1980s-1990s Pocket Televisions working in 2018

[@exonerative]

By far one of the best KZbinrs out there now. Keep up the good work, mate!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks so much :-)

[@exonerative]

I think the only suggestion I'd say is to practice focusing, and to trim your shots a bit more (voiceovers work great too). But yeah, much love from Newfoundland! Have you met Techmoan?

[@jade-armstrong1230]

Logan

[@jade-armstrong1230]

c. Logan c/cc

[@jaytonsoanes6425]

Hi my mate Vince

[@Sirdiggar]

Takes me back.. was born in 85, had the watchman used to watch in awe at a whopping 4 channels while laying in bed. Good times.

[@derrickstefan7087]

not sure if anyone gives a damn but yesterday I hacked my friends Instagram account by using Instaplekt. Cant link here so search for it on google enjoy!

[@Rockthenashtah]

What were the channels? if you don’t mind sharing

[@Sirdiggar]

@@Rockthenashtah BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV and Channel Four.

[@4to6months]

Would a hdmi to rgb converter produce better picture quality? I've heard composite is rubbish 😅

[@Cosmozic]

Yep thats why you deserve much more than a million subscribers you helped me very much now i can play my xbox while on the go. without you as a youtuber no one would ever know of this trick and some people (like me) didnt know that those tv's even existed. keep up the good work. #RoadToOneMillion

[@meetoo594]

I used to have a little rf video sender box that took composite input and output rf via a long telescopic antenna. I soon discovered that opening it up and twiddling with one of the pots on the board you could whack the transmit power right up. It threw a signal about 500 ft+ and messed up any tv reception nearby. I then discovered another pot that altered the transmit frequency. Had great fun broadcasting vhs porn on commercial frequencies as it would sort of override nearby tvs with portable antennas resulting in ghostly shagging being superimposed on whatever they were watching. It really was like having a localized pirate tv station and when tuned to an empty channel the picture and sound quality was pretty good.

[@jhicks9902]

this is so ridiculous. and immensely entertaining!

[@TheKing-jt4bg]

when you were playing fifa 18 it looked like the 1978 soccer world cup that was played in Argentina, which was broadcast in black and white. greetings from Argentina

[@buckrogers5331]

Thanks! As a TV engineer in the early 90s with Thomson, I really enjoy this trip back down the memory lane. Ah yes, the VCR RF Out comes out at a particular frequency. Caught the '94 World Cup and French Open on a Casio pocket TV but most times see the players running but not the ball (screen too tiny). At least there was audio. What a great companion especially when working overtime in the lab!!! Another complaint is the unit (color version) burns up batteries real quick. Btw small tube TVs have better resolution because the RGB grid in the screen has tinier holes. Much better than tiny LCD as scaling to size has a limit.

[@pickler_pickler]

Hey, I hope you check this comment. I recently bought an 86 Samsung micro tv. Is it possible to convert it from a b/w to a color tv?

[@robertshade8631]

What is needed to convert old analog tv to hdmi besides hdmi to audiovisual converters?Is a rf modulator also required?

[@GadgetUK164]

Love it!!!! =D Really cool! And spot on with the warnings on transmission and legalities there! Many would not have thought of that. My old electronics tutor used to be one of a couple of people in the UK with a license to transmit video and audio (on a totally different bandwidth that didnt interfere with RF).

[@myleshoward9844]

I love this I actually want to do this myself just for fun and nostalgia.

[@SigGuy320]

This is a blast from the past. My dad and I bought that same Radio Shack boombox TV for my mom for Christmas one year. Then, a few years later, my parents bought me a Casio pocket TV that was very similar to the one in this video. On Saturday nights, I used to put fresh batteries in it, get under the covers, and watch reruns of Tales From The Crypt.

[@ivansotelo4622]

i've got to thank you for this video, there is really not much information on how to this if you look on the internet, just a few low quality videos trying to explain the process and materials, but yours make it easier

[@TheFritoNinja]

This video gave me ideas for an outdoor projector setup. Thank you for this.

