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  • Опубликовано: 7 мар 2019
  • A look at the new range of Mini Showa Retro Consumer Electronic toys from T-ARTS in Japan
    Available from Amazon.jp - Links below
    Boombox
    www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B...
    Turntable
    www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B...
    TV
    www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B...
    You’ll also find some resellers on eBay (affliliated links)
    Smart TV : ebay.to/2TsGukf
    All Items : ebay.to/2Caw12t
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  • @prismstudios001
    @prismstudios001 5 лет назад +3381

    These aren’t novelties, Japanese apartments are actually this small.

  • @dan_
    @dan_ 5 лет назад +2172

    The TV app taking advantage of the phone's accelerometer to allow tapping the top of the set to 'fix' the signal is an excellent and unexpected touch of genius.

    • @sinformant
      @sinformant 5 лет назад +118

      I thought so as well. When it went fuzzy my first thought was to thump it. Sure made my day when he did and it cleared up.

    • @gustavodotgoretkin
      @gustavodotgoretkin 5 лет назад +17

      Definitely! Though I will say seeing your comment before the video was a bit of a spoiler :)

    • @moonshine3333
      @moonshine3333 5 лет назад +22

      gustavo.goretkin Um. Watch the videos first?

    • @digiowl9599
      @digiowl9599 5 лет назад +33

      Well my first clue that it would be the outcome was when he mentioned the setup guide talking about a "sandstorm".

    • @Colaholiker
      @Colaholiker 5 лет назад +3

      That one made me laugh...

  • @GammaProtogolin
    @GammaProtogolin 4 года назад +314

    I unironically like the tv one, it’s funny how they implemented the static for the older TVs and how to fix it.

    • @sa_exploder
      @sa_exploder 4 года назад +33

      Leave it to the Japanese to make high quality tat. Really cool.

  • @DaPootisJedi
    @DaPootisJedi 5 лет назад +884

    This fits nicely into the "This is dumb... I'LL TAKE TWELVE!" category of electronics

  • @MrFiver1111
    @MrFiver1111 5 лет назад +1719

    Use the mini TV whilst outputting its audio via the turntable and recording it to the boombox

    • @CardboardSliver
      @CardboardSliver 5 лет назад +175

      So basically how we got music from movies back in the 1980s

    • @Evan420
      @Evan420 5 лет назад +83

      400 iq

    • @Tactcat
      @Tactcat 5 лет назад +33

      This HAS to happen or I will unsubscribe (sorry techmoan i still love you :(

    • @LogiForce86
      @LogiForce86 5 лет назад +16

      ​@@CardboardSliver I was about to say that someone was awake seeing that comment, but I guess the both of you are. Gotta love being an early music pirate like that... nowadays when you record/rip or otherwise copy any form of copyrighted material you immediately get a letter from the lawyer of the copyright holder.
      I loved the old era in which people would hear some new music when they were at a friends place for a proper visit with proper talking and drinking, rather then texting via smartphones, and you would go "god that sounds great! Who are that?" "That's X-artist from X-band. I still have a clean tape laying around I think, shall I make you a copy?". Then the whole process would be started of making a copy of the tape, and before high speed dubbing that would mean a copy and normal playing speed.

    • @michaelbianchi22
      @michaelbianchi22 5 лет назад +17

      I mean, I've recorded directly from RUclips to a cassette before when my car had a cassette player in it.

  • @blazewind
    @blazewind 5 лет назад +705

    Making a tiny scale living room with those would be fun.

    • @sweethomeboston2720
      @sweethomeboston2720 5 лет назад +23

      Finding a to-scale working lava lamp to put on top of the TV would be difficult though .

    • @bengalnorr9624
      @bengalnorr9624 4 года назад +5

      A RUclips channel known as Hanabira already did that :D

    • @bengalnorr9624
      @bengalnorr9624 4 года назад +3

      Just looked over the video again. Hanabira doesn't use these items in particular, but he does still use mini nostalgic items from Japan

    • @nermket4849
      @nermket4849 4 года назад +2

      Aside from being a project, that's what I thought they would be for. I could see a kid using these with their toys

    • @aliensinthecabinet9111
      @aliensinthecabinet9111 4 года назад +9

      Honey I shrunk the fucking house

  • @fitnesswithsteve
    @fitnesswithsteve 5 лет назад +1104

    The tv is awesome but the “now loading” screen should be analog static

    • @dsandoval9396
      @dsandoval9396 4 года назад +58

      That would make it complete.

