probnot

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Mostly posting about old tech and whatever piques my interest. youtube.com/@probnotstech

Whiskas commercial in Russian, from sometime in 2008?
SMPTE colour bar pattern being display on a 19" Philips LCD TV. The pattern looks normal, aside from a blank space along the bottom. This is because the image displayed is 720x480, but the source (a raspberry pi) is outputting a SECAM video signal which expects 720x576.
Two panel comic: First panel shows the TV from The Simpsons showing a recommendation from YouTube Studio to turn on mid-roll ads. Second panel shows Homer sitting on the couch in front of the TV saying "I told you last time, no!"
A photo of an RCA branded HDMI cable, hanging on display in a store.
A small 5" Phillips Magnavox colour CRT television displaying vertical greyscale bars of decreasing brightness.
A raspberry pi 1B in a clear plexiglass case. The front is labeled "VeryGood-91 Pattern Gener" on the first line of text, and "ator" on the second line.
A piece of plywood mounted to a wall in a basement with multiple Raspberry Pi computers and RF modulators mounted to it. Lots of wires are running between everything. To the right is a patch panel, some digital TV tuner boxes, and a flatpanel TV showing an old episode of The Computer Chronicles.
A late 1990s Zenith Healthview branded CRT television, attached to the wall of a hospital waiting room using a large black metal mounting arm.
A photo of the screen of 1960s Zenith colour CRT television. The TV is showing the intro of The Simpsons with accurate colour.
A Zenith console TV sitting on a snowy road
The outside of a large Sony CV-2200 open reel video recorder, with the cover on.
A video camera (Sony CVC-2100A) on the right, aimed at a laserdisc copy of the movie E.T. on the left. A 9" black and white TV (Sony CVM-950) sits in the middle, displaying the output of the camera.
A VHS copy of Monty Python and the Holy Grail with the cardboard sleeve shown.
Two copies of Monty Python and the Holy Grail on VHS sitting side by side. The front is shown. They are identical.
A cat discovering a reel to reel tape recorder
A disintegrating cam gear made of some kinda of pot metal
Four vintage calculators with vacuum fluorescent displays, sitting on a carpeted floor. Three of them are powered on and displaying the numbers 5318008, 123456, and 69420.
Two Mitsubishi branded AAA batteries sitting next to a silver Mitsubishi VCR remote.
A screenshot of a Facebook Marketplace ad for a Magnavox (Funai) VHS VCR, model CMWV405. The listing and description incorrectly identify it as model E175216, and the description reads: "The Magnavox E175216 refers to a Magnavox SDTV (Standard Definition Television) Analog Tuner/Converter Box, often sold as part of a DVD player/recorder combo or as a standalone unit to receive over-the-air broadcasts before the digital transition, allowing older TVs to work with digital signals and also record content to DVD, supporting various media like DVD-R/RW, CD, and MP3s. It's a device that bridges older analog TV technology with newer digital formats, often found as a used or refurbished item for legacy setups."
A Ronco infomercial showing all the meats that can be cooked on a rotisserie.
A video head drum from a VHS VCR. The head drum surface is discoloured in some spots from corrosion.
Screenshot of the MyHarmony software showing that the remote sync process has completed.
Screenshot of the MyHarmony software showing the devices programmed on a Harmony 600 remote control.
A Sony SLO-260 Betamax VCR sitting on the floor in front of an RCA FA-465 19" TV on stand with castors. The first episode of "The Muppet Show" is playing on the TV.
From the Radio Shack 1983 Catalog - A DuoFone "Our Very Best! Computer-Controlled Phone Answerer". The line below reads "The Ultimate in Telephone Answering Systems!". Listed price is $299.95.
A Memorex branded 8" floppy diskette. The label shows the name "Memorex" changing to "Memory Excellence"
Filthy knobs on a 1970s Panasonic Solid State FM/AM Radio.
Screenshot of the YouTube channel "probnot's tech", sitting at 6969 subscribers.
A JVC RC-M90 boombox with the insides removed
A JVC RC-M90 boombox sitting in the backseat of a car
VU meters on the vacuum fluorescent display of a VCR.
JVC SK-404 speakers, stacked on top of each other. The woofers are covered with a black ceiling-mount PA speaker, similar to what you'd find in schools or offices.
Commercial for an undercover news report and VCR repairs. From WDIV (NBC affiliate in Detroit) in 1993.
A picture of a weather radio. The display shows August 5th, 2037.
Several thrift store shelves full of old printers
An old 19" CRT television with knobs, that is sitting a few feet above the ground on castors. The TV is showing an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
A scene from the original Star Trek, with grainy film and a line through the image
Top-loading Beta VCR, branded as Marantz.
On the left: A frowning man shown in sub-optimal colour. On the right: A smiling man shown in slightly less sub-optimal colour. Caption: "Our Chroma-Loc corrects a sourpuss at the push of a button."
A 1974 calculator sitting atop the box, views from the front and rear.
Several 45rpm seven inch records lined up, each one a different colour.
Several VHS movies on a shelf. From right to left, the titles are "Big", "Dick", "In & Out", and "What Women Want".
Hand getting ready to hit a big blue button labelled "BAD CAPS"
A metal worm gear with a small black plastic gear attached to the end. The worm gear is being held in front of a taken-apart portable mini-disc recorder.