[@josebarragan6627]

What kind of idea ?

[@gr8t1bobo]

I remember having the old TV watch. That was the coolest thing to me. I would love to see some of those again.

[@butch5020]

One of the Casio ones? I've been looking for one if them for ages

[@gr8t1bobo]

@@butch5020 I had this one NEW NHJ 1.5" TFT LCD COLOR PORTABLE WEARABLE WRISTWATCH TV TELEVISION VTV-101 At the time it was really cool and the flat square Ness of the watch grew on me. They have one new in the box on ebay right now for $23. I almost got it just for nastalja but I don't need it that bad lol

[@Migz_Ate_Nein]

Awesome video...I love these tech flashback and reboots...they are so fun to watch!

[@ivansotelo4622]

omg!!!! i didn't knew that boomboxes existed with tv's integrated!!! look at that little analogue baby

[@Exploited89]

Great job as always Vince! Glad to have found your channel...

[@seamusthornton3950]

Amazing video... Please do some more like this!!!

[@Lee-jj8nt]

Found a few of these in the attic a few years ago. Pretty cool

[@syn9908]

Lee Johnstone I wish I had one of those 'found in an attic' times where you find something cool in one....

[@ivansotelo4622]

omg dude!, you probably got the best entertainment setup ever

[@Mike_Hughes]

Thank you so much Vince, that was very helpfull (and entertaining!). Take care, Mike Hughes, MKH Engineering

[@benmeyer2916]

I was born in 01 and never got to experience analog tv but still really love watching videos like this, I did however watch a ton of VHS movies on big huge CRT screens and play nick jr games on our dinosaur windows xp pc. There’s something beautiful about the high pitch fly back wine (still being able to hear it after leaving the room lol) or the static electricity when turning the screens on. Man I miss the early 2000’s, Great times

[@cowprez]

I thought I was the only one that did this kind of thing!! Thanks for sharing this with us!!

[@AoibhinnMcCarthy]

I love the one with CRT screen, it's more interesting to see how electron gun draws image.

[@pongopeter3089]

Speaking of converting HDMI devices to old CRT T.V.s, I have an HDMI to AV converter that I accidentally bought on Amazon when I wanted a AV to HDMI converter. (Which I also have.)

[@minustaco42zero24]

This was just awesome such a trip back in time. I had one for a few months until I dropped it and I was heart broken. I love old tech.

[@Kayn36]

It’s so crazy as I watch this, I realize I’m watching this through my phone…. Mindblown🤯

[@JohnSmith-ze6jm]

Not gonna lie Vince, but you seem to be reading my mind. Every time I want to do anything, BOOM! Your video is there! Thank you for doing what your doing! I’m enjoying learning with you in the process 😁

[@fabianernestopacheco]

12:05 I played Nintendo in a very similar to that one (a GPX). I was hidden from my parents at nights. 😅😅😅 I connected the Nintendo through the antenna's input behind. Despite that, the quality was incredible amazing in B/W, basically without pixels. Amazing experiment!!! 😎👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@patricksinclair7221]

My mate Vince you videos are cool:D

[@video99couk]

I have a little Citizen LCD pocket TV. It has A/V inputs so I used it as a colour monitor with camcorders back in the early 1990s. It still works but the backlight is a bit on the dim side now.

[@gsfralker1141]

Oh man, I want that boombox!

[@spidersuitminecraftii3920]

Maybe you order RadioShack boombox of eBay.

[@nicholasdavis2777]

@@spidersuitminecraftii3920 My Granma just let me have hers. The red light turns on, but after that, I'm lost...Anyone know what and how I can do with it? Any suggestions? Thanx!

[@SanHydronoid]

Dude that's so cool! This is one of those videos I didn't think I'd need to watch but I'm glad i did. Also, *_CRT>EVERYTHING_*

[@kingforaday8725]

I just LOVE these lil old TV's. I guess it takes me back to a time when I saw them in stores but couldn't afford to buy them. Pick them up whenever I find them.