    • @joshro2951
      @joshro2951 4 года назад +23

      You saved me from having to nitpick for myself, I'm perfectly content nitpicking vicariously...pshhhhhht ... and on todays news ... pssshht .... "little, yellow, different" ... pssssht... "... that not so fresh feeling?" "boy do I!!! Right now it feels like a jar of kim chi down there" ?..

    • @asmodeusasteroth7137
      @asmodeusasteroth7137 4 года назад +8

      And also test screen you saw at sign off
      The American flag, anthem and then test screen
      Remember sign off?
      Man im old i think
      Passed out in the recliner spilled grape juice, potato chips in my lap and Wonder what happened as night gallery ended.

    • @underlinedcg1574
      @underlinedcg1574 4 года назад

      Stephen Mason that would be a nice touch

    • @user-xg8yy7yl1d
      @user-xg8yy7yl1d 4 года назад +7

      It should depend on era. For example the black and white 50s one would have the “Indian head” test pattern

  • @SquirrelMonkeyCom
    @SquirrelMonkeyCom 4 года назад +318

    That smart phone telly is awesome! :O

    • @nickplj12
      @nickplj12 3 года назад +1

      W H A T
      H O W

    • @armron94
      @armron94 3 года назад +2

      I still have a black and white TV set.
      I got a digital television in 2015.
      I still have my black white TV set still
      Now use it for camping.

    • @lambdaboy9999
      @lambdaboy9999 3 года назад

      We too

    • @FunkSkunkOfficial
      @FunkSkunkOfficial 3 года назад +1

      The tv?

    • @armron94
      @armron94 3 года назад +1

      @@FunkSkunkOfficial yes

  • @MrSpasticdancer
    @MrSpasticdancer 5 лет назад +243

    the amount of cute and quirky novelties that come out of japan is astronomical

    • @shoveyourmaskupyourass959
      @shoveyourmaskupyourass959 4 года назад +1

      The people that formed those novelties depend on its stupidity.

    • @lateral1385
      @lateral1385 4 года назад +8

      @@shoveyourmaskupyourass959 wot

    • @mjh5437
      @mjh5437 7 месяцев назад

      90% of them are infantile junk like Tiltok

  • @OtakuUnitedStudio
    @OtakuUnitedStudio 5 лет назад +325

    A cardboard back for your fake TV to represent the cardboard back from real TVs? Brilliant!
    That Percussive Maintenance feature actually got a solid laugh out of me too.

    • @devianb
      @devianb 4 года назад +13

      Little details are everything.

    • @ber2996
      @ber2996 4 года назад +5

      @@devianb You got that "little" quite literally, eh?

  • @stefan6347
    @stefan6347 4 года назад +68

    Finally, some great props for my Barbie roleplay.

  • @thebasketballhistorian3291
    @thebasketballhistorian3291 5 лет назад +218

    The "Now Loading..." ruins the effect of changing channels.
    Should just have random static or something.

    • @irishjoe2941
      @irishjoe2941 4 года назад +3

      Parker's NBA History that would honestly make it Perfect Nostalgia

    • @Timeward76
      @Timeward76 4 года назад +1

      @@irishjoe2941 perfect nostalgia would create a black hole, you must create imperfection in some way. see that percussive maintenance feature? YOU GOTTA COMPROMISE

    • @halfsine
      @halfsine 4 года назад

      i was gonna say that

    • @buksteebi
      @buksteebi 3 года назад +1

      Nothing an OTA update can't fix! Those old TVs can get OTA updates, right?

  • @justinpipes85
    @justinpipes85 5 лет назад +410

    That little plastic t.v. is the coolest of the bunch. I lost it when you slapper the t.v.. I do not miss the days of percussive maintenance.

    • @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG
      @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG 5 лет назад +4

      @@tarstarkusz Thanks for putting into words what I was too lazy to say...except to add that the 50s + 60s so-called behavior (sorry UK; 'behaviour') was more like what you would expect the original owners to leave on the curb for Large Appliance Spring Pickup Day...

    • @Christopher-N
      @Christopher-N 5 лет назад +4

      I thought _Sandstorm_ was a Darude reference.
      (Thanks to Clint Basinger of *LGR* for inspiring that joke in The Organ Trail.)

    • @ComblessMan
      @ComblessMan 5 лет назад +3

      We may have lost the thrill of giving the set a slap and tickle but, we still have the warm up period. Plus the rabbit ears are back. See, the more things change the more they remain the same.

    • @ModMINI
      @ModMINI 5 лет назад +5

      @@Christopher-NJapanese call the picture noise / static 砂嵐 "suna arashi" which literally means "sand storm".

    • @justinpipes85
      @justinpipes85 5 лет назад

      @@ComblessMan tis true.

