Tonight we’re going to blather like it’s 1985
Here’s an extra Patrons Only video in which I comment/reminisce while a Japanese Video Product Catalogue from 1985 is playing in the background.
If that sounds like a bad idea, it probably was and that’s why I’ve also included an alternative version without the inane voice-over that you can access at the link below:
My recommendation is to watch the non-voice-over version because I'm a bit under the weather so not as perky and quick witted as someone should be who is doing something like this.
Irrespective of how you choose to watch - you’ll get to see a video that very few people will have seen before….and if they did it was probably over 30 years ago.
Comments (27)
Thanks. Your mentioning printers of the 80s brings to mind three magic letters one doesn't see together these days. And those are: NLQ :)
I really liked the video!! Thanks a lot ! However I do not know if it would work on the main channel.
"SCART" in Japan is different. It's known as RGB21 and the pinouts are different. Mixing the two together can damage equipment as they output 5v on different pins.
Thanks for the info.
I thoroughly enjoyed the entire video. I would greatly enjoy more like it.
You seem really concerned if somebody likes that or not. I enjoyed watching it an listening to your comments. In case you don't know: The way the chinese enter text ist like for instance : Type "mei"and there appears an auto completion/translation box (usually 2x2, 3x3, 4x4...) that gives you suggestions in japanese or chinese. Type in more letter like "meil" and the number of suggestions becomes more limited. It's a bit annoying because they can't really type blind unless the position of each suggestion is the same for all systems. I don't really know that part. But it's funny to see a chinese guy using Google with that.
Commentary was fine, like sitting around with a brew and friends watching the video and discussing. Enjoyable.
But I completely agree with you about CDs. I don't get the vinyl argument...even though I have a small fortune in turntables and vinyl. I still think CDs - overall - sound better if they weren't brick walled in mastering.
That thing that she put the portable CD player in was probably a battery pack. My Sony had one back in the day.
I realised while uploading the video - it seems like the stats were for battery life with the pack attacked. My apologies it's been a pretty bad week for my videos...I'm not firing on all cylinders and it's showing in the vids.
The rant about people who scratch CDs had me laughing like a drain. The level of vitriol was impressive. Somehow close to the original technology + moaning concept perhaps.
That's given me a (much needed) idea for a 'comedy' outro sketch.
I had fun trying to read some of the Japanese text. I love the way they abbreviate stuff. Like at the end the ワープロパソコン is waapuro passocon which is short for word processor personal computer.
Nice surprise for my birthday, thanks :) Almost the same era when I was born ('86).
It's clear we've come a long way in Japanese input methods!
The word processor is fascinating. (She's writing a birthday greeting.)
The thing at 30:20 is the Karaoke machine awarding that (presumably) stellar performance 91 points (点) but I never noticed it looked like a shower head before. Hilarious!
This is an outrage! You can't "watch music"! I demand to speak to your manager! ... Nice video though. I wouldn't mind more like it.
I watched it all. Not your greatest work, but I enjoyed it...
I really enjoyed that and loved your commentary. Especially loved your comment about YouTube videos shot in the dark using a potato (I may have paraphrased there). Anyway really good thank you.
Good idea for the Youtube-Pedant muppet saying he can make a better video, then recording it with an actual potato.
I listened to this in the background while doing some other work and found it oddly entertaining/relaxing. Love the CD-scratching rant at 19:48.
Suddenly Janet Jackson at 39:24! Kita!
This was fun to watch. Hope to see more like that in the future.
I'll keep my eye open for other things like this.
It's interesting to see how advertisers make commercials for markets that are foreign to yourself. Personally, if Janet Jackson tried to sell me a stereo that shot sparks out of the speakers like the one toward the end of the video, I'd run away.
This is simply amazing. Thank you!