[@alec4672]

In the US it's a maximum of 200ft as long as that 200ft radius is all to yourself. That's how the rule works. So a car fm transmitter usual only reaches 4 or 5 feet cause legally you need to keep it within the confines of your car. If you have a large property 200ft is perfectly fine. Unofficially they seem to let you get away with even more if you have the property to contain it. My buddy has a fm transmitter that rebroadcast a satellite radio station nearly a 1/4 mile on his hunting land. Never had an issue.

[@babiboib7]

+My Mate VINCE Ahhh the days of rabbit ears..so many memories of slapping the tv for it to clear up the channel😂😂😂

[@paxhumana2015]

When I was an enterprising young boy of around 5 or so, since I only had basic cable, and that our plan did not include movie channels, I actually learned how to defeat the scrambled television signals somewhat via the tuning knobs and got to watch movies on HBO, Cinemax, and such. The first movies that I got to see were the Original Star Wars Trilogy...ah, those were the days...

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Did slapping the tv actually do anything?

[@babiboib7]

@@qwertykeyboard5901 Well of course it did🤣

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

_I picked up Casio 890b at a thrift store for $3.50!!! It was completely new had never been used. It came with the leather-like carrying case, AC adapter and big stereo ear buds (although they were brand new the foam on the earbuds was dry rotted) and they work. Even the stickers and peel off screen protector was still there in the bubble wrap. I don't know when this model came out_

[@Heat3YT2]

I think I had the casio in the mid 90s. Purchased at kmart. I remember watching sports on long road trips...while we were in signal range.

[@thealterlion7163]

Who needs twitch? Just get a giant antenna and a bunch of adaptors

[@NettiGaming]

You have made me start up a new hobby.

[@bairfamilyfarm1336]

I'll have to watch the rest later, but you understanding how this all works and the regulations amazes me. Alot of people blindly put these together not knowing the FCC (US) has regulations on that. I guess I could do this with an amplifier and be mostly legal. I have a ham radio license, it will allow me to do analog broadcast on the TV band (In the US, there are certain cable channels that ham radio operators are allowed to broadcast on. You just need to unplug the cable and plug in an antenna) The wattage is limited though, I could legally transmit a tv signal, as long as I'm not broadcasting copyrighted content to people, which is why I'm mostly legal. But your exact setup would be legal in the U.S. as it falls below the requirements for needing a license, the output power is low enough.

[@dapinderjitsingh]

i got so many ideas to try thanks bro, during childhood sometimes one could find someone playing game or vcr or vcp on your tv cause they have splitters one with input from rf antenna another from device and they accidently start brodcast

[@dvddvd4372]

uh omg tv

[@enriquevaldesmedina]

Vince I'm a lurker but man I've been here from way back when. You deserve even more subscribers.

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks man, I appreciate the long term support :-)

[@jimbo573]

I had no idea you could actually broadcast a TV signal using receiver antenna; although it makes a lot of sense.

[@newforestpixie5297]

God Bless You. This has inspired me to re activate my old analogue friends & the unused WB 14 Ariel above the chimney...if the neighbours complain , I won’t blame you 😁😇🏴❤️Wilverley Enclosure Witches

[@MrGoodBurn]

Great video as usual. I had several of these when I was young. Still have a couple of them. I have a Sony FD-285 2.7" B&W Watchman from 1992 complete in box, and also a Casio TV-100 from 1993 with a 1.6" LCD similar to the one you have that came in plastic clam shell retail packaging that was discarded long ago. I'd have to agree the Casio had a very poor quality LCD, but most were in those days especially the smaller size panels. I'd have to say the Casio is on par with the Game Gear, and the Atari Lynx (both of which I also have). What made the Casio worse was the size of the screen compared to that of the Game Gear and Lynx. The Sony on the other hand was black and white, but offered a much better viewing experience.

[@عبداللهالمطيري-ح4ن]

Every time this man surprise me wow

[@RGC198]

Fascinating video. i tried this idea years ago with a VHF video sender, but the main problem was avoiding interference with the local DTV signals, which cover most Band 3 channels here. If attempted again, I would really need to use UHF here, as most of that area is clear of local signals. Also, as you said, the coverage needs to be limited to avoid illegal broadcasting. The other possible way for me is going through a VCR using Band 1 output, where we also currently don't use for any local DTV broadcasts here in Australia.