  • @finlayl2505
    @finlayl2505 5 лет назад +384

    How do we know you don't just have really big hands

  • @driprubies2464
    @driprubies2464 4 года назад +62

    Ok the mini tv brings back memories omg, the love tap needed to fix is a great touch

  • @SpiritedSpy
    @SpiritedSpy 5 лет назад +207

    Techmoan, 8-bit guy, lgr, technology connections, the four horseman of technology
    And my favorite channels

    • @thebasketballhistorian3291
      @thebasketballhistorian3291 5 лет назад +4

      I thought the four horsemen marked the end of the world, lol

    • @youtunes9824
      @youtunes9824 4 года назад +1

      Same!

    • @youtunes9824
      @youtunes9824 4 года назад +1

      @El BanditoYeah!

    • @dumvi3176
      @dumvi3176 3 года назад +1

      I like dank pods a bit

    • @scratchpad7954
      @scratchpad7954 3 года назад +3

      I am unironically subscribed to all four! Techmoan, The 8-Bit Guy, LGR, and Technology Connections are also four of my favorite technology channels here on RUclips. In recent months, especially during COVID-19, I have really come to like The 8-Bit Guy because he has done several videos on the various aspects of what it is like to own an electric car.

  • @JunafaniFIN
    @JunafaniFIN 5 лет назад +682

    Why dosen't my local television stations broadcast Techmoan, 8-bit guy, LGR and Technology Connections? :(

    • @tk421dr
      @tk421dr 5 лет назад +27

      fear of all the fan mail, have you seen how much stuff 8-bit guy gets every month!?

    • @Tom5TomEntertainment
      @Tom5TomEntertainment 5 лет назад +26

      They only transmit over VHF.

    • @danielt.8573
      @danielt.8573 5 лет назад +34

      That's why television is suffering a slow painful death. A cake of mostly repetitive, unisteresting programs sprinkled with biased news.

    • @rich_edwards79
      @rich_edwards79 5 лет назад +16

      Because they think people would rather watch Z-listers dancing, baking, singing or shouting at one another ad nauseum. Or exploitative crap about people who are fat or on benefits, interspersed with pro-Govt, pro-austerity propaganda. I'm very into what used to be called 'current affairs' but I can't remember the last time I watched broadcast TV, and I'm 40 - despite laughable attempts to woo millennials, it's a medium for old fogeys now and (like tabloid newspapers) once they're all gone, it will be too.

    • @vgamesx1
      @vgamesx1 5 лет назад +17

      What are you insane? You mean to tell me that you want new, interesting and creative content and not 28 hours of the one single show being rerun over and over again with 40% of that time being filled up with advertisements?

  • @uss_04
    @uss_04 5 лет назад +107

    I really miss those days.
    Where japan had all the really cool, tiny, plastic electronics stuff in Akihabara and the rest of us felt like we were missing out.
    It was the future man, the future!
    Like Back to the Future II

    • @ModMINI
      @ModMINI 5 лет назад +4

      Have you been to Akihabara lately? There are still shops selling electronic components but it's mostly just phone cases and charging cables nowadays, not much that you can't find elsewhere.

    • @uss_04
      @uss_04 5 лет назад +1

      Mod MINI Yeah, its all accessories and commodities now. Now that online ordering is mainstream, you can order any weird thing you want. Not like back in the days where you’d peruse the back of magazines and see cool weird things. Its all a software game now, but all those crazy media formats that Techmoan covers, that was the heyday.

    • @uss_04
      @uss_04 5 лет назад +1

      KRAFTWERK2K6
      App fatigue is real. I want less apps now, not more.
      I still remember my first phone, downloading GPS satellite apps, table level apps, magnetic field apps. Calibrating the magnetic antenna by swinging the whole device in wide arcs so the reading got more accurate. The slate form factor/single pane of glass is boring now.
      Showa style retro stuff is so cool.

    • @JadeyJ4d3y
      @JadeyJ4d3y 5 лет назад +1

      Oh hey, I've just been there last year! In December

    • @peggyfranzen6159
      @peggyfranzen6159 5 лет назад

      US Forget the beer.Panasonic was a made great, after , the Korean conflict The US, sent great engineers, and scientists- to South Korea.

  • @rupey8625
    @rupey8625 4 года назад +70

    I thought the TV was going to be lame at, but it's actually pretty cool.

  • @pdamon78
    @pdamon78 5 лет назад +79

    I want that stuff. Smacking the little tv is so funny.
    Haha I looked and the tv costs more than my old smart tv is worth 😂

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 4 года назад +2

      Yeah I have spent way too much on random toys from Japan... mostly takara tomy masterpiece transformers.

