Cathode Ray Dude - CRD
Why Is Your NES A TV Station? (Thats Weird)
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:07 Early days of multiprocessing
00:05:53 The legend of the BP6
00:09:12 Dual-socket misconceptions
00:16:57 BP6 build
00:22:39 First boot, BIOS, overcloking
00:25:34 The OS Issue
00:28:25 Meeting NT 4
00:31:50 NT Problems
00:33:45 SMP pros and cons
00:41:44 Benchmarks
00:49:40 Multiprocessor gaming
00:52:45 The tragedy (and saving grace) of early SMP
00:55:13 The mystery of the BP6
00:59:38 The mystery resolved... sort of.
01:00:40 Foreshadowing part 2
01:02:04 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:09 Hifi functions
00:08:55 PC components
00:14:43 PC bootup / TV out weirdness
00:21:05 Software features demo
00:33:05 Gaming performance
00:43:14 Conclusions
00:44:32 Teardown
00:51:41 Power supply
00:57:28 Motherboard analysis
00:59:40 Special hardware features
01:12:00 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro / Chassis overview
00:08:07 Software tour
00:22:00 Capture tests
00:28:58 Hardware specs
00:31:53 Teardown
00:44:15 Weird graphics card
00:51:39 Capture card analysis
01:02:57 Conclusion
01:05:45 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:35 Overview
08:06 Demo
14:30 Inputs & Outputs
16:50 Camera controls
23:20 Remaining features
25:03 Other Transvideo models
28:45 Disassembly
31:15 Internals
34:13 RS232 remote controls
36:52 Camera mechanism / repair
40:48 Slide mechanism
44:12 Conclusion / Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:40 Inventing Types of Guys
00:05:20 Machine vision concept
00:07:13 Hardware overview
00:14:45 Powering up & exploring BIOS
00:25:30 Software tour
00:46:31 What it actually did
00:51:24 DV camcorder experiment
00:53:45 Ill-advised gaming
00:58:39 Disassembly and analysis
01:18:37 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:46 TV Photo Viewer overview
00:03:41 Invasion
00:04:17 TV Photo Viewer demo disk
00:11:30 How To Photograph Your Family disk
00:18:30 Software tour
00:29:11 Album disk demo
00:30:02 Market context
00:36:52 Cool-iCam TVCam overview
00:41:47 Cool-iCam dock
00:43:36 Dock demo
00:48:11 Raw jpegs
00:50:29 Cool-iCam history
00:53:14 Webcam Mode
00:57:56 TV Photo Viewer teardown
01:01:43 Cool-iCam dock teardown
01:08:00 TVCam teardown
01:18:51 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:06 PBXes in summary
00:03:15 PBX hardware analysis
00:12:00 PC hardware analysis
00:26:50 PC/104 tangent
00:35:42 Further PBX hardware notes
00:39:35 Starting up the PC
00:43:36 Actually starting up the PC
00:46:25 Software tour
00:52:32 OS/2our
01:05:05 Hard drive story
01:07:28 Windows 95 demos
01:11:00 PBX diagnostics
01:15:38 DOS games
01:24:10 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:03 Overview
03:03 "Historical" significance
05:29 Ports
11:26 Disassembly
16:04 2.5" HDD trivia
18:43 Further disassembly
21:02 Hardware details
30:12 Diagnostics
33:15 Repair attempt
39:35 Checking out the software
46:31 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:37 The Knowledge Vacuum
00:05:35 The Questions
00:06:06 ACT ONE= The Grey Scanner For Computer
00:09:50 The Ports Conundrum
00:14:37 Hardware setup & the Video Conundrum
00:17:49 The scanning experience
00:20:38 Quality Or Lack Thereof
00:24:30 The purpose of scanners in 91
00:29:13 Windows desktop publishing in 91
00:34:53 The state of printing in 91
00:36:24 Memory, 1-bit color, and halftones
00:50:56 Hardware teardown
00:58:47 ACT TWO= The history of scanners
00:59:24 Pre-consumer flatbeds
01:05:35 The consumer scanner explosion
01:12:10 What the hell was the ScanJet Plus??
