Zez Retro / Cathode Ray Podcast

Louis visited Steve in the US and after 4 days together, this is their live podcast to reflect on the visit.

In this episode I speak to developer Danhans42 who was the programmer of the PSIO homebrew custom menu "Litemenu" which was never released after legal action from the PSIO maker. PSIO is a plug in dongle for the original grey Playstation 1 which allows you to run games from an SD card. While it was one of the first "Optical Drive Emulator" type mods for PS1, it

"CRTs created our whole scientific culture!" - Steve Nutter, during one of his megalomaniacal rants in this episode Listen in as we kick off with an exploration of Steve's tech tinkering, where he restores a Sony CRT and adds an S-video mod. He discusses how the S video connector was run from three lines on the board and how the chroma and luma inputs were tapped. In

An eclectic episode this week. Steve gives us an excellent explanation about what the yoke does in a CRT. It's the magnetic part which attaches around the pointy end of the tube and helps to guide the electrons on their short journey from the gun to the phosphors of the screen. We also talk more about the Chinese CRTs and the individual parts and circuit boards which you can b

Controversy in the retro community. Who doesn't love a bit of it? Ok fine, but lets talk about it * That BANGING Bang & Olufsen CRT Steve has been working on from 1989 * Update on the Chinese CRTs (we found someone buying them!) * Should Louis buy a 100hz Widescreen Trinitron which only has SCART inputs? * Hilarious PSIO drama * Our thoughts on the release of the Morph s

In this special episode, Steve and I break down the recent promo video from PixelFX for their new "Retro GEM" product. The promo opens with a very devisive comedy sketch which we attempt to break down the same way I would analyse a comedian's Stand Up routine. We both like the product, the PixelFX team have a very strong track record in our community and we respect

The summer reunion episode! Steve and Louis get back together after a long break. The guys discuss Steve's recent PVM repair work and how frustrating it can be to work with electronics where the smallest thing can cause you days of frustration. The episode gets into these "new" CRTs which have been listed for sale on Alibaba (the wholesale version of AliExpress). How

In this week's episode Steve and I have both had big life experiences this week. I started a new job teaching leadership and Steve did the daddy dance at his daughter recital! We did some technical work too. Steve is looking at his clear prison CRT and wondering if it needs the same reactive RGB mode which Shank put into a portable Wii. He has a client supplied Sony Trinitron FW900

Steve and I are back at the podcast this week * Looking back at our childhoods when we first played the TMNT arcade game * What to look for when repairing a Sony VGA CRT monitor * Louis' adventures game hunting in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities * Will Steve do a Hip Hop dance number soon?? WE NEED VIDEO! (0:00:00) - Start (0:00:04) - Looking back at TMNT in the arcades (0:

In this podcast episode, Joe, AKA Scarlet Sprites, discusses his passion for retro arcade gaming and his extensive collection of arcade machines. The conversation touches on the challenges of fitting multiple machines into limited living spaces, the evolution of the Neo-Geo gaming market, and the impact of the MiSTer FPGA platform on arcade collecting. Joe also shares his experienc