Thanks for holding down the fort.

Hello Mat. Another long time viewer here who wanted to subscribe after this video as a thank you for many years of informative entertainment. Wishing you and yours all the very best for 2023.

Hi Mat. Long time silent viewer. Your video prompted me to sign up via Patreon for the next 12 months. It’s not a big donation, but you really deserve something. I really enjoy and look forward to your videos. All the very best to you, your health and your family for 2023 and beyond.

Thanks for another year of videos. Please don't shorten your videos to accommodate those with the attention span of a hamster. There are still some of us left who can wait 5 seconds, or even more, for someone to get to their point. I enjoy your videos as they are.

Thanks for a great year of videos Mat, always love tuning in. Wishing you more prosperity in 2023.

Thanks for this massive recap of 2022. Seems (from what I can tell) that your holiday did you well in terms of energy and everything through this video. Happy new year

LOL! When you did the highly abridged version of the Philips Background Music Services deck, I nearly spit out my coffee from laughing! Thanks for that, and the videos you're doing. One of only 3 Patreons I support!

Dear Mat, I want so much the next year to be much easier for you… Thank you for all your videos, each of them is like a lifebelt for me, in that ocean of rubbish in social media. Happy new year. Be strong, patient and determined, as always :)

Hello Matt. I am not sure where to start. You have brought me so much pleasure over the many years. I have always looked forward to early Saturday morning here in the US to catch your videos as soon as they are released. Please take care of your health first, I understand you may be late, you always take the time an do a suburb job. You are my favorite creator and always have some REALLY interesting and different to show, and you are so humble. I don't remember how long ago it was but I saw your video on the Sharp RP-117. I feel in love with it even before it arrived. A mix of Vinyl with CD convenience. Excellent video, I have watched it a few times myself. ha ha. Carry on doing great work my friend.

After 7 months as a $1/month member, I'm happy to have joined the very exclusive and very cool Three Thirty Three Club! In all seriousness, thanks for the great videos and wishing you and yours all the best in the new year, Mat!

After years of viewing, your 2022 wrap-up video prompted me to become a Patreon. Hope you have a better 2023 Mat.

Time stamp 27’02”. I love the stories you tell about what you are showing. Please don’t condense or avoid these when you make your films. These items were all designed the way they were for a reason. This thought process, as well as the technology choices and their ultimate success or failure are all important and interesting context.

I'm another person who just joined your Patreon after watching this video...your insistance in producing such high quality content is just amazing...I've never thought I would be interested in old tech or audio formats but I don't miss any of Ur videos now because they are so good! I'm so sorry for the tough year you've had and thank you for sharing alittle bit of your personal life with us..I wish you all the best for 2023!

Hey, Mat, did you guys have this thing in Britain? I only vaguely recall it from here in the southern US when I was growing up. https://toytales.ca/close-n-play-phonograph-from-kenner-1973/

Hey Mat, I've been meaning to become a patron for some time and your wrap up vid finally inspired me to pull my finger out. Sorry it's only a quid subscription - currently job hunting after recovering from a broken back. Sounds more dramatic than it actually is, but it shows you're right about what goes on behind the scenes of people's lives. Anyway, I'm on my phone typing this and the wall of text ain't great, so I'll shut up now. Happy New Year!

Bless you Mat. I just watched your wrap-up video to the end and I appreciate every single video you post regardless of its perceived quality. You keep doing whatever you're capable of.

I hate posting a second time on the same thread, but... Forgive me. I was just thinking about the puppets: they may make good background props from time to time! Sure, that might shatter the illusion that they're alive, but, I mean, they're puppets.

Thanks for all your work, Mat - it's always a pleasure when a new Techmoan video comes out. I hope your 2023 is a lot better than this past year, and I respect your need to slow down. Take care of yourself!

Sorry to hear about your bad year. Hopefully in 2023 you'll get your life together. Take your time and we will be here waiting for your next video when it comes.

Welcome to all of the many new Patrons. If you liked the 2022 wrap-up video, I highly recommend you all watch the Patreon Exclusives - especially behind the scenes ones. And whatever's in Patreon stays in Patreon 🙂 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN2yCnHTG_6p1imVY9hDAl7Qta6n3i7GD

Been a subscriber for years, and just watched the 2022 wrap-up video. I just had to come over and support you on Patreon. I love all your videos - especially the long ones! Thank you for your hard work!

Thanks for the wrap. Reminded me to subscribe on Patreon. Love all you do. I would watch you mow your lawn.