01:15:55 The greyscale days
01:20:44 Dawn of color
01:23:52 The modern scanner takes shape
01:27:20 The Color Conundrum
01:31:20 Slow decline of greyscale
01:35:35 Forty years of scanning
01:37:20 Errata
01:39:14 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:07 External overview
11:05 Peripherals
15:22 Firmware and software
17:48 Hardware specs
20:11 Video capture tests
24:10 Hard drive caddy internals
34:18 Cooling
35:52 Opening it up
38:25 Video capture & output board
44:01 Mezzanine module
46:01 Motherboard analysis
48:29 Everything goes wrong at once / Soba
49:17 Further thoughts on cooling
53:41 Conclusions
55:14 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:44 Digital signage
00:07:45 The (probable) tragedy of OPS
00:17:50 Software demo
00:37:18 How this might actually be useful to you
00:40:00 Chassis disassembly & analysis
00:50:58 PC disassembly & analysis
01:02:00 What the previous owner was doing
01:03:52 Outro
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Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=Y2OPrGBxkD0
Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=pjrcB2qMbYU
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:56 Guts reveal and recap
00:08:30 The Gaming Tragedy
00:13:49 The Mod Proposal
00:17:58 Game tests and performance
00:24:45 Experiences of doing the mod
00:25:26 Rebuild: Disassembly
00:33:17 Rebuild: Fear and Loathing in the Cooling System
00:37:15 Rebuild: Horrific soldering work
00:39:45 Rebuild: Remounting the cooler
00:43:03 Rebuild: Fixing the fan & DVD cable
00:45:03 Rebuild: Installing new board & heatpipes
00:48:22 Rebuild: Correcting my screwup
00:50:22 Rebuild: The power supply situation
00:54:53 Rebuild: Tests & wrapup
00:57:00 Mod postmortem
01:01:04 Conclusions
01:04:04 Outro
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Mediasite overview
08:04 Mediasite innards
12:25 Crappy mini-ITX machine
16:21 Troubleshooting the Mediasite
19:16 Mediasite disassembly & analysis
25:29 NCR N3000 disassembly & analysis
35:05 Firing up NCR N3000
41:26 Fixing the Mediasite
44:02 Firing up Mediasite
44:22 INVADED BY DARK SPIRIT
44:56 Testing capture cards & software
47:42 Conclusion / Outro
I realized long after I finished the video that I never actually said how much this thing cost. It was $1500. I guess I just didn't feel like that was terribly important info though, because once you learn what it does and how it does it, you realize it's not worth using at *any* price.
Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=Y2OPrGBxkD0
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Recap of Part 1
00:05:50 Media extenders
00:11:08 The Vista problem
00:12:43 Introducing the Niveus Edge
00:16:24 What they did, and why
00:26:24 Exploring the innards
00:34:14 Thermal solution
00:42:55 Poor workmanship
00:48:35 The DVDROM situation
00:52:05 Dangerously poor workmanship
00:59:23 Inside scoop on the company
01:04:54 Theories & Conclusion
01:10:21 Outro
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00:00 Intro
00:00 Correction #1: Plugs
01:04 Correction #2: Coinstars outside UK
01:42 DVI audio test
04:45 Correction #3: Wrong thermal compound
09:46 Thermal wax on, thermal wax off
10:09 Disk tray
11:24 The heatsink comes off
14:58 Unpopulated sata connectors
15:47 Testing with new compound
16:43 One more tangent about paste
18:12 Correction #4: Ferrules and aglets
18:37 No two Phoenixes are the same
19:19 Correction #5: Optocouplers
20:22 The IODD
21:12 A Hero Falls
21:47 A Hero is Rebooted
23:23 Gravis dumps an entire container of usb keys on the bench
23:39 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:20 Exterior overview
13:01 Disassembly / chassis
15:00 Motherboard exploration
24:24 Reassembly
26:46 Powering up
32:40 Installing Windows 7 Embedded
36:30 DVI/VGA experiment
45:15 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:30 The Laptop Question
00:03:20 First impressions
00:14:00 Ports, slots, and accessories
00:18:35 Basic user experience
00:23:00 The Premium Remote
00:32:21 Hardware review and teardown
00:39:48 RAID problems and solutions
00:44:06 The godforsaken rubber coating
00:45:41 Hardware summary
00:46:18 Gaming performance
00:51:03 The battery issue
00:54:49 Where did this come from?
