have none of the soul and creative freedom that comes from dusting off electronics from the past and showing them some love. It takes very little work, very little money, and you can create some pretty awesome results. Nothing really sounds as good when it comes to rock and roll than a old pair of 3’ 1970-1980s speakers. Go spends some time digging in thrift stores and see what you can find.
“Laserdisc Lives”
Provides a history and overview of LaserDisc technology with video and images, then covers my LaserDisc collection as well as my collection of LaserDisc players. During the overview discussion, there are a few asides with comparisons and further explanation. During the player collection overview, there is an aside for the operation of a player. The disc collection may be skipped as there is little to share other than what the discs look like and are packaged with.
“Old School BBSing”
Uses an old serial modem to connect to a BBS via telephone number. The computer runs Windows XP and runs HyperTerminal in this segment, a program that is included in XP installs. The link used in this segment to find Dial-up bulletin boards is, http://www.telnetbbsguide.com/dialbbs/dialbbs.htm
I’ve opted to include a donation link in the links menu near the top of the page after a suggestion to. Every little bit helps, and everything will be going towards buying zany stuff for the show. You can also donate using this little button below.
Episode 03
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Segments:
Betamax Basics
Vocoding with the Stylophone
Reel-to-Reel Players
“Betamax Basics” used a Sanyo Betacord VCR 4400, and a broken Sony Betamax SL-HF550. The blank tapes were Kodak and Sony brands with the number L-750. This segment focused on using the Betamax player while providing a brief history.
“Vocoding with the Stylophone” used a Stylophone available from Thinkgeek, http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/musical-instruments/aa64/ . The Stylophone was hooked through the computer using the headphone jack on the stylophone and the line-in jack on my computer’s sound card. Programs featured in the segment were Audacity via http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ , Zerius Vocoder via http://www.epiphyte.ca/code/vocoder.html , and Spectro via http://spectro.enpts.com/ . The segment talked briefly about the Stylophone’s use as an instrument and then demonstrated the ability to use it as a post-recording vocoder tool in the style of bands such as Daft Punk and Electric Light Orchestra.
“Reel-to-Reel Players” used a Concord Tape Recorder, a Tandberg 3300X, and an Akai GX-2300. This segment also made use of a Helix HX-4635 Boombox which is also known in other markets as a Conion C-100F and a Claritone 7980. An iPod Video was used briefly to show the recording capabilities. The segment mainly focused on showcasing the players as well as showing record and playback abilities.
A few weeks ago I was given a shoutout on episode 17 of the podcast Electronic Beer which is hosted by a group of people from Thinstack. It is an entertaining podcast focusing on beer and current events. Good for a listen, and great if you are in the chat channel on a live streaming night, which takes place every Wednesday.
Made torrents for each episode
Episode 1 - http://torrage.com/torrent/22F33BE947C538A89193F3BD3357343C3D3156B3.torrent
Episode 2 - http://torrage.com/torrent/B642606A5D9A1CA84E27BA4E38A4C3CF80C483C0.torrent
Enjoy! ;)