Your videos are always very enjoyable and I so much look forward to the next new one. But now if it take a little longer until the next that will just makes it even sweeter. I never realized late onset diabetes could have such ill effects. If you had never brought it up I would have likely never guessed. FWIW I had a brain tumor removed and no longer see 90% on the right so in that one small aspect I understand the invisible difference people can’t spot and don’t quite understand

I also just joined your Patreon after seeing your year-end video, though I wish I had joined sooner. The fact that you were able to get out videos while dealing with so much absolutely blows my mind! I have enjoyed your content and your editing/commentary style for years and will continue to do so. (I found your channel through one of your videos on MDs, which have intrigued me ever since I went to Japan as an exchange student in 2004 and regularly borrowed a friend's MD Walkman, but couldn't quite afford one myself. When I returned to the USA, I could not find them anywhere and was confused and disappointed...) I hope 2023 will be at least a little easier on you!

I just joined your Patreon today after watching this video, but I've been watching your channel for years. I have nasal issues too, and it's no fun to deal with. People can be so rude and mean. Please keep being you, making whatever videos you want to make, using whatever timetable works best for you!

I've watched your stuff for years. Just joined-up here, after seeing your year-end video. Love every moment. I had a great idea for the Puppets, which I'll repeat here from my comment on the channel (under my real name), in case you're more likely to see it: --For the Return of the Puppets: Make a video of them reading the letters those audiophiles sent to you about the CD Shaver and CD Demagnetizer! Have them angrily debate each other, amidst a shortened 'remix' of your previous reviews.

Sorry about the loss of your mother and your health!! Ignore those people that are rude, ignorant or lacks empathy. Don't worry about dropping the frequency of videos!! My advice would be make more videos of things that you are excited about, and less about trash products. But no matter what you do, I will stay, because I like you!! Thank you for all that you do!! Happy Christmas and New Year to you!!

just watched the video on yt, and then signed up here. Been watching for several years.Hope your health improves in 2023. I don't care if there is less videos, I just want them to be of the best possible quality. Loved your response to stupid people in the comments:)

I have thoroughly enjoyed the content this year and every other year. Sorry to hear about your bad times this year, I can't believe that people hound others for content as if it's some kind of right or entitlement. Please take it easy and look after yourself, we will be here to watch what you put out when you're able to.

FYI - Mat's famous for inventing Secret Santa and Policy Number Bingo. He's multi-talented and outstanding in many fields, including and not least of all, the one he filmed the Al Green video intro.

You've always done right by your viewers and it shows! Please ignore those putting annoying comments on your videos - you are in fact one of the few people who I know will regularly reply to comments! No one would judge you harshly (does it even affect "The Algorithm" if you ignore the comments all together. It's not just you … but when I turned 40 … every illness under the sun suddenly appeared including MS. It was a disaster! Let's hope for happier and healthier times in 2023.

Just joined as I've enjoyed your output for quite a while. Keep up the amazing quality and ignore those who don't even have a channel never mind 1m+ subs

I’ve never once thought that your content has been going downhill. I also have never really noticed your ‘bunged up’ nose in your voice - maybe I’m just not sensitive to these things. but your channel is by far the best on YouTube and I appreciate your content. This also wasn’t really a clip show, it was more of a follow up/conversation about your old videos. I enjoyed it.

Welcome Back, Mat! I do hope your vacation was as restful and cathartic as humanly possible! Happy Christmas, and merry new year! ;)

I took the liberty of realising your black and white Chordmachine intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avjWtBLY2cM

"Merry Christmas to the world's best YouTuber" (You have to imagine that on a mug).

More specifically the j.cock 2000 appears to be a portable SuperGrafx. I imported one myself because I have an obsession with PC Engine. The SuperGrafx was the (failed) successor to the PC Engine. It is backwards compatible with a PC engine but it had some doubled up specs. To my knowledge NEC never made a portable SuperGrafx. I wonder if this was some sort of reference design they had created in the hopes that the SuperGrafx would be a success? NEC never went forward with a portable Super Grafx after it failed. NEC went on to release several iterations of the PC Engine but the supergrafx was canceled after a few months. It's just very weird this design was used over the portable PC Engine GT (or LT) / Turbo Express design as that was already in production and way more powerful than required for a simple poker game.

Been binge watching while you were away happy new year

Great overview! I wish I could say I was suprirsed you got page length emails "debunking" your CD shaving video - people are daft. Amazingly a little record shop I frequent here in Sydney, Australia has three of the new limited red Sound Burger players for sale. Knowing this shop, they wil be there for a while too.

The comments about your voice upset me a lot. Actually one of the reasons I was so drawn to your channel many years ago in the first place is your wonderful voice. Your expression and pronunciation are just very pleasant and engaging. Like many (!) have said: You could read the telephone book, and I'd be still engaging. But then you also have this amazing content. Best wishes!