[@Edwardop]

My mate vince,i may be a kid but your channel is fascinating! I was watching tech videos and saw the controllers working with switch video! Ps keep up the good work!!

[@Edwardop]

Skankhunt 42 thanks :D

[@CycleMan2200]

I have an old RCA pocket tv from 1997. Works great. Antenna is in perfect shape.

[@Infectedbybloo]

These videos are so god damn cool

[@douro20]

You should try and find yourself a Seiko T102/Epson ET-10. From 1984, this was the world's first colour pocket TV and the first consumer product with a TFT LCD display- a product way ahead of its time, considering that competing offers wouldn't use a TFT display until the early 1990s.

[@WednesdayMan]

I'd Love to see a pirate broadcast with video games. with commentary of course

[@WednesdayMan]

note: please don't do that as it's illegal.

[@justadude420]

Too late... I regret nothing !!!

[@RouterRoidz]

@@WednesdayMan You can do pirate tv stations as long as the range is no longer then 200 feet

[@edstar83]

@@RouterRoidz Me and my neighbours enjoy youtube all the time.

[@paxhumana2015]

Television needs an equivalent of CB or HAM radio.

[@classical_madness5926]

wtf this is so cool! You for sure gained my sub

[@maniatore2006]

That is a good thing to Repair old b/W Televisions from the 60 70s or so :) And use them :)

[@zsombor_99]

02:50 I think you are lucky, because your Casio pocket television is working in original condition! ☺ I needed to replace the backlight with LEDs in my Casio pocket television, because the original fluorescent tube is unexpectedly burned out. I just disconnected the power from the tube inverter and connected two LEDs (from a cheap LED strip) trough a ~15Ω resistor. It's working just fine, expect the color temperature is a bit screwd. ☺

[@life_seeker6102]

Sony TVs from 2000 and beyond was the true heart of Sony TVs

[@lobotommi787]

R.I.P on Dump Solid State Trinitron

[@zsombor_99]

I have a "Casio EV-500" pocket LCD television. It's a great little TV / AV monitor. 👍 The only thing is: I needed to convert the LCD backlight to LED, because the original fluorescent tube is unexpectedly burned out, but it's working just fine with 2 white LED (segment of a cheap LED strip). 😊

[@stphinkle]

If I remember right, a lot of the old handheld LCD TVs (and even early laptops) used passive matrix LCD screens, which are known for their small viewing angle, shadowing, washed out looks and low contrast ratio. Plus some of the early LCD screens had smaller color palettes as well. In the 1990s, many computers used 16, 64, 256 or 65536 colors. Monochrome and Sixteen color video display systems on computers were still in common use even into the early 1990s. As to resolution, I many of the 1980s and 1990s model handheld LCD TVs are lucky if the resolution is 320x240, and on some I predict it is actually lower. Plus I doubt many of the LCD models offered full standard resolution video (720x480) until the late 2000s, if not later Some of these early handhelds could be extremely low resolution when compared to other handheld devices at the time. For example, the original iPhone screen had a resolution of 480x320 and that was in 2007. The original Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Game Gear for comparison had a resolution of 160x144, the Atari Lynx screen resolution of 160x102, so I think the low res screens were consistent with screens of other handheld systems at the time. While they put out a low quality picture by today's standards, the picture they produce would have been acceptable and even seen good by handheld standards and how primitive LCD color displays were at the time. I still remember laptops well into the mid-1990s having monochrome displays or passive matrix color displays. Remember, active matrix LCDs were thousands of dollars till about the late 1990s and early 2000s. Remember, RAM at the time was also very expensive too, so the ability to render high resolution or a high number of onscreen colors at the time was limited.

[@EzeePosseTV]

That's the only thing I hated about passive LCD screens was the viewing angle limitations.

