Please vote for your favourite types of videos
I've been wondering if I'm neglecting to cover a particular type of video that viewers were expecting to see more of.
I try to produce a mix of videos..but I'm aware there are some topics that I've been concentrating on more than others in recent months.
It will help me if I got an idea of the kind of videos that you prefer to see.
You can vote for more than one type, so please pick all the ones you enjoy.
Comments (79)
Seeing the result and then re-watching your intro on the Tefifon-Video (where you said that your retro-tech videos are way less popular than the camera reviews) makes for a surprising turn.
I suppose if you do something long enough people will get used to it.
My favorite things are the muppets, retro tech, especially AV gear and cool new tech.
The retrotech research, showing page scans from industry magazines is great. That level of detail makes your videos stand out. Please also do more research on how basic electronic components work as I think you could educate a lot of us who really want to know how things work, and I think you're smart enough to understand it if given the right training.
Retro tech, that is what hooked me in the first place and what I enjoy the most from your channel.
Retro for me as well, but I guess I need clarification on "mini cameras." Are we talking "spy" cameras or anything under an SLR?
I was thinking of things like the Mobius / Mobius 2, the Polaroid Cube & Cube+ etc.
I voted for vintage tech. But honestly, I love your point of view no matter where you choose to apply it.
Where's the kitchen gadget option??
I haven't been able to find any kitchen gadgets for years....I look every month, but it seems the companies that used to make these things have vanished.
What! No puppet option?! I love those!
I don't care about camera's, so I voted like that. But I watch them anyway because your video's are just good to watch is more ways than content alone.
He made once a video about a printer... and it was interesting!!
Still waiting for you to discover the perfect motorcycle dash/action cam for me Mat. The other stuff's fine too :-)
I've found my perfect motorcycle cam...video soon. For a dashcam I'd recommend the A119.
The newest gizmos, and the oldest as well. I enjoy learning about both cutting edge and its ancestors, and your videos are always thorough and detailed trips to the classroom!
Your household gadget videos are fun!
I think you do retro tech better than most of the other youtubers. It's more in dept and not just about showing off. But i really like most of all of the videos.
My favourites so far include the wire recorder, the Seeburg background music machine, the Minidisk and the Spotmaster machine you just completed. I do appreciate your picture and sound quality and editing.
My favourite videos that you produce are the retro tech ones as I am a bit of a sucker for this subject area. However, I also enjoy finding out your views on modern tech. Having said that, I happily watch all your videos as I enjoy your entertaining presentation style.
Your videos are always entertaining and well produced so I enjoy all of them, but I like retro and current tech the most. But the Patreon specials and puppet segments are a great added bonus. Proud to be a Patreon.
Good mix of videos already, I am not much interested in dash cams but I watch anyway as a I love the quirky presentation style.
I trust your judgment
Really I like all these videos, but the random quirky tech review's nice occasionally.
Interesting that Dashcams is (at this time at least) slightly further ahead than the other kinds of cameras. I predictably checked New Tech, Retro Tech and Patreon Specials, but also the Dashcams. Not just because something I can actually use (I got a Vantrue N1 after your review, and put some Sugru on the mount because you mentioned Sugru in some other video), but because I have a somewhat inexplicable fondness of them, especially so because I rather don't care too much about Mini and, even less, Action cams. No idea.
I'm very fond of the retro tech, and find your video on new tech excellent as well. I toss in a vote for dash cams as well because you do the most informative (including web site forum/comments) and consistent tests. They really did help with learning what you to look for and choose. (I ended up with the Viofo/Spytec A119) While the dashcam videos are hot or miss, depending on one being in the market, but I still like the presentation and will not hesitate to support those to get to the hifi, etc, etc. I might skip some of the cam vids, as I now have one but ive watched most and would keep doing so.
I enjoy all of your videos, but prefer the Retro Tech ones the most...probably easy to figure out why :-)
First I love the muppets but all retro-tech and also new tech is great. Maybe some more into the history why the tech came and went and also maybe some deep dive into some tech?