    • @dwyaneingente2899
      @dwyaneingente2899 3 года назад

      Lol

  • @morfadave1947
    @morfadave1947 5 лет назад +259

    All the TV needs now is a scratch N sniff patch on that cardboard back to give the wonderful smell of a hot CRT cooking the dust inside the cabinet. Ah! those were the days.

    • @mfbfreak
      @mfbfreak 5 лет назад +38

      And perhaps that 15KHz high voltage whine.

    • @Angultra
      @Angultra 5 лет назад +35

      Put a Note 7 in there, give 'er a few slaps and you might just get that nostalgic cooking smell.

    • @nathanmead140
      @nathanmead140 5 лет назад +5

      @@Angultra *but then it could blow up*

    • @EzeePosseTV
      @EzeePosseTV 5 лет назад +10

      Ahhhh! .... Nothing like the smell of hot CRT in the morning!

    • @xaenon
      @xaenon 5 лет назад +10

      Ah, you just reminded me of a day about 25 years ago. My older brother came home with a 1950s-vintage television that probably hadn't been plugged in for two decades. That smell you described was very potent when he turned it on....
      Astonishingly, the TV actually worked, and quite well in fact. They really don't make 'em today like they used to.

  • @juweinert
    @juweinert 5 лет назад +66

    6:23 That's actually the most accurate detail of them all. The TV-backing was actually some cardboardy kind of impregnated papery stuff.

    • @platenoise256
      @platenoise256 4 года назад +1

      Same with the bottom back part of some fridges

    • @madiserket2
      @madiserket2 4 года назад +8

      the paper was pregnant???

    • @aliensinthecabinet9111
      @aliensinthecabinet9111 4 года назад +1

      BigCities MUSIC when ur impregnated with paper😍

    • @juweinert
      @juweinert 4 года назад +1

      @@madiserket2 😂 Didn't even realise

  • @heathwellsNZ
    @heathwellsNZ 5 лет назад +36

    As a New Zealander it was pretty neat having Crowded House's "Weather With You" being on your Boom Box radio!

  • @bloodypommelstudios7144
    @bloodypommelstudios7144 4 года назад +12

    For absolute peak nostalgia I think they should pack something like that CRT with the next mini console along with a talking mum plushy which randomly shouts at you to do your homework.

  • @colinstu
    @colinstu 5 лет назад +338

    That moment where you're already subscribed to all of the channels mentioned.

  • @stupidfanboyph
    @stupidfanboyph 5 лет назад +353

    The ultimate crossover we wanted. techmoan x LGR x Technology Conn. x 8 Bit Guy haha
    Edit. I only mentioned who's on the video. But VWestlife, Databits and Nostalgia Nerd will complete the circle imo

    • @juanbrits3002
      @juanbrits3002 5 лет назад +18

      Only Nostalgia Nerd is still needed

    • @kurtg5405
      @kurtg5405 5 лет назад +8

      I love all of those channels!

    • @MysteryMii
      @MysteryMii 5 лет назад +13

      We still need VWestlife, tho.

    • @fireaza
      @fireaza 5 лет назад

      My crossover involves more oil though.

    • @afloyd4976
      @afloyd4976 5 лет назад

      Except I saw this on japanesestuffchannel first.

  • @astertm99
    @astertm99 5 лет назад +1

    As always, thanks million Techmoan for the wonderful videos!!!

  • @scottcol23
    @scottcol23 3 года назад +1

    I surely remember when TVs were huge console behemoths. The one we had as a kid was a zenith and had a "Space Command" remote control. It also had a little electric "eye" that would dim the screen at night. LOL

  • @weaksaucep4539
    @weaksaucep4539 5 лет назад +63

    I love japan for pointless super detailed stuff like this

  • @RealSnarb
    @RealSnarb 5 лет назад +252

    I'm glad Technology Connections is getting more attention. Great channel.

    • @deathscreton
      @deathscreton 5 лет назад +13

      Agreed. His channel is always so informative. His VHS/VCR videos were nostalgic af.

    • @johnfrancisdoe1563
      @johnfrancisdoe1563 5 лет назад +15

      deathscreton And the jacket looks like a stereotypical DDR TV presenter.

    • @rhodesianwojak2095
      @rhodesianwojak2095 5 лет назад

      .

    • @shoveyourmaskupyourass959
      @shoveyourmaskupyourass959 4 года назад

      The Japanese cartoon helps him portray his loathing 🤣

  • @pauliboo2
    @pauliboo2 3 года назад

    I love that tv!! I can see me setting that up at work next to my monitors and watching something on my break!

