Steve Nutter & Louis Zezeran
In this episode Steve and I are joined by John Linneman from Digital Foundry & Eurogamer to discuss CRTs. A few weeks ago John posted a picture of his project to apply tinting (like a car window) to the screen of his BVM to reduce glare. John tells us the story behind this mission and … Read moreTinting BVMs & the German CRT wizard w/ John Linneman
Big news this week that the S-Video MiSTer FPGA framework from Mike Simone has been integrated into the main MiSTer core. This means you can access EXCELLENT S-Video and Composite analog output using a fairly inexpensive adapter. In this video I talk with Lu from Lu’s Retro Source and I have a long form discussion … Read moreLatest MiSTer S-Video & Composite Update w/ Lu’s Retro Source
Last week a lot of 25 x new old stock 27″ JVC CRTs went up for gov auction in DC. This sounds like a great chance to pickup a rare find, however dealing with TWENTY FIVE VERY BIG screens is more work than it seems. In this podcast Steve breaks down the total cost of … Read moreThe business case for buying 25 HUGE CRTs – Cathode Ray Podcast #44
If the trigger on your retro light gun is feeling mushy, here is a mod kit to help. An eBay seller by the name of MagicTrashman is selling a (almost) drop in replacement micro switch and 3D printed bracket for a range of light guns. I bought a kit for the Sega Saturn Stunner and … Read moreUpgrade your light gun trigger with this mod
Steve is back after his trip to the hospital! 0:00 Start02:00 Basketball and Jordan were huge when we were kids06:00 Laserdisc – how does it look?18:00 Steve weighs in on the N6429:00 Story of Steve’s first PVM32:00 A HUGE collection of PVM parts for the shop42:00 Steve opens up about his health46:00 Visit to Brooklyn … Read moreLaserDisc primer, many N64 emotions & PVM spare parts – Cathode Ray Podcast #43
Dec 26, 2022 Update: A MiSTer core update just dropped which says it integrates the atrac17 patch into the main MiSTer core. This means you do not need to manually enable the patch as I describe below, it should already be enabled after an update_all. From what I can tell in the patch notes, the … Read moreRacing Wheels on MiSTer FPGA – Setup Guide Dec 2022
As part of my day job, I present Stand Up comedy events and occasionally we get to work with some well known names. In this case it was two nights of the John Cleese show in Tallinn. You know, Monty Python Cleese, it was a pleasant experience to get to spend some time with a … Read moreLag Testing a Theater Grade Projector
30 episodes! We are really happy to have Webhdx, creator of the Picoboot Gamcube mod chip. His real name is Maciej Kobus and he comes from Katowice in Poland. A software guy by day, he fell in love with the GameCube hardware and has come up with some great projects. After Picoboot, we talk about … Read moreWebhdx – Creator of the PicoBoot GameCube mod – Cathode Ray Podcast #30
The Cathode Ray Podcast is a series with CRT shaman Steve from Retro Tech and Louis Zezeran from Zez Retro. Together we talk about CRTs, TVs and other retro gaming topics. In this episode we speak to Twitter funny guy the 8-bit Esquire. An attorney by day and big old retro gaming fan by night, … Read moreCrackhead PVM, Insurance Fraud & Market Manipulation w/ 8-bit Esquire – Cathode Ray Podcast #29
Today is Sunday, a great day to leave the CRT workshop and head out into the wide world and not think about retro games for a while. Why not go experience some fine art? Kumu is the main building of the Art Museum of Estonia and I took my camera to see if they had … Read moreCRTs on Display at the Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn Estonia