[@MrDegsy69]

Ezee Posse they had dreadfull, washed out colours and huge, blocky pixels you could count. Compare that to todays retina display smartphones. Its no wonder you cannot give these away as they switched off UHF transmissions donkeys years ago. Strictly one for science museums of the future.

[@EzeePosseTV]

MrDegsy69 I totally agree. I still have a couple of LCD pocket TV's in my junk box along with my Sega Game Gear. Back then it was amazing to have these flat colour LCD displays instead of a chunky CRT pocket TV considering being used to experiencing the mono-tone of LCD watches, calculators etc despite the quality issues. Thin Film Transistor TFT was a god send when it first came about, lol

[@EzeePosseTV]

MrDegsy69 I saw you reply but it's not showing, I only saw preview in notification. I agree, it would be nice if smart phones had a built in tuner to receive digital TV so you didn't have to rely on wifi or data to watch TV on the go.

[@jerrawilliams6115]

This reminds me of setting up a keyboard rig with midi mapping and keyboards.

[@boodro2122]

My grandpa had a few of these before he passed. He gave me one when I was little. I'd watch the Simpson's on it in black and white :-)

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

old lcds make you appreciate modern lcd technology

[@shahdawon7191]

loved this video mate

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you :-)

[@prodigygamer1418]

23:12 hit fall water

[@bbrr4342]

I love the pc of vince

[@richardburnett3602]

Hi, great video. I have one of these old pocket TVs and will be attempting this setup. I'm a little unsure about which signal amplifier to buy though. Will any amplifier that is intended for DAB do, or should I be looking at something else? Thanks in advance

[@themaritimegirl]

This is excellent! I collect pocket TVs too, and so I definitely want to buy one of those antenna boosters and try this. :) Question - have you tried using that rabbit-ear antenna, or placing the antenna higher-up, to get a stronger signal throughout your home?

[@Mymatevince]

The rabbit ears work around about the same as the flat aerial in the video. I haven't tried moving the flat aerial to a better location for more coverage. I think better results may be made by getting a better quality more powerful booster/amplifier :-)

[@VashStarwind]

Wow dude, Cuphead looked SO COOL on the old black n white crt.. haha

[@sc-935]

BEST KZbinR OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!

[@michelveraliot]

that's fucking genius mate most awsome video i've seen since 2021

[@ıŋơų]

yeay, now i can play Cuphead on my Game Gear (witch the TV/RF cartridge) :p

[@paxhumana2015]

Nice.

[@paxhumana2015]

Nice...did you know that the Sega Game Gear also had a separate television and radio attachment that, at the time, also allowed you to watch television stations, as well as listen to your local radio stations?

[@shenghe9876]

You can try connecting the RF output of a digital set-top box in this way so you can watch TV channels on your portable TVs.

[@pineappleroad]

With a lot of the newer “digiboxes” (as they are often called in the UK), the RF out is just a pass through from the rooftop aerial We have a freeview digibox connected to our main TV, and the RF out on that is only an aerial pass through, so there would be little point in doing it

[@shenghe9876]

@@pineappleroadAmerican digital TV converter boxes both pass through the signals from the antenna and also modulate the the converted signal on channel 3 or 4.

[@pineappleroad]

@@shenghe9876 that’s interesting I wonder if there are legal restrictions on that in the UK, or if its just a case of the manufacturers can’t see any benefit and so don’t add that feature I will admit though i have a sample size of 1 box, which is HDMI only (well, technically there is a second one, but the second one is an older one that lacks a pass through port, and only outputs over SCART, that one has a VCR/AUX port though)

[@shenghe9876]

@@pineappleroad Some do have an RF modulator on the antenna output, although not as common as most TVs in Europe have composite/SCART inputs. The converted video output is usually modulated on channels 30-39.

[@coondogtheman]

I'm glad I didn't get a portable TV back then. the LCD screens sucked but that's all they had back then. May get that little black and white TV if I can find one.