  • @IDJMK
    @IDJMK 4 года назад

    I really respect that you didn’t only plug your channel, but put some others on as well. Quite nice to see such unselfish plug.

  • @mgabrysSF
    @mgabrysSF 5 лет назад +44

    The 50's TV mode nearly caused my tea to eject out of my nose. The hitting bit was particularly hilarious. Wish you would have shown the 80s mode tho. I'd like to imagine it showed nothing but RUclips streams of the A-Team, Knight Rider, Dynasty and Miami Vice re-runs.

    • @TDGalea
      @TDGalea 5 лет назад +4

      Someone seriously needs to develop an app that can play custom files instead of RUclips videos. Then you can freaking bet I'd have a phone dedicated to being a retro TV.

    • @TeraunceFoaloke
      @TeraunceFoaloke 5 лет назад +3

      the 80's mode was the default one he started on.

    • @mrkitty777
      @mrkitty777 5 лет назад

      Miami Spice

    • @jayqueue6784
      @jayqueue6784 5 лет назад +2

      @@TeraunceFoaloke That was terrestrial

    • @Angultra
      @Angultra 5 лет назад +2

      You can download the app to try without the TV, somehow it's in Japanese but with his video not hard to figure out. '80s TV looks normal but with the random static, 50s and 60s is damn near unwatchable lol.

  • @movienerd202
    @movienerd202 5 лет назад +27

    The Japanese are operating on a whole different level. This is cool.

  • @Hound87
    @Hound87 3 года назад +4

    I’m impressed with your channel selections on the TV... I’m a subscriber to all of those, all excellent channels (as is this). Very interesting how people who have certain interests all end up in the same place! Keep the videos coming, I really enjoy them!

  • @McRocket
    @McRocket 5 лет назад +4

    I LOVE that little tv. Such a kick.
    Thanks for this.

  • @mfaizsyahmi
    @mfaizsyahmi 5 лет назад +256

    Marvel: "Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover..."
    Techmoan: "Hold my beer."

  • @catlord9
    @catlord9 5 лет назад +57

    9:34 I instinctively reached out to smack the top of my monitor. A muscle memory that I haven't used in decades. hah!

  • @Soulintent95
    @Soulintent95 2 года назад +1

    I love the tv one. Kinda want to get it for my grandparents, it would make em laugh but also bring back some memories.

  • @houstoner
    @houstoner 3 года назад

    I about lost it when you had to tap the TV 🤣
    I had a couple hand me down TVs like that growing up.

  • @SnowBunneh
    @SnowBunneh 5 лет назад +231

    *The 8 Bit Guy* "Thanks for having me"
    *LGR* "Greetings from inside a plastic phone case"
    *Technology Connections* "I wish this was a real crt"
    *VWestlife* **Scream in New Jersey Noises** (Actually said) "This smartphone TV works much better than the cardboard one I reviewed".

    • @anonUK
      @anonUK 5 лет назад +32

      LGR- it's got to have a woodgrain surface and run on DOS or failing that, Windows 3.1.

    • @namewarvergeben
      @namewarvergeben 5 лет назад +31

      Technology Connections: "These....ARE pixels!"

    • @anonUK
      @anonUK 5 лет назад +15

      @@namewarvergeben
      8 Bit Guy- If it's not a Commodore or an Apple II, or if it doesn't have a square wave generator sound chip, he won't review it.

    • @deathscreton
      @deathscreton 5 лет назад +8

      Read all of those in their respective voices.

    • @SnowBunneh
      @SnowBunneh 5 лет назад +10

      @@vwestlife Omg it is actually you?! Thank you x3
      I am fangirling so hard right now. Sorry if my humor is a bit out there. I mean well.
      >

  • @OxKing
    @OxKing 5 лет назад +95

    That was real fun. These were made with more soul then i had thought they would.
    I really just expected something like a toy from the kids club menu of mc donalds.

  • @ruialexandre6197
    @ruialexandre6197 5 лет назад

    The tapping feature on the TV to fix the image made my day. And it's almost midnight here.

  • @systemBuilder
    @systemBuilder 2 года назад

    The TV device is the greatest! Loved it !! I want one !!! I started watching TV in 1968 !!!!