00:56:03 Premium remote deep dive
01:00:55 The curse of the concept car
01:03:15 Quick Start: Episode 3: Episode 2
01:05:14 Conclusion
01:06:22 Outro
Regarding CableCard:
This was a *huge* debacle that's still going on, but in short, the FCC mandated in the late 90s that cable TV providers allow subscribers to view TV as a raw MPEG2 stream, on a device of their choosing; Cablecard is the generally known brand name of the thing that was made to enable this. The cable companies absolutely hated it, they fought it tooth and claw to stop it, and while they technically are legally required *to this day* to support these things, they will literally lie and cheat to prevent you from using one. There are thousands of stories, it's a real mess.
I bring it up here because: In 2006, there were still laptops being sold with both Cardbus and ExpressCard slots. With all the media features of this machine, Dell absolutely would have had cablecard on their minds, I'm sure they would have wanted to provide for it, but you can't actually use one on this machine. There was never any Cablecard sold in ExpressCard format, and I have no idea why. PCI-e desktop cards got made, but no EC cards.
Dell wouldn't have known this in 2006 however; EC was still picking up steam, and they were probably certain that any minute Cablecard would be updated. They couldn't have known this would never happen, but if they did, I think they would have put both Cardbus and EC on here. Again, a completely baseless theory, but an interesting thing to think about anyway.
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00:00 Intro
06:46 Disassembly / hardware
34:28 Installing Windows
45:06 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Quickweb recap
04:02 Feature 1: QuickLook
09:15 QuickLook under the hood
15:30 What's an EFI application?
29:15 QuickLook in summary
29:50 Feature 2: Daystarter
32:27 Daystarter: A Horror Story
44:32 But why, though?
58:03 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Why I got this thing
07:00 Cleanup
12:40 Firing it up
15:50 Testing, breaking, and fixing the camera
20:15 Hardware inventory
23:50 MIDI test
26:10 Video playback tests
29:40 Video editing tests
34:40 External storage tests
38:36 GAMING!!!! YEAH BABY
41:40 Final conclusions and outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:10 Hardware overview
01:55 Trying to fix it
07:21 Booting up / ThinOS
13:35 Behind the curtain
17:55 Trying to install Linux
19:53 Breaking it
22:15 Outro
It turns out that yes, there are SIM card pins on the standard mini-pcie slot. Never knew!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro / premise
05:55 External overview
16:33 Top disassembly / thermal juice
20:19 Board overview
22:40 Heatsink / CPU
26:14 Bottom disassembly / storage
31:08 Motherboard removal / analysis
38:14 Card installation / reassembly
41:31 Powering up / testing
49:15 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Unfortunate fake brands
02:12 Device overview
10:33 Surprisingly useful features
15:26 The Problems
19:01 The "Game" port
22:10 The Icon Mystery
25:17 Internals
38:14 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
04:20 DVD players in the 2000s
07:29 In praise of the toaster-fridge
11:38 Breaking and fixing it
13:40 Media controls
15:44 The Quick Start feature
20:35 Why "Gaiden"?
26:35 How does it work?
34:33 History of Averatec
38:51 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:34 HTPC History
00:12:14 Early Niveus Products
00:15:28 Introducing the Denali
00:24:44 Software Demo
00:35:52 What's in the box
00:43:39 Thermal Solution
00:48:34 Heat Pipe Demo
00:56:46 Thermal Tests
00:59:51 Home Theater Installers
01:03:40 Media Center Extenders
01:07:39 What about the Edge?
01:08:54 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:23 Word Processors (in summary)
00:19:50 Introducing the Olivetti
00:21:00 The Video Situation
00:27:10 Starting up
00:28:45 Software tour
00:45:18 The hidden PC
00:48:46 The wacky keyboard
00:51:39 PC software demo
00:53:01 Limitations and weirdnesses
00:58:05 Teardown
01:03:28 Olivetti: The Original Republic Of Gamers
01:08:09 Conclusion / Outro
FYI, if you don't see your name in the patron crawl, it's because I finished this video two weeks ago.
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Chapters:
00:00 Premise
00:36 Demo
02:11 Laptop review
07:10 The Big Question
07:49 Technical breakdown
13:27 Issues
16:52 Why no capture?
