VFD Displays
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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Note: The title says VFD Displays, because VFD also means variable frequency drive... But technically the D in VFD is already the word Display.
Watching a Posy video feels like looking into a different world, one that seems nicer to live in.
Video has this childlike admiration and curiosity for the world
It reminds me of being really young, and being really young was really nice.
i think thats just scandinavia
@@legodbrez4202 he lives in the Netherlands though
It is called living in the first world. So yeah, you're right hes from other world
The pro voiceover sound and tight script, the clean editing, the original score, and of course, the beautiful camerawork. Posy you are a renaissance man
“Renaissance man”. That is exactly what springs to mind when i watch Posy.
He has the same voice of @destinyspace
The extreme macro shots were unreal, your art is appreciated as always!
Thank you!! :)
I'd totally love to see that as an (expensive) piece of modern art in a museum. A bunch of VFD displays, with camera trained on them, focus controlled (and choreographier) by motors, with the close-ups displayed around the on large screens around the VDF centerpieces. The "random" texts and symbol fading in and out of view offer room for interpretation, turning this into true art.
A cheaper version could use pre-recorded macro shots, with the VFDs synchronized to the video display. So the cameras could be fake.
The whole installation could get as large as _De Nachtwacht_ from that other Netherlands artist, playing out the difference in sizes between the immensely magnified close-up shots on the displays and the (comparatively) tiny VFDs. Sad that VFDs have limited lifespans and are no longer easily replaceable.
its beautiful in 4K
this!!! i was floored, beautiful
@@klausstock8020 You know, maybe *you* could be the one to do this, internet stranger.
I don’t know if there are well defined eras of RUclips, but your videos definitely feels like we’ve entered a new era. Shockingly original, fantastic, a joy to watch.
between posy nerdirotica and others
it really feels like a different take on the XboxAhoy style of vids.
@@ut2k4wikichici nerderotic is just right-wing propaganda masquerading as film critique
@@ThinkAboutViche so reminds me of AHOY
And not in a bad or cringy way, a truly interesting one.
It is interesting to know how engineers worked around the cost and technology to create the aesthetic they wanted in the old days. Nice contents as always and thanks for the new music.
Thank you!! :-)
as someone who designs interfaces, it makes me appreciate how easy we have it today lol. but also it would be really cool to work with these displays
great video mate! Some of the displays you've shown are not VFD's at all, but backlit LCD's - just wanted to point that out... the designers made them look like VFD's - especially in the 2000's era this type of LCD's were popular... they imitated the high end look of the devices from the 90's 🙂
@@evoelias6035 Sometimes they go at great lengths to make sure displays match, especially when different suppliers are involved. I had a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (Supercharged 3.8L), and much like Audi of the same era, all of the dashboard lights are red. All of the digital displays were backlit reverse LCD (and so they were red segments) except the HVAC, which was clearly a standard bluish-green VFD. This was because 1998 was the first year of the new design, and only the GTP had digital HVAC, so they must have not specified correctly. However, the 1999 GTP had a matching red HVAC display. I found one in a junkyard, but the buttons were worn, so I disassembled it to use my buttons and was shocked to find a red filter over the same VFD! I was sure it was an LCD lol. I later learned about the filter and how common it was used, like in mirrors with a compass and/or outside temperature display in different cars... All the Gentex mirrors use a greenish blue VFD and Audi/BMW put a red filter and certain other cars made them yellow (I can't remember who... Cadillac?).
@@davidkane4300 very interesting indeed... most european cars from that era used unreliable backlit LCD technoogy. I remember that Audi and Volkswagen had often issues with dead pixels... VFD's seem to be rather uncommon there... I really like the sharpness of bright blue VFD's. I remember getting my first CASIO G-Shock back in the day. I think It used that VFD tehcnnology as backlight for the LCD - or am I wrong there?
As a native German speaker, I was confused at first since the element phosphorous is called Phosphor in German, while the English word phosphor, as it turns out, can be used for any phosphorescent OR fluorescent substance, so that's something I learned on top of the contents of this beautifully made piece! Apparently the commonly used phosphor for VFD was zinc oxide.
Just to add to the confusion, “Phosphorus” was the ancient Greek name for Venus as the Morning Star.
