RetroTech: VHD - The 3rd Disc
Every few weeks I like to pull out all the stops and put out a more complicated video. These kind of projects take me so long to research, shoot and edit that the next couple of videos afterwards need to be much simpler, to give me time to recover.
The video you can see above is one of these longer elaborate videos...so I hope all the effort proves worthwhile. This is a Patreon only exclusive until Friday morning.
Now I'll just go and lie down for a bit.
Comments (29)
Only just caught she's reading a book about Gerry Anderson's UFO at the end! :D
Yes - that's a good spot. It was one that had been delivered a couple of days earlier, so it was close to hand.
Really great video. I'm amazed at the effort and production quality that you've put into these. I hardly ever sit down to watch a Youtube video for 30 minutes, but I find myself doing so with your retro tech videos! Just upped my contribution to your channel. Keep up the excellent work!
Thank you very much - but please, theres no need to up your contribution. I can only produce a video on this level every now and then.
Matt your skills in finding NOS equipment are to be respected
I wasn't sure what I was ordering on this one...because it was all in Japanese. They list both things like this and broken devices using the same description 'Junk'.
So I am guessing we're not going to see you pulling out reels and projectors anytime soon then?
I've no immediate plans...but maybe one day.
Thank you for finally contributing such an informative and detailed video review of VHD. I've been looking for something like this for years!
What's for tea?
I really appreciate the effort on this one: I always learn something when I watch your videos, and this one is no exception. A lot of off-camera research on this one, too - adds a lot of depth to them. Great work!. thanks.
The amount of failed and forgotten media formats really is ridiculous! Hope this series will never end!
That was great, really enjoyed it. I kind of want to watch all of Back to the Future on vhd now to check if anything crept into shot at the top of the screen.
I never thought about it before making this video...but there were quite a few open matte movies shot on super35 in the 80s that were available in a 4:3 ratio on VHS, early laserdiscs (and VHD) but will probably never be seen again in their uncropped full frame versions with the advent of 16:9 TVs and HD video formats.
Wow a lot of research, and ebaying must have gone into this. Awesome!
At a guess I'd cost this one up at about £1500 and a year of on-and-off work....and I'd be happy to do it all over again. It's great fun when something like this comes off...and a couple of failures along the way make it all the more satisfying in the end.
And this is why I'm a patreon. A great video about a format I had never heard of and I lived through the era. Your presentation and video editing are fab - oh no stuck in the 80's to the max. Another 30 minutes of my interweb life that I don't regret. BTW wots for tea? I can't find a reference anyway.
Excellent video!
Mat, I'm constantly amazed at the research you do and detail you put into your videos and this one is no exception. Great work, and I appreciate the patience you must have to stalk these products for months and years to assemble everything you need. Thanks for educating and entertaining!
Another great video. Didn't remember that format at all - format comparison very telling. P.s. What's for tea?
Well done. Your effort is appreciated!
Thanks for all time and effort that went into this! It really shows! I love when you put a forgotten format on display!
You did a wonderful job as always. I appreciate all of the research and time you put into resurrecting these old technologies. I had never heard of VHD before and found this all very interesting.
I've never heard of any of this before! This is great. You really did a fantastic job on this one.
Thanks old chap.
Blast from the past! I remember one of my buddies had one of these back in the day. Magic vinyl it was! Of course, we were like 11 at the time. 🤓 I'm with ya on the Blu-Ray bit. :)
Cheers for all the effort, do you work full time or has Youtube turned into a career now?
This is it...full time work got a bit too difficult due to illness. However with this, I can do it on the days I feel fit...and then take days off when things aren't too great. It's been working out very well and Patreon adds a level of stability to an otherwise volatile income.
Ooooohhh yesss! I saw a VHD player last year at the local "HARD OFF" (second hand store here in Japan) and Wikipedia'd it and wondered why I had never heard of it before. Looking forward to watching this one later...