18:29 The Quick Start connection
22:00 Conclusion
22:43 Outro
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00:00 Intro
02:05 Z600 overview
11:42 Unique Feature #1: Edgetouch
15:35 Unique Feature #2: Wireless Dock
18:40 Unique Feature #3: Wireless Charging
27:28 Latitude-ON Demo
31:20 L-ON's Dark Secret
33:03 L-ON Internals
37:17 L-ON's Failure And Success
41:10 L-ON Flash Demo
44:49 L-ON Flash's Dark Secret
46:18 L-ON Flash Vs. L-ON Prime
49:50 L-ON Reader Demo
53:53 Conclusion
55:45 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
06:00 The Infra product line
07:25 Hardware overview
13:00 The remote control issue
20:30 Feature demo
29:37 Bad feature demo
37:22 Complaints
39:05 The turbo button
42:55 Benchmarks
47:10 How does the IR work?
50:53 Conclusions
52:21 Correction
54:09 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:33 Premise
08:17 Hardware overview
11:20 Intended market
20:59 Windows experience
25:50 Instant-on experience
37:18 Behind the scenes
42:45 Battery
44:45 Conclusions / Media Center comparison
49:53 Competing machines
52:29 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:15 Role of CDROMs in 1993
00:16:30 Example software
00:19:58 CDROM libraries
00:26:35 Pioneer DRM-602X demo
00:34:20 Pioneer DRM-1804X "demo"
00:37:49 Huge industrial jukeboxes
00:39:02 Networking issues
00:47:58 Theoretical uses / burners
00:50:20 WORM / Magneto-Optical / UDO
00:53:03 Decline, consumer uptake
00:55:15 Powerfile C200 overview
00:59:30 Powerfile demo
01:06:25 Musings on jukeboxes
01:08:49 Outro
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00:00 Intro
03:55 Early MP3 limitations
10:25 Introducing the Receiver
11:13 Chassis & connections
16:05 Networking & Media server
21:44 UI
29:29 Media server issues
32:07 Firmware & boot process
40:01 Hardware design
45:50 Conclusion
47:45 Custom firmware
49:14 Ethernet issues
50:05 Outro
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My article on which this video is based:
http://gekk.info/articles/hyperspace.htm
Chapters:
00:00:00 Teaser
00:01:07 Intro
00:03:05 Phoenix's misfortune
00:06:16 Introducing the machine
00:09:39 Introducing Phoenix Hyperspace
00:12:00 Hyperspace tour
00:36:48 The problems with dual-booting
00:39:50 Hyperspace Hybrid
00:45:08 Battery life claims
00:48:13 The Hyperspace Trick
00:52:20 Nitty gritty
00:57:40 The Nightmare Begins
01:00:40 Wrongs darker than death or night
01:02:46 Moving on to the lesser crime
01:08:00 In summary
01:09:35 The death of Phoenix Hyperspace
01:13:35 Outro
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:40 The Laptop
04:45 Boot times
08:42 MediaDirect tour
15:12 How it works
19:25 Why?
22:18 Power savings?
24:09 Why not use Media Center?
27:25 Other companies
28:52 Outro
Episode 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=Za_Ul08dtj8
00:00 Intro
02:00 Going in blind
03:58 What is Splashtop?
06:51 Software overview
18:21 The contemporary experience
22:50 Marketing failures
26:17 What about laptops?
30:09 ExpressGate on EeePC
32:35 How did the motherboard work?
37:35 How did the laptops work?
40:51 Can you mod it? (Yes)
41:35 Express Gate in summary
42:58 Lenovo w/ Splashtop
44:12 Lenovo w/ Splashtop 2.0
49:35 HP w/ Splashtop
51:40 Splashtop In Review
54:02 Teaser
54:45 Outro
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00:00 Intro
02:38 The Problem
07:20 Sony's Crimes
12:02 An Industry In Crisis
14:20 Sony's Solution
18:18 The Breakdown
23:24 What Sony Bought
26:09 The Series In Summary
28:21 The Vaio In Summary
23:40 Wrapup
34:30 Outro
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00:00:00 Intro (in the 90s)
00:01:23 The Problem
00:05:30 The Eventual Solution
00:09:17 VoIP (Won't Help)
00:13:28 Introducing SVD
00:16:32 Basic modem demo
00:19:00 Voice/data switching trick
00:22:23 Voice/data switching demo
00:25:00 SVD modem 1 (VoiceView)
00:30:22 SVD modem 2 (ASVD)
00:34:44 ASVD demo
00:40:00 ASVD explanation
00:41:45 SVD modem 3 (DSVD)
00:45:55 DSVD demo
00:51:47 DSVD explanation
00:58:22 ASVD demo (advanced)
01:00:02 Why SVD failed
01:04:12 Outro