I would absolutely love a longer form collection of several minutes each of all those macro shots. They're absolutely beautiful watching the pulsing patterns, 100% relaxing. Thank you!!
Totally. I'd put on a hour long supercut for background!
Yeah, there was some beautiful stuff there.
Would make a really nice screensaver too.
@@PhilRennie Yes!! Posy upload something like these macro shots onto wall paper engine!!
@@Vacated204 awesome. Thanks for the heads up.
@@PhilRennie oh sorry I was agreeing with you and suggesting posy make some wallpapers! he hasn’t uploaded any yet haha sorry
VFDs are basically the peak of 80's and 90's aesthetics. Fun to see these lit up on every Hi-Fi audio receiver system in the electronic shops.
Totally. It was stuff like this which drew my attention to the design of electronics and how it "talked" or "conveyed" things to the end user when I was young.
2000s too.
I love how they look, but they are also a big let down cause I just bought a used AV receiver from like 2009/2010 and the display is much dimmer than new and with burn-in marks sadly...
You should buy a pioneer cdj1000 mk3 or cdj800 if you love fvd
The green ones (or blue with filters?) were used in a radio and odometer in Ford Mustangs 05-09 :)
In the modern era where displays on most devices are so sharp and colorful, it's wonderful to see these displays of the past, especially in such detail that most people back then wouldn't have even noticed.
“That’s No Good”
One of my strongest lasting memories from my childhood in the 80s was sitting in front of a hi-fi system watching the VFD EQ while Metallica and Guns n Roses played in the dark.
I’m always in awe of the atmosphere you manage to create, incredible work as always
I didn’t know how much I love VFD until now XD It’s amazing how much character some of these display designs had an we toke it for granted. So nostalgic!
I really love the animated messages that the Japanese units would say when you powered on or off. It was quite charming when my CD player told me “SEE YOU!” I miss that little touch when using the iPhone music app.
That gear looks gorgeous, BTW.
YAAS little things like those greetings in the most artistic VFDs are seemingly such a lost art nowadays
It is rare these days to find content of this quality. The camerawork, the music, the passion with which you talk about the topic. All truly fantastic stuff. I look forward to seeing more in the future!
Thank you! :)
You’re such a cool dude, love your videos and attention to detail. ☺️
@Kajan.
Your videos feel like a calming journey to an earlier, better time - great as always and a gem on RUclips.
I cringe to say it, but the Akai Yellow-Orange VFD reminds me so much of the Bladerunner movies, especially 2049. That retro-futuristic style where LEDs were uncommon, and VFDs were the way to make a beautiful user interface for anything, especially anything futuristic, I love it so much. It's such a shame that LED fake VFDs aren't used more for aesthetic things. Could give the customer different filters to customize the color palate, rather than using RGB LEDs and a convoluted programming system.
That's what I thought!!!
The switch between neon turquoise and yellow-orange was like switching between Tron: Legacy and BR2049.
Man thats exactly what it came to my mind, it feels great finding people that have same interest in thing.
This feels like seeing a segment of Sesame Street but for grown ups. Really love it. I'm just discovering this channel yet and I'm a total fan already. Thank you Posy
2:24 "The strings need the springs because the strings stretch and the spring fetch the stretch of the springs" - Posy 2023
I thought it was gonna go on until the end of the video lol
still think these are sooooo cool. Grew up with these VFDs on EVERYTHING lol. Stereos, VCRs, DVD Players, Automobiles, Microwaves, Stoves. Everywhere. I still have a 1994 Honda Prelude w/ a VFD Tach/Speedo/Fuel/Temp Gauges. I still think it looks awesome. And still, even 30yrs later it still works (most of the time :)
Как же это прекрасно!
Так жаль, что ушла эпоха таких дисплеев.
There is something great about the era where you could visually dissect things and see how they worked, teachings the mind to interrogate the world
Ничо, Тёма Кашканов воскресит :)
Huh I thought I scheduled this for Sunday... 😅
Oh no. At least we get to watch this banger early :)
Yea another perfect video from an awesome guy
Too late, already watching...
lol
lol this is a win us subscribers
That tape mech that ejects a lunchbox sized chunk of the system behind one of the displays is just amazing.
