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    A PlayStation 5 was plugged into a 1980s boombox TV — and it actually worked


    A PlayStation 5 was plugged into a 1980s boombox TV — and it actually worked



    by trevorofhousebelmont

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    2. CoolPlastic2045 on

      Why wouldn’t it? Digital to analog has worked since digital existed. Nothing to see here.

    3. unsightly_buildup on

      Wow! I mean, a boombox with a TV – I don’t thin I’ve seen that before.

    4. HeroBrine0907 on

      It tells us less about the adaptability of the PS5 and more about how well made things used to be. You got that baby, you can be sure it’ll run future tech on it. One of my relatives has a 30-35 year old fridge and it still works well. My 16 year old PC runs better and freezes less than my 6 year old laptop that overheats every 10 seconds. We accepted too many cut corners.

    8. AL-SHEDFI on

      The sound of the boombox launching along with the screen movement reminded me of Fallout.

      ![gif](giphy|CdhxVrdRN4YFi)

    12. Stunning_Coffee6624 on

      IAF? Really if anybody asked me would you be surprised if you discovered a PS5 could use a CRT for a display? I would have say why would it not work?

    16. crimxxx on

      Digital to analog and vice versa is not a new thing. If you want to see something interesting, take an analog system without any upscaling or sharping and notice how blurry stuff will look on a modern tv.

    20. GwentMorty on

      We are at the stage of technological illiteracy that people using a digital to analog converter successfully is somehow a big deal

    22. LastXmasIGaveYouHSV on

      This is barely interesting. All the work here is done by that flimsy digital to analog converter.

    24. FellowDeviant on

      If you hardwired a HDMI into the thing then I’d be like Hell yeah. But the interest went out the door the second the adapters came out lol

    27. aliendude5300 on

      It’s not that interesting, of course it would work. The picture quality is kind of rubbish though.

    28. lookitdisguy on

      This is not remotely interesting, this is equipment doing what it was made to do.

    31. AggressivePrompt2894 on

      No such thing as incompatible, merely a matter of how many adapters will this require.

    32. czmoney on

      This makes me so happy to see. Reminds me of Gears of War 1 split screen with a 12 inch screen

    33. DeepSubmerge on

      Items do the things they’re meant to do, “interesting as fuck” we really scraping the bottom of the barrel, huh

    34. Smidge-of-the-Obtuse on

      That’s how we hooked just about everything up in the old days. Well until they realized how much they could charge for cables and get away with it.

      Big Cable ruins everything /s

    35. FreakOnALeash72 on

      But does it work with one of the clips broken as you try to manipulate your wires to stay touching because your parents are to cheap to go get a new adapter? This is a trigger post.t

    40. DeauxDeaux on

      Wow….neat….What are you going to do next? Maybe try calling a landline number with your cellphone. That would be wild.

    41. Hegiman on

      I wouldn’t in a million years guessed what sub inwas in if someone hadn’t mentioned it. Not sure what’s interesting about this. A device meant to connect to a tv connects to a tv? How is that interesting that’s the most mundane thing ever.

    42. Magnus_Helgisson on

      No fucking way a display device would work with an image source through a dedicated converter!

    45. Bargadiel on

      This is about as interesting as charging an Iphone in a 90s model car with a usb to cigarette lighter converter or whatever.

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