Lovely video Mat, thanks. You've inspired me getting my teenager dream of a hi fi that I forgotten. Some old kenwood stuff. (not that I specifically dreamt of that one but to have one) I have learnt a lot from the channel and inspired and I am very grateful. I am also very happy you're working on yourself and reducing schedule. To be honest I rarely watch the videos on release date and more often than not I see them as they have been released, basically because I have no time. That I say solely as counterweight. Our second child got a tonie box on his bday too and the first one wanted the grandpa Toni, so it always makes me think about the channel. They have grown and unfortunately it seems basically impossible to get English language Tonies in Germany, which is just outrageous. I rely on spoken word a lot to teach English to my children and provide multiple accents and voices. Anyway, I enjoyed all the videos. Even on topics I have little to no interest, I always learn something (like, unsurprisingly, karaoke) I wish you all the best for the coming year!

As always, thanks for entertaining us!

Fire in a TV? Could be a prop from Terminator 1 during Reese's flashback.

Merry Christmas, good sir. I have had no expectations on your release schedule. I wish you well and I would MUCH prefer you care for your health than talk about another piece of kit. I have enjoyed your content for many, many years and I am hoping for many more years, regardless of the frequency. Thanks again so much and have a GREAT day, season and next year.

Merry Christmas Mat and thank you for all the great content. Here’s to a better 2023🍺. The Beano - a well deserved honour.

"Cuba Baion" has a "Mahna Mahna" vibe to it and I reckon it will become as pleasantly ubiquitous due to your efforts as the Muppets did for "Mahna Mahna"! I can totally hear this on a Wes Anderson soundtrack!

Happy Christmas, Mat! Here's to averaging 500k views in 2023! Question: when a channel gets to, say, a million subscribers and KEEPs them but doesn't necessarily grow the next year, is Youtube still "impressed" by having a million subs or is the algorithm sort of "what have you done for me lately"?

hehe i actually do enjoy a clip show if theyre used extremely sparingly with a little character

Thanks for everything Mat. Maybe you should only read comments on Patreon.

Thanks for all your videos over the past year. Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2023

You have a wonderful channel that we all love, and which gets better and better. Thank you Mat, for all your incredible efforts. Merry Christmas and here's to a very Happy New Year for us all.

That badge you're wearing makes you look like a techno Sheriff.

One thing I would like to mention - on the stuff you have that's not within your repair skills - you might contact the "My Mate Vince" channel. He's often complaining that there's not enough stuff to repair on ebay, and you guys are both in the UK so perhaps shipping wouldn't be too bad?

The video format works well. Let’s hope it’s a hit!

Happy Christmas Mat, hope you had a good break. Many thanks for all your hard work

Funny that you should mention Elvis and his Sharp Viewcam, We bought one here in the U.K. in 1998 to take on holiday to the U.S.A. That was the only time I have been stopped by people asking about something I had "Is that a Camcorder ? Isn't it small. Where can I buy one". Before deciding on the Sharp we actually considered the Sony Ruvi which you reviewed as retro-tech a very long time ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt_ct4wBnv8 Happy Christmas to everyone and may 2023 be a good one

Thanks for the update, Mat. Please have a very nice Christmas and a very happy New Year. Take care of yourself.

Thanks for all the great content you've put out this year under some quite challenging circumstances at times, Mat. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all..

Thanks for another year of great content. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Mat!

Merry Christmas - and a nice recap of the year. Most welcome! And yes, some things needed saying at the end about the expectations of the YouTube audience. Best wishes,

What a brilliant video. Mat, you look and sound so refreshed. Fewer videos, so be it, better to have you fit and healthy as possible. And YouTube Premium FTW! Merry Christmas Mat and Mrs Mat, and Merry Christmas everyone.

Mat, thanks for a lovely lovely year of amazing, interesting and informative content. You’ve helped me through some pretty bad times this year. So I hope you and everyone else have a really lovely, merry and most of all safe Christmas and New Year.

Thank you for a great year (of videos anyway), and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and Mrs. Techmoan!

Many people don't know this but the Rainhill Trials were all timed using NFC. The judges from the Liverpool & Manchester set up their phones on poles at either end of the test tracks and as the locomotive under test passed the poles, they would trigger the timers. At one point, a fight broke out because two different entrants had mistakenly been issued NFC chips with the same ID number embedded within. It didn't matter - the Rocket ran away with the competition and, basically set the pattern for railway motive power for over a century.

Let me share something that happened. I was watching one of your karaoke videos over by my mom, who you may or may not remember had a really bad stroke and can't talk or really do anything. Anyway, I was giggling along while you were sing talking into that microphone, and she told me "turn it down!" One of the only complete sentences she's said in the 6 months since the stroke. Karaoke hate unites us all, including stroke victims. That's a win! On another note, I appreciated your head cam review. I bought a model like it.