I think all of your a/v tech videos, new or retro, are the BEST! ....and of course the muppets! :)
I mostly watch for the Retro Tech videos. But I do enjoy videos on new tech, and even dashcams, which have no relevance to my life, as I don't drive. Also, you didn't include "Muppets" as an option. Although I enjoy them enough, that I tjink they deserve a separate channel. :)
I really love your retro tech videos. But your way of presenting and thorough reporting is what really makes it. So it doesn't matter what you talk about it, it's always an interesting watch. I encourage you to explore some new topics you feel passionate about in addition to the content you are doing so far.
I just enjoy watching your well made entertaining videos, thanks. Variety is the something or other.
One of my favourite subjects was the wire recorder. I told my wife's grandad about it and he was fascinated by it. He was an engineer in his younger days so loves talking about the technical aspects behind stuff like that. I really like the vids where you take stuff apart to see how it works, like the various tape autochangers. Keep up the great work. And love YouTube pedant too.
Old physical audio formats and HiFi are the best!
I think there are two segments missing: Jokes/puppets and hifi theory explaination.
I'm mostly interested in the Retro Tech and new Tech videos but with I don't feel like my Patreon contributions are wasted with the current mix of a little bit of all of the above, even though I don't usually watch the camera videos. Cheers!
I found your channel through looking up retro tech, and I love your retro tech videos, but I also appreciate that there are only so many obscure old German audio formats. Lucky for me I like your delivery and style of presentation in general, so I get something out of all of the videos, even for things I hadn't had a previous interest in. I'm always excited when I see you've posted a new video on YouTube (or now Patreon), and you're one of two channels that inspired me to start supporting folks through this site. :)
Yes I'm a little concerned that I'll run out of retro tech at some point. I've been stockpiling it - however if that's all I made videos about I'd probably run out of things by Christmas. So it's great to know that so many people are happy to see the new tech as well.
Retro toys - looking forward to that.
I started dismantling things quite young and admittedly couldn't always get them back to working standard, but I followed an electronics and computing career path and now can usually get things back together.
I love to see retro tech, as someone who has always bought things at car boot sales just to take them apart I love to see your videos on stuff like this. Keep up the great work. Proud to be a Patreon supporter. :)
Thanks Dave....Do you put them back together again?
Retro tech, but i Still watch other videos but not with full fokus 😋 How about retro tech toys?
It's funny you should mention that - assuming the thing I have stored up in the loft works then there will be a retro tech toy video coming soon.
I liked your kitchen gadgets. I'd love to see those types of things in the mix again.
Every month I do a search for a couple of hours looking for a suitable kitchen gadget...but for a couple of years now I've drawn a blank. It seems like the crazy companies that made these things have vanished and now we're just left with sensible things that work normally and wouldn't make interesting videos. However if you spot anything weird then please let me know.
Always enjoy a bit of Techmoan and the retro stuff is easily the most interesting segment you cover - I notice in some of your videos you appear to be a bit of a gamer - definitely seen a wii u, switch and various bits and pieces in the past - are you ever tempted to cover these? Even if it's just a 'my thoughts on' off the cuff thing. I realise that YouTube is awash with game/system reviews, oversaturated even, but a sober techmoan perspective on some things game related would be more than welcome!
I'm an utterly hopeless gamer and many of the games I buy I never end up playing. I may try and cover something on the fringes of gaming (in fact one of the retro videos I'm working on is kind of related to this) but I think it's best if I leave the proper game reviews to people who can play them.
I voted for Retro, New, Dash and Specials, but really I don't think you have to change much of anything. It always a pretty good mix. If it's a video that I am not interested in, I just go on to the next. Stick with tech though, start doing videos about the ball scores and I will loose interest quick.
Oh I'm not at all interested in any kind of sport so there's no chance of that.
I also like the puppet segments!
I wish I had more ideas for them - but you wouldn't believe how incredibly difficult those segments are to think of and shoot. The dad puppet gives me arm cramps after every few words. It's about an hour for every 10 seconds of video with them.