Your content is like absolutely nothing else. The music, the crystal clean audio and video. The phenomenal macro shots. Thank you for making such amazing works of visual artistry!
I have listened to your album Flourescent almost nonstop since you published this video. I absolutely LOVE the songs. I don't have the words to explain how much I enjoy them.
I love, no, I LOVE VFDs. They are so beautiful... I consider them the most beautiful type of display along with Nixie Tubes. I love them so much that I gradually try to replace as many other displays as possible with VFDs in my home. When I saw that you released a video about them, I quit everything, turned on the speakers and enjoyed the relaxation. Thank you for the video.
This felt like watching a nature documentary, thank you.
Once every few years the RUclips algorithm manages to outdo itself and shows me something wonderful and magical. This is exactly the channel I realised I was craving the second it was served to me.
Please, never stop showing us the fascinating world of electronic displays
Posy has mastered the art of B-roll footage. It is beyond pleasing to just look at the pretty pictures he takes, especially the up close PCB ones
This channel is just so authentic, while keeping high quality. Also exudes a giant wave of positive energy.
The intro montage really has me _yearning_ with nostalgia for the tactility of physical buttons
Also your style is COOL!!
The sheer hard work and dedication in these videos is above and beyond anything else that I have ever seen. Every single video has a perfect combination of educational content, entertainment and absolutely beautiful b-roll shots. You manage to capture palpable feelings, emotions and somehow a sense of euphoria in your videos, I don't know how to describe it, but it's pure magic!
Always amazed of his works. I stumbled upon this channel with the video why he created his own mouse pointer. Who knew that he does stuff like this. Really an amazing content creator.
Definitely go through his other videos, they're fantastic. Especially 7 segment displays and all sound is sine.
@@jceggbert5 already watched it! It's really awesome.
I saw my first VFD when I was about 11 years old. I have loved them ever since.
I absolutely love the amount of obsession in every single video on this channel.
This is great. I have recently used two VFD displays in one of my videos; the look of those displays is impossible to replicate with modern LCDs and OLED displays. They are just beautiful.
And there's these car parking system's VFD HUD. I think wonderful things can be made out of these but I don't know anything about electronics. Can't even find this VFD as spare parts. There are some uncommon chiptune cartridges that brought displays as features and I honestly think that this VFD could be more than a feature.
I agree LCDs can't replace their look but I actually think with some adjustments OLEDs could look a lot like them. In 1999, Pioneer began releasing car stereos with displays known as OEL, which were basically early OLED displays, and let me tell you, many of them looked amazing. It's about implementation. OLEDs that don't look like how VFDs are don't have the glass-like covers VFDs often use in multiple layers and may not even have the same neutral density filters. Improvements in the outer design of OLEDs I think could potentially improve their looks a lot more
My first into to VFD’s was building a clock from an Adafruit kit that used an old Soviet tube. I’ve probably spent hours just looking at all the connections and the shapes of the phosphors. Truly incredible technology.
I grew up playing Little Big Planet 2 and this video/soundtrack scratched that part of my brain again. Thanks.
I love your videos, please never stop making them
The thing I love about this channel is the sheer production value. From the wonderful composition to the expert cinematography to the incredible music, every video I've seen of yours has been a treat.
The amount of effort you put in is insane.
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@@hypenheimer ??? That account has a 16 year old video, this comment is also completely normal, not trying to sell anything, i highly doubt that would be a bot, i fact you sound more like a bot, how ironic would that be, a bot going around calling random people a bot
@@MrTurbo_ Yeah, I get the stupid bot replys all the time, I have no idea why as I am not a bot. It is ridiclous.
@@MrTurbo_ They commented this only 1 minute after the video was uploaded
I don’t know if you know, but your videos are so goddamn interesting and cool. Never in my life have I ever been interested in anything you have covered, until I watched your videos. You are so, so interesting.
The thing I love about this channel is that almost every single video is the very best video on the subject, on RUclips
You are an incredible videographer, musician and educator. I don't care about displays at all but I love learning about them if you talk about them. You make the topics interesting to listen to and especially watch, it's a pure bliss! Thank you for your work!
I remember when I was a kid staring at the displays on the stereo systems at the music stores... and my own stereo at home. This video brings back so many memories
VFD screens are one of my favourite aesthetics, they work in pretty much every setting, retro, modern, cyberpunk etc.