  • @coolfrost6
    @coolfrost6 5 лет назад +28

    the tv would be a good way to use the older smartphones most have laying around at home, and make them in to fun showpiece/decorations

    • @TheRealColBosch
      @TheRealColBosch 5 лет назад

      Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @H.EL-Othemany
      @H.EL-Othemany 5 лет назад

      Great idea

    • @prismstudios001
      @prismstudios001 5 лет назад

      imark7777777 Yep, I have an iPad 2, and was missing out on a few things.... I broke down and got an iPad 6 last week....Target.com has the 32gb version for $245.00. Not bad,

  • @DrDandan
    @DrDandan 5 лет назад +215

    I remember the days of percussive maintenance.

    • @thatonegayfurry4177
      @thatonegayfurry4177 5 лет назад +15

      but there not over
      i fixed a $900.000 cnc mill by kicking it
      (was a mazak INTEGREX e-670H if anyone was wondering)

    • @twicethemegapower3995
      @twicethemegapower3995 5 лет назад +8

      I had a Panasonic widescreen 1080p HD crt bought new in 2005, around 2010 the coaxial tv input started "sandstorming" and I'd have to whack it on the side like the good old days to straighten the picture out. It only did this with the coaxial input, thought. HDMI, Component and Composite never gave me trouble. I ran the unit until 2014

    • @ame9418
      @ame9418 5 лет назад +2

      i'm actually slap the side of my laptop screen when it starts to look like spectrum's loading screen

    • @rich_edwards79
      @rich_edwards79 5 лет назад +5

      "If in doubt, give it a clout."

    • @FiddlerSteve
      @FiddlerSteve 5 лет назад +3

      @@chrisa2735-h3z When I was a young boy there was still DIY repair, where you could pull the tubes, take them to the local hardware store, test them, buy replacements and install them yourself! Of course we only got 5 channels, in black and white...

  • @caleb7390
    @caleb7390 5 лет назад

    Honestly I watch a lot of RUclips and you have some of the most quality and unique videos your production quality is impeccable I’ve been watching for a year or so now and I’m definitely gonna keep watching

  • @DAVEfromNY
    @DAVEfromNY 5 лет назад +34

    You all missed one thing. It needs the image being reduced momentarily to a white dot in the center of the screen when you turn it off!
    Love your vids,
    ☮️ DfNY

    • @freeculture
      @freeculture 5 лет назад +2

      And the dot burned forever on the screen...

    • @nickb2208
      @nickb2208 4 года назад +2

      I remember watching so close I could feel the static on my face and eye's. I'm shocked I don't need glasses now. We had the wood version, that sat on the floor with the cardboard back. In our kitchen with a n64 hooked to it.

  • @pek5117
    @pek5117 5 лет назад +115

    I got wood glue all thru the mini record player trying to clean it and it needed a good pressure wash but I got it running

    • @sweethomeboston2720
      @sweethomeboston2720 5 лет назад +3

      Brilliant!!-- Great response and reference to TM's previous video this week (A Few Ways to Not Really Clean a Record--March 6, 2019)!! This whole issue of cleaning vinyl records with wood glue or other gooey stuff is seriously trending right now.

    • @fkthewhat
      @fkthewhat 5 лет назад +2

      a true fan knows this reference ;)

  • @RuneTheFirst
    @RuneTheFirst 5 лет назад +11

    The "boombox" is amazing. I did not expect it to do recording. It reminded me of those horrid little mini boomboxes from Hong Kong and China in the 90s. Almost nothing inside them and they got very little off the air, AM or FM. There was also one made to look like a home stereo and a faux computer with speakers and keyboard. Again junk.
    But the Japanese were more serious when they made such things.
    The TV actually reminds me of a real Japanese color TV we had in 1966-71. (Toshiba)

  • @DavidG2P
    @DavidG2P 3 года назад

    These lovely things are well thought out and made with much care to detail

  • @rickbustamante
    @rickbustamante 5 лет назад

    Love how Crowded House came on as soon as you found a station, brilliant, love your channel, always entertaining, cheers.

  • @jsnsk101
    @jsnsk101 5 лет назад +5

    We had one of those huge cabinet tvs in the early 70's and thats exactly how i remeber my dad fixing the picture

  • @steelscooter
    @steelscooter 5 лет назад +4

    All the TV needs is a tiny cat sitting on top for warmth and overheating it. At which point a tiny van arrives with a tiny man inside to repair it. Brilliant video! 😄

  • @flamencoprof
    @flamencoprof 5 лет назад

    Surprisingly cool trinkets. I still have a surprisingly similar cassette player left behind when my kids moved out serving as a kitchen radio.

  • @Kylefassbinderful
    @Kylefassbinderful 5 лет назад

    I love that you included 4 of my absolute favorite RUclips channels.

  • @titaniumwo1f390
    @titaniumwo1f390 5 лет назад +54

    You missed an opportunity to use those toys with Muppets.