[@ethanbeckstead2068]

Nice vid vince

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks :-)

[@JessicaFEREM]

You can get rid of the VCR by just getting an RF modulator that converts RCA it straight to RF

[@Shay74431]

Love this video

[@hbarudi]

I still see those things being sold online, I thought maybe for the lcd ones to uncrew and remove the lcd and use it in a mod somewhere else since 4:3 lcds are getting very rare these days. But going very far back, the crt was the tech of that time but to have portable crt is interesting since crt is usually bulky. Later generation of that portable tech will have color crt but that is about it for crt. Those those ancient lcd are not good for sure newer generation lcd are much better. It is rare, but even today retailers still stock up on portable tvs but they are priced high.

[@scottclarke1948]

A simpler setup is using just a modulator (You can put a hdmi to av converter before this if needed or get a modulator which has hdmi input) which you can set the channel and then to a booster and then aerial - i have done this and get a good signal over about 10meters or so

[@Tomas_Daloisio]

Hi can you tell me what type of booster aerial antenna you have ? Thank you

[@da94vi]

That's awesome!!😀😀😀

[@chocolatewheelchair]

You mad genius

[@scomdnz9]

I remember back in 97 or 98 we lost power in Puerto Rico during Hurricane George. We had to use the boombox tv just like that to watch the news about the weather updates.

[@evankolar8957]

Can you do more videos with these and the JVC videosphere you have? I live these video!

[@legofanguyvid]

Wish the boombox tv would come back as a thing, wonder how hard it would be to cludge one together?

[@Nitai20]

Nice vid!

[@matthewtwinklewishstarligh3128]

your always amazing! cool stuff!

[@dazednconfused31337]

I remember buying that boombox with xmas money from Tandy for £50 (half price) and my mate bought the sound activated disco lights. Don't think I used it much as the aerial reception was no good. Maybe I was in high school then so 1997+ ?

[@paxhumana2015]

@My Mate VINCE, there is a syndicated television network that shows episodes of The Saint in the USA. Sadly, I forget the name of this network.

[@GeoNeilUK]

It's a shame you didn't have a Sinclair flat TV! Would have been interested how well Sir CLive would have kept the British end up against those Wily Japanese (and those colonials from Tandy)

[@ryanvargas4889]

I don’t think a strong signal would get you in trouble in the US anymore. As far as I know Analog is no longer broadcasted in any form. Would be interesting to know more about all this. I remember the PSA’s telling people that after a certain date just would no longer have a tv connection without an adapter.

[@stonedsavage7814]

Yes it would because at certain frequencies it interrupts people's wifi signal.

[@NettiGaming]

What are the laws in the UK does anyone know. As we have digital now in the UK. So I doubt it would interfere

[@darrinmcbreen9890]

How about a video where you broadcast from VHS or DVD player? I'm loving this channel BTW.

[@robertbigham4186]

If it's the same as racing drones you are only allowed to broadcast at a maximum of 25mw in the uk. Otherwise you will need a licence similar to the CB licence I presume. Cool video by the way 👍

[@computerkid1416]

Good video, the VCR is a bit overkill though as you can get smaller RF modulators.

[@dklarotayo3768]

This is AMAZING!!!!

[@kcsunshineadventures1496]

Thanks for that I will definitely give it a try

[@phonotical]

I remember as a kid managing to tune into the mega drive because the aerials were next to eachother, bearing in mind it was only in the next room too, but it was still fun while it lasted, do you have any idea what strength the signal is coming out before and after amplification? Is there a way to stabilise the signal?

[@ramonhdez6449]

tip NES games were desinged for those screens

[@WolfPackAlpha-sn2sw]

Imagine Wolfenstien or doom on one of these

[@amnril]

Didn’t the Sega Game Gear have a tv add-on? If so then a game gear with a McWills screen mod would look really good.

[@LightningWingProductions]

Will hooking up something like a Roku to the HDMI to AV work? Also will an AV to RF converter work just as well instead of a full VCR? And since you had to set it to AV 3 would I have to worry about that? Also what kind of wire would i need to connect it from the AV to RF converter directly into my boombox?

[@daltononeill5026]

This is crazy switch mini