Speaking of aesthetical displays, Nixie Tubes are pretty cool, have you ever had one? I think they're quite unique.
I love your videos so much! Editing, filming, music, jokes - it's all great! Thank you!
Your content is always some of the highest quality stuff on this site. The fact that you use no stock footage is absolutely astonishing, and shows you're passionate about this.
🎉 Hello to all watchers of the Dave's Garage channel who came here to see Posy's video of VFD displays.
If you liked this video don't forget to watch the one about segmented displays too, and subscribe to this and the Lazy Posy channel while you're at it. Thank you!
Ngl... I sleep when I watch Dave's video
Very interesting, in Canada it's always been warm lighting until cold LEDs and CFLs became available so I've always known the VFDs to be light blue as well, never knew they were actually white!
This channel is so aesthetically pleasing it gives me the "I wanna make something now" brain tingles
randomly found this video and im so invested in ur whole channel now
I remember in like 1998, my friend in elementary school found an abandoned stereo system on the street that worked perfectly, and had an full display like at the beginning of the video with EQ peaks and other stuff. His parents also had a car with a digital spedometer. I was enamored with both of those things--back before beautiful bright color displays entered all of our pockets, any kind of glowing digital display drew me like a moth to flame.
It's wild that these things are literally triode tubes as well as lovely displays. You can even make an amplifier out of one. All the elements glow at the same time _but_ they also flicker with the signal. NuTubes use the same tech and are pretty neat
This man explores the most mundane technologies like he lives on a post apocalyptic world where it no longer exists
Some people already articulated this below. But these videos make me feel like a 6 year old watching a Seasme Street segment. It's fascinating, and informative, and fun. I love it. And that feeling is so extremely rare at my age. Way to go, Posy. Love this stuff
I love all those macro shots. Light flowing in waves, on a pool of electrons.
The light in VFDs is produced by phosphors, which come in different colors. The usual one is the bluish-white one (I think it's P40 or P41) that's chosen to produce good light output and long lifetime at the low voltages at which VFDs operate. However, the red and orange displays are different phosphors instead of color filters. Sometimes a green phosphor is used as well. Since the light generated by phosphors is generally fairly wideband (unlike, say, LEDs), you can change it with filters, so some will be filtered to look more blue or green or (as in the one with the glowing filament) pink or red.
Why do fluorescent tubes exhibit a narrowband emission, while modern phosphor LEDs have a broadband emission covering the entire visible range? Just time and research?
Why did these VFDs use color filters when they could upconvert from UV or blue? Contrast? They could've just used a black mask.
idk how you get your videos to be so comfy while still being really interesting, it's an art
Coming back after watching Veritasium's vacuum tube video, that helped me better understand VFDs. It's funny how many different ways vacuum tubes were used before silicon.
He talks more about how that metal grid can be used to amplify signals or to act as a switch for the flow of electrons, though here it seems to be primarily for ensuring as many electrons as possible hit the fluorescence.
this is the first video of yours I've seen, and I absolutely love the atmosphere you create. I never realized the beauty of VFDs until now and I thank you for giving me a newfound appreciation for them.
Posy is such an underrated RUclipsr, this is peak content
(Edit - why did this get so many likes??)
Agreed
Agreed
He's not underrated anymore. He gained more than 200k subs in Q3+Q4 2022.
Totally agree
@@graealex I saw him grow from 5k to 140k in like a bit more than a week, still i have no doubt a lot more people would really like these videos, so by that sense he's still underrated
this video came in the right time. you don't know how obsessed i am with old displays. thank you posy.
