I remember when plasma TVs came along and the era of the projection TVs was over people were constantly trying to sell them on Craigslist with no success.
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Approximately $2,500 for these
thebigbadchaddly on
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A little reminder of how quickly technology evolves. That Trinitron weighed 440 lbs.
ino4x4 on
ok that’s super cool. The closest thing to this now are the new short throw projectors.
Tower21 on
We had a beta max as I was a kid, nothing as cool as this setup though.
I still remember my dad (a heavy duty mechanic/millwright by trade) praise the superiority of beta vs vhs, I’m happy knowing it was true.
The sad part was I could see the annoyance in him going to the rental place and the beta section get smaller and smaller.
I think it broke him a little, and I never seen him care about a new technology at that level ever again.Â
FackinJerq on
Jesus, I used to date someone whose mom had one of these in her bedroom.
Thisbymaster on
Just watched a video on breaking down the tech on technology connections on YouTube.
picvegita6687 on
That chunky sound of channels changing just hit my nostalgia button
kashuntr188 on
ohhh. those opening graphics. There were like this all thru the 80s.
Dredakae on
No wonder I’m single, you’re taking all the ladies!
Jackieirish on
Reminds me of [that scene](https://youtu.be/7HI9cWk2xmA?si=2jo1QDx9iC_1iTcm&t=16) in Goodfellas where Karen and Henry are showing off their new house to Belle and Morty and Karen uses a remote control to open a(n obviously fake) rock wall to reveal a sad little TV and bar set up.
It’s not so much that the TV is small and it’s just a bar area, it’s the fact that the whole idea is so cheesy and completely unimpressive, but Karen can’t see that.
Of course, that’s the point. Among many other things, Goodfellas is about how these guys’ whole world is ultimately shallow and sad, but they’re convinced their lives are worthy of envy.
Complex_Confusion552 on
Ahhhhhh, the old beta max vs VHS
brmarcum on
That’s a lot of nostalgia in a short video
AllReflection on
Nice rig! My friend’s dad had a projection TV like that in the early 80s. We watched his porno tapes on it 😅
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Even has a Betamax VCR – superior to VHS.
I remember when plasma TVs came along and the era of the projection TVs was over people were constantly trying to sell them on Craigslist with no success.
Approximately $2,500 for these
A little reminder of how quickly technology evolves. That Trinitron weighed 440 lbs.
ok that’s super cool. The closest thing to this now are the new short throw projectors.
We had a beta max as I was a kid, nothing as cool as this setup though.
I still remember my dad (a heavy duty mechanic/millwright by trade) praise the superiority of beta vs vhs, I’m happy knowing it was true.
The sad part was I could see the annoyance in him going to the rental place and the beta section get smaller and smaller.
I think it broke him a little, and I never seen him care about a new technology at that level ever again.Â
Jesus, I used to date someone whose mom had one of these in her bedroom.
Just watched a video on breaking down the tech on technology connections on YouTube.
That chunky sound of channels changing just hit my nostalgia button
ohhh. those opening graphics. There were like this all thru the 80s.
No wonder I’m single, you’re taking all the ladies!
Reminds me of [that scene](https://youtu.be/7HI9cWk2xmA?si=2jo1QDx9iC_1iTcm&t=16) in Goodfellas where Karen and Henry are showing off their new house to Belle and Morty and Karen uses a remote control to open a(n obviously fake) rock wall to reveal a sad little TV and bar set up.
It’s not so much that the TV is small and it’s just a bar area, it’s the fact that the whole idea is so cheesy and completely unimpressive, but Karen can’t see that.
Of course, that’s the point. Among many other things, Goodfellas is about how these guys’ whole world is ultimately shallow and sad, but they’re convinced their lives are worthy of envy.
Ahhhhhh, the old beta max vs VHS
That’s a lot of nostalgia in a short video
Nice rig! My friend’s dad had a projection TV like that in the early 80s. We watched his porno tapes on it 😅