Thanks for all the funny and informational vids in 2022. Merry Christmas,

Thanks for all your work in 2022😎 All the best for you and your family 🎅🏼 From all of us in Denmark🇩🇰

That was an hour and 18 minutes well-spent. IMO you've done a fantastic job this past year despite all the challenges. You say you did 50 videos?! That's nearly one each week. Sounds quite prodigious to me--how you can put out that many seems difficult enough not to mention all the crap you've had to put up with. Anyway I've no complaints with your plan to post less frequently and here's hoping things go easier for you next year.

Merry Christmas Mat, have a great time and likewise eat,, drink and be merry.

Thanks for everything Mat. Looking forward to 2023. Have a merry Christmas and happy new year!

Merry Christmas mat. Hope you have a fantastic one and all the best for the new year.

That was a great roundup. A tale of triumph over adversity, thanks for sharing those touching personal family details. I myself never give a second thought to how your voice comes across, its just Mat doing his thing from my perspective! As for the nay sayers, some people are just ignorant. Have a different view point, but dont try and pull a guydown just to make yourself feel intelectually superior. like the saying goes...you can please some of the people all the time and all the people some of the time, but you will never please all of the peope all the time! After watching this roundup all i will add is that i hope you do another one next year and you should go on more cruises. Think youve earned that. Looking forwardto more great content next year.

Have a Merry Xmas, for X's sake!

THANK YOU, Mat - I have really enjoyed every single one of your videos, not just in 2022, but for many years before. Best wishes to you and Mrs T for Christmas and a happy and hopefully healthy(er) 2023.

There's nothing wrong with a clip show if it's done right, I'm thinking Thunderbirds Security Hazard. Of course if it's done wrong you can end up with Star Trek TNG Shades Of Gray. No danger of that here, though, it's Thunderbirds all the way.

Merry Xmas Mat and thanks for another great year, sir.

Merry Christmas, Mat! Sounds like your 2022 was a lot like mine. May 2023 be filled with good health and happiness. You deserve it.

Great reflection on this year's videos - I hope it goes down well with the general YT audience. Thank you for your work this year despite the ups and downs & Merry Season's Greason's and all that.

Really enjoyed this video, reminds me of what varied videos we get from you. Would love to see a "top 5" of your all time videos. My favourite is still 1949 format war, learnt so much even though a vinyl collector. Ive just picked up two md players with loads (over 100) discs for free, likewise love exploring new (or old even) music

Can you listen to a cassette of Tudor music in a 4-door car? Fun fact: in ye olden thymes, Ford Motor Co. called its 2-door cars, Tudors and their 4-door cars, Fordors.🤦‍♂️

1 hour 18 minutes! Excellent. I guess those presents are going to go unwrapped in my house 😁

This is better than a Stargate SG-1 season-finale clip show. You look very rested, relaxed, and happy, Except when you talked about Millclock, and then your struggles in 2022, I honestly got very teary. The fireplace TV: I was going to make a blasphemous comment of what I think it looks like, but best not on Christmas Eve. It's adorable all the same. Your coffee...must drink it. Ah, good, 34:28. The lapel pin had turned off long time before, I thought the battery had ran out. Mat, with sincerity please relax, enjoy the Christmas season, and all the best for 2023. Really 🤍. Don't work too hard at all in January - because as you've stated it's the YouTube doldrums. Edit: forgot to mention, I like the thumbnail font + the background red/green effect.

Merry Christmas to our King of YouTube (YouValve?) and the Mrs. I hope you have an easier and bright year ahead.

Welcome back Mat! I shall watch this a little later, but just a thank you for helping keep me sane, particularly over the last six months. I certainly wasn't expecting five operations this year, but you've been entertaining me on and off the wards! Seasons greetings to you and "The Missus"!

Thank you for another year of awesome videos Mat, hope you had a great trip! Merry Christmas and all the best.

I randomly came across a character called John Shuttleworth and I don't know why but he reminds me of your old man muppet character

Welcome back Mat and felicitations for the season (whatever that means).

Great to see you again, Mat and hope you enjoyed your vacation. Now, on to the clip show.

Welcome back Mat. Your looking good! Looks like some time off helped recharge your batteries. Which is good because those H type batteries are hard to come by and a pain to have to replace.

Fire in a TV! Very Terminator-1. Have a Merry Christmas.

Glad you had a nice break. Take them more often, we will wait

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks for causing me to spend money on things that I like, but don't need! Nixie clocks, vintage stereo equipment, and VU meters, etc!

Hope you had a lovely holiday Mat! Here’s to a better 2023!

Hope u had a good holiday and rest. Looking forward to this

Thanks for everything this year Mat, and I hope you enjoyed your cruise. All the best!