I love these older tech videos. THe production quality is amazing. It's so interesting to see these things taken apart to show how they work
this was probably one of the most satisfying videos i've ever watched on youtube. it was beautifully done, thank you
I can't tell if it's intentional or not, but your video feels like a quality educational video from some huge respectable studio in the 90s. Thanks for producing such a great video
watching these videos have such a hypnotic effect on me, it's so immersive
Here in the U.S. where, historically (in my own 35-year experience of life that is), warm light has been ubiquitous. However, in recent years it seems people (especially city managers) are turning over to cool light. In the last decade, every street lamp surrounding and including those on my own street, have slowly been changed to cool light; the town’s Christmas lights are now on that end of the spectrum; and otherwise friendly neighbors seem intent to remove every square inch of shadow unmolested by the local street lamps with these infernal, bluish bulbs. I know it seems mundane and inconsequential, but it’s a thing that bothers me endlessly. I have an aversion to these lights, like a Vampire to the Sun, and I’m desperate to know why this is happening. Are the cold, emotionless lights that used to furnish every local meth lab suddenly cheaper than those offering a comforting glow? Or is there some deeper reason? I will say, however, that these changes make coming home to a spectrum that actually cares about me, my eyes, and my feelings all the more rewarding. At least there’s that.
Okay, sorry, I’ll go watch the other 8 minutes and 40 seconds of the video now.
I really love your videos, the footages, the narration, the edition. Each video is a great job, you can tell that you spends a lot of time and dedication!
I love old machines, in particular the digital 80s-2000s machines, decks, calculators, etc.
The amount of "Professionalism" on this video is incredible. It's like i'm watching some Discovery Channel documentary in the late 90s.
What an insightful and visually pleasing video! I am so glad RUclips recommended this video, you‘ve gained a new subscriber :)
The macro shots and music are absolutely hypnotizing!
also the song is a bop "VFD Vaccuum Florecent Display, it's a technology that is still working today".. you are a lyricist in disguise!
What camera/lens you use to film the extreme macro shots of the VFD? It looks crazy good! The shot at 8:09 felt like it was through a microscope.
I can't explain why, but when i put a display in my computer case, i had the options of an LCD and a VFD, and i chose the VFD. It looked amazing!
Loved it! Those displays were gorgeous. It was fascinating seeing how different filters changed the displays.
If you don't mind, what is the silver player on the right at 6:17 called? It looks like a vertical cd player and MD combo deck, very interesting (incredible video also)
Posy, all of your videos are weirdly comforting for me
You just made me jealous for not having any of those cool VFDs
I love the way that the technics VFD looks, especially up close. I just love the way the wiring looks!"
This is an extremely pleasing video. I feel like i'm watching a nature documentary only with tech. just magnificent.
That was absolutely fascinating. I used to (still do) love VF displays, so cool for what they are. Also loved the vocoder 'intermezzo'! Many thanks.
I remember having an old remote-control USB Music player and it had a VFD display. Gives me nostalgia.
I remember taking stereos and players apart as a kid and totally forgot about the pink / red glass filters that go in front of those, now I remember as a kid I wondered what it was for.
Wow, this is the second video I've seen of years. The music adds so much to the video. It's pretty kick ass, the videos in the music that is. Thank you.
I don't typically comment on videos, but I must say, this is probably one of the coolest channels I've ever stumbled upon, music and all
ive been trying to find out what these are called forever, i love them so much i wish everything in my life had VFD's
Never seen anyone so excited about displays, lol...
But i see how this show a certain beauty about this technology.
Nice content man!!
Incredible video. One of my favorite channels.
the last song for some reason gave me chills :D the vibe was so good
You could make any topic fascinating, wonderful stuff as always!
Your channel is absolutely wonderful. Really appreciate your dedication to the craft Mr Posy!
Amazing video, amazing talent and passion you put in it. Thank you so much for sharing this to us, I bet most of our childhood/teenage years were marked by those fantastic looking devices.
I was thinking "let's if i learn something to make my own display to decorate" but quickly i realized that is way more complex that i thouhgt, also waaay more interesting 😍
@0:31 - what does he say here... "we in the netherlands like XXXX light"?
english is my first language and i have literally no idea what this is, despite posy's english being fantastic.
can anyone help? it's driving me crazy lmao
he is saying “warm light”
As a kid in the 90s, I really loved these type of displays.
amazing videos, soundtrack and all. so cool and a joy to watch everytime, thank you posy
To me there is something so classic about these displays. I’m so glad to drive a car that utilizes them. So many vehicles with unfulfilling touchscreens and a UX that feels like a complete afterthought and will undoubtedly age like milk.
Everything about this video is so calm, instructional in a friendly way.
Thank you dear stranger, from the bottom of my heart for this VFD miracle video content.