I think I found you on Youtube due to dashcam reviews, but the retro tech stuff is my favourite.
One thing with dash cams is once you have a working model there's little incentive to swap it (unless it fails).
Two things: retro tech, and the puppets! 😀 Oh, wait, yeah, and the kitchen appliances, like DrunkCat said. So interesting old tech I didn't know about (or wanted to reminisce over), neat gadgets that might be useful (or if not, then amusing), and poking fun at commenters who take things too seriously...
It seems like the puppets are more popular than I anticipated.
My favorite videos of yours are the Retro Hifi and the "weird kitchen appliance" videos. Generally I like the mix.
I enjoy them all, mostly because I enjoy your presentation and personality. But retro-tech are my favorites.
I originally landed on Techmoan's channel while looking for a dashcam. At the time, I saw the odd Amazon review where someone said check Techmoan on YouTube for realworld footage. Indeed I have dashcam now and each time I capture a lunatic driver, I offload the clip, which at the same time verifies the dashcam and card are still functioning fine. My favourite videos are the retro audio formats - I wasn't aware of the sheer range until I saw them here.
I've found that pretty much any dashcam you buy now for a sensible price will do a decent job...so I'm not sure whether there's as much value in reviewing them. Would you prefer it though if try a few more new models out.
I picked a few, but my best suggestion is to do what you have a passion for. Life is too short to go through the motions in stuff you're not interested in. Keep up the good work!
I love the reviews of old (and weird) technology, don't mind if they're lengthy too. As a wish I'd like to see some video's about old video-recording tech.
Love the mix, love the unexpected. I do have a penchant for the retro tech in all it's clunky charm and innovative engineering solutions. But I suspect, correct me if I'm wrong, that stuff comes to you when and as it can - so perhaps your mix of stuff will always be eclectic and subject to that eureka moment when you get your hands on a rare piece of equipment etc?
You're exactly right...and there's not an endless supply of unusual old tech, most of the old things for sale are pretty mundane.
Your reviews of retro tech is very special. There are already many people who prepare great reviews for the new technology. I think it's best if you are focused on retrotech, to fill in the gap.
As with most people, I like a bit of everything. But the retro stuff is awesome; it's always fun seeing how people solved problems in the past, and the choices they made.
Retro Hi-Fi is what brought me in, but all your videos are very well done. I know I'm probably the minority, but I love the longer, well researched videos of old and unfamiliar tech. I also quite enjoy your troubleshooting and repair of various items.
Weird stuff from the past is the meat and potatoes, but a smattering of other provides some variety. Not the simplest thing to do, and perhaps not of interest to you, but a possible new format (which could also be used for camera testing purposes) would be to check out tech-based swap-meets... assuming those exist on that side of the pond e.g; <a href="http://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/</a>
I like all of your videos, because you do a good job with them. Even if the subject matter isn't something I care too much about, you make the video enjoyable. However, I will say your retro/obscure/odd tech videos are the best by far. You're just about the only person on the planet covering some of this stuff, and I think it's great you're essentially "archiving" these things.
The outlook doesn't look great for the helmet camera video I've been editing together today.
Honestly, I'll watch it anyways since I just like watching your videos
Just my two bits, but your presentations, even the casual ones, are so good they make even mundane things interesting. Reviews on the web are a dime a dozen, don't change your style.
More puppets! You could even set up a second channel for your puppet hobby since you seem pretty passionate about it. My favorite videos are the retro tech and random gadgets.
Buy or find something cool and share it with us.
If I was to have a single wish it would be more puppets. I love those endings
I have sleepless nights coming up with those endings...it's like drawing blood from a stone.
I like those little odd kitchen gadget videos too, as well as the quirky little things like the USB light
I'd love to do more kitchen gadgets...but there aren't any. It seems that all the companies stopped making them about two years ago. I'd also like to find more things like the USB light, but unfortunately those only appear on the market every now and then.... I do keep looking though as that one was a big hit.
Retro, it's got electrolytes, it's what geeks crave 🤤💦