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Every “but wait!” Argument I tried to come up with, he answered seconds later. Very well paced and about as full of bad dad-scientist jokes you could make it.

hombre_fatal 7y ago
Half a year ago he came out of nowhere for me and now I encounter his videos all the time. He deserves it. Whenever a vid pops up it's always on a topic I've been wondering about.
scrollaway 7y ago
He's one of my favourite YouTube channels and I found out about him a mere weeks ago. Binged all his content. He has wonderful playlists on VHS and the format wars, color TV, analog everything etc. I recommend you look at his other videos and click on whatever titillates your interest.
- gibolt 7y ago
  I recommend you look at his Patreon page. His quality, depth of research, and overall uniqueness made supporting a no brainer for me.
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marcan_42 7y ago
Yeah, he catches every single one of those and does it in style. Easily my favorite educational (often retro) tech channel. He gets you hooked even on stuff you already know about. Funny thing: some people have joked that he's my alter ego (I guess we look slightly similar?), but I could never deliver stuff like he does.
- willis936 7y ago
  Well he did miss one tiny little thing in his toslink video. I pointed it out (and I’m sure others did) and he filled in the gap in a follow-up video. He sets a very high bar. I wish he did have a more technical discussion on CRT vs raster displays. There is a real meat there that is typically unexplored. What is the spatial frequency response of CRT vs raster? What resolution raster do you need to be “good enough” and what kind of interpolation/LPF should be used?
  - derefr 7y ago
    > What is the spatial frequency response of CRT vs raster? What resolution raster do you need to be “good enough” and what kind of interpolation/LPF should be used? You know, "Building a CRT from Scratch" would be a great standalone educational series. It could hit on everything from making glass, to how to pump air out of something, to coil winding/transformers, to phosphor chemistry, as well as the RF electronics stuff.
    - CWuestefeld 7y ago
      Or, how to make a pencil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYO3tOqDISE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYO3tOqDISE (not the same guy at all, but your comment reminded me of this. It's really about specialization and the interdependency of everything in the economy)
    - MarioMan 7y ago
      Not the same thing, but you reminded me of this since it's in a similar vein. Ben Eater went through the entire process of building a VGA "video card." Anyone with a basic understanding of logic circuits has enough background to understand it. Worth a watch. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rce6IQDWs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rce6IQDWs Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqY3FMuMuRo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqY3FMuMuRo

hombre_fatal 7y ago

Half a year ago he came out of nowhere for me and now I encounter his videos all the time. He deserves it. Whenever a vid pops up it's always on a topic I've been wondering about.

scrollaway 7y ago

He's one of my favourite YouTube channels and I found out about him a mere weeks ago. Binged all his content. He has wonderful playlists on VHS and the format wars, color TV, analog everything etc. I recommend you look at his other videos and click on whatever titillates your interest.

gibolt 7y ago
I recommend you look at his Patreon page. His quality, depth of research, and overall uniqueness made supporting a no brainer for me.
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marcan_42 7y ago

Yeah, he catches every single one of those and does it in style. Easily my favorite educational (often retro) tech channel. He gets you hooked even on stuff you already know about. Funny thing: some people have joked that he's my alter ego (I guess we look slightly similar?), but I could never deliver stuff like he does.

willis936 7y ago
Well he did miss one tiny little thing in his toslink video. I pointed it out (and I’m sure others did) and he filled in the gap in a follow-up video. He sets a very high bar. I wish he did have a more technical discussion on CRT vs raster displays. There is a real meat there that is typically unexplored. What is the spatial frequency response of CRT vs raster? What resolution raster do you need to be “good enough” and what kind of interpolation/LPF should be used?
- derefr 7y ago
  > What is the spatial frequency response of CRT vs raster? What resolution raster do you need to be “good enough” and what kind of interpolation/LPF should be used? You know, "Building a CRT from Scratch" would be a great standalone educational series. It could hit on everything from making glass, to how to pump air out of something, to coil winding/transformers, to phosphor chemistry, as well as the RF electronics stuff.
  - CWuestefeld 7y ago
    Or, how to make a pencil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYO3tOqDISE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYO3tOqDISE (not the same guy at all, but your comment reminded me of this. It's really about specialization and the interdependency of everything in the economy)
  - MarioMan 7y ago
    Not the same thing, but you reminded me of this since it's in a similar vein. Ben Eater went through the entire process of building a VGA "video card." Anyone with a basic understanding of logic circuits has enough background to understand it. Worth a watch. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rce6IQDWs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rce6IQDWs Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqY3FMuMuRo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqY3FMuMuRo