  • @Clay3613
    @Clay3613 5 лет назад +25

    I wish America had these kitschy retro products.
    Woo, Technology Connection shoutout!

  • @BBXFX
    @BBXFX 5 лет назад +1

    fascinating. I was in Japan in November and never saw anything like these gems. Well done.

  • @buddyclem7328
    @buddyclem7328 5 лет назад

    Those are absolutely adorable! Great video Mat.

  • @mfbfreak
    @mfbfreak 5 лет назад +6

    The 'smack the TV to get the picture back' function is AMAZING.

  • @ravenclanx
    @ravenclanx 5 лет назад +3

    That retro tv is that ever cool specially the way you can set the era up and you have to smack the tv to get it clear. That there brings back old memories.

  • @robcoleman9676
    @robcoleman9676 5 лет назад

    I love the TV! I ordered one from Amazon Japan to use in a music video I'm doing. After being a long time subscriber, I finally started supported you on Patreon. Sorry I didn't do it sooner, because I love what you do!

  • @alphabeets
    @alphabeets 5 лет назад

    All of these items made me smile.

  • @Recordology
    @Recordology 5 лет назад +5

    I love your reaction upon seeing yourself on the mini TV. I laughed out loud. Great show mate!

  • @garyallsebrook3493
    @garyallsebrook3493 5 лет назад +5

    That was fun! I laughed my way through the entire episode!!!😂😂😂

  • @Mikej1592
    @Mikej1592 5 лет назад

    lol that TV was really cool, when you smacked the set and it fixed the picture I laughed, so many memories of calibrated smacking and foil covered rabbit ears, man good old days. lol.

  • @nutsnproud6932
    @nutsnproud6932 5 лет назад

    Thanks Mat, I enjoyed the video. I remember thumping the telly too.

  • @TDGalea
    @TDGalea 5 лет назад +4

    Great channel choices. I actually kinda really like that little TV box!

  • @lifechooser
    @lifechooser 5 лет назад +43

    I'm sure I owned the full size version of that - a Sharp QT27

    • @WaynesElectrical
      @WaynesElectrical 5 лет назад +2

      Hiya! I have
      a few of the
      Sharp QT-27
      'boxes. They are also.......
      .......Differently coloured too! :D
      Do you want to see them?
      Here's how:
      (1) Head on over to my channel.
      (2) BAAAANG the subscribe button
      (3) Dive into the BoomBoxes Playlist
      (4) Play one or more boombox vids
      (5) Slap it on widescreen
      (6) Pull out your favourite snack,
      (7) Sit back
      (8) Enjoy!!! :D
      -Wayne's Electrical.
      _8th March 2019, 22.25_

  • @erinmalone2669
    @erinmalone2669 3 года назад +1

    I think this would be really fun for kids that were playing with her dolls and the Dallas can have their own accessories that work

  • @bigginsd1
    @bigginsd1 4 года назад +1

    When I was in Japan I remember seeing a whole range of electronic product made to look like older versions of themselves: Digital SLR cameras made to look like cameras from the 60s, MP3 players made to look like first generation Sony Walkmans. They were very faithful and at first site indistinguishable from a vintage product, in fact the retro camera even had a panel that could be removed to show a large screen for a more modern smartphone way of taking pictures for those who had never used an old camera.

  • @kaoruhonjou
    @kaoruhonjou 5 лет назад +18

    9:41 OMG that made me laugh so hard. XD

  • @ShapeyFiend
    @ShapeyFiend 5 лет назад +9

    Tomy make brilliant toys. I imported their trainset for my son which they don't seem to sell over here anymore cos cheaper alternatives took over.

  • @calebginsberg5224
    @calebginsberg5224 5 лет назад +1

    You make the most simplest items seem so complex, bravo

  • @Steph6n
    @Steph6n 5 лет назад

    8:17 your new startup video sequence!! I personally think it's brilliant! Love the look of High Def full color with CGI intro showing brilliantly miniaturized through the retro plastic fake TV.

  • @Sharklops
    @Sharklops 5 лет назад +37

    I also spent an inordinate amount of time back behind our console television

    • @ModMINI
      @ModMINI 5 лет назад +8

      I went back there to peek through the little holes in the cardboard/wood/whatever it was and get a look at the glowing tubes inside. It was like magic going on.

    • @johnfrancisdoe1563
      @johnfrancisdoe1563 5 лет назад +1

      Mod MINI I ended up having it open with a multimeter on the input of the HV transformer to debug a heat sensitive bad connection near one of the power transistors. That was the 1980s model.

    • @fordtechchris
      @fordtechchris 5 лет назад +2

      My antenna input Jack needed a good jiggling every now and then to get the picture back in focus, it was set away from the wall just for that reason.

  • @DungeonStudio
    @DungeonStudio 5 лет назад +3

    I too was amazed how clever that little TV turned out to be with it's app and all. Surprised it doesn't put up a test pattern when the video finish's. LOL

  • @RCAvhstape
    @RCAvhstape 5 лет назад +1

    At first I thought this would be pointless. By the time you got to the retro TV I had a big grin on my face, and when you tapped it to straighten out the signal I was hooked. Oh, Japan, how we've come to love you! I now desire all three devices.

  • @tough213
    @tough213 5 лет назад +1

    I really like these fun novelty items they are great and cute and I really enjoy all of your videos keep up the great work

  • @gato38
    @gato38 5 лет назад +5

    HaHa Love the percussive Maintenance on the TV, brilliant!

  • @srfrg9707
    @srfrg9707 5 лет назад +4

    wow Techmoan has his own broadcast TV channel now! Congrats...

  • @foxrivers
    @foxrivers 5 лет назад

    Too cute! Thanks for showing

  • @GoldSrc_
    @GoldSrc_ 5 лет назад

    That little TV was the most interesting of all of those.
    The fact that you had to hit it to fix the image made it even better xD.

  • @kushith
    @kushith 5 лет назад +5

    “Retro Japanese Novelties” is a cool band name

  • @BalearicBeatnik
    @BalearicBeatnik 5 лет назад +14

    my dad had the red Sanyo boombox this seems to be based on in the 1980's!!!

  • @ZERO_O7X
    @ZERO_O7X 3 года назад

    I adore that TV phone holder. That's so stupid and creatively brilliant and fun all at once. 😂

  • @lordseno-8052
    @lordseno-8052 4 года назад

    Please do more of these types of videos, they are really cool 😊

  • @sonofatwitch82
    @sonofatwitch82 5 лет назад +6

    All items featured remind me of my childhood and I'm 36

  • @FelixO
    @FelixO 5 лет назад +4

    7:47 those are exactly the channels whose videos I look forward to most :D

  • @nunyabusiness4651
    @nunyabusiness4651 5 лет назад

    I love how you feature LGR and the 8 bit guy content and they do the same for you. I follow all 3 of you and am never disappointed with the content. You guys are awesome..

  • @lizalternate
    @lizalternate 4 года назад +1

    i remember seeing the advertisements for these when they came out, and i was really interested in them - but i quickly forgot about them afterwards
    it's funny being able to only find a video about these novelties now!

  • @ModMINI
    @ModMINI 5 лет назад +8

    Unsure if Matt knows, but "Takara Tomy" is a famous brand in Japan for miniature models and functional toys. They always have lots of fun products. These fit perfectly in their market segment.

    • @BleepingRelics
      @BleepingRelics 5 лет назад +2

      I am sure he knows. Takara made the Transformers toys.

  • @DominicGo
    @DominicGo 5 лет назад +14

    I wasn’t expecting your iPhone to fit in that small tv 😂

    • @prismstudios001
      @prismstudios001 5 лет назад

      And in the case too! Part of me not wanting play with my iPhone X is the refusal I have to pulling it from its case...Cool to see you don’t always have to.

    • @sweethomeboston2720
      @sweethomeboston2720 5 лет назад

      It's just going to get worse since the iPhone XIII will probably be the size of an iPad Mini. Need more screen space; need more cowbell !!!

  • @LordBass
    @LordBass 5 лет назад

    So cool. I had a red Sharp Qt-12 in the 80s that looked the real version of this little boom box. Wish I still had it.

  • @arcticfoxgaming1488
    @arcticfoxgaming1488 4 года назад

    I love the television set. The fact that you have to smack it to make it work is just that great of attention to detail. It does have an nice vintage feel for such a tiny set. Reminds of the era when television ran on tubes and Jay Leno was funny.

  • @otakuribo
    @otakuribo 5 лет назад +53

    How did you manage to pick 5 RUclips channels from my subscribed list?

  • @ianleighly189
    @ianleighly189 5 лет назад +3

    Looks like the microphone is in the mic knob. There appears to be some ports in the base of the knob that aren't on the volume knob.

  • @Solanza
    @Solanza 2 года назад

    The smack on the top of the tellie, hahaha mate that made me laugh so freaking hard haha!

  • @braixeninfection6312
    @braixeninfection6312 2 года назад

    I love that Showa tv! It's so cute and cool looking!