Technology Connections - Season 3 Episode 1 The Impossible Feat inside Your VCR
These days a VCR seems more quaint than anything else. But in fact, there's a device inside every VCR that solved what seemed to be an unsolvable problem. The video head drum is a fascinating solution to the complex problem of tape speed, and therefore I think it deserves to be remembered. Plus, the video head drum shares some motor technologies with modern hard disk drives. So there's that.
Year: 2020
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Country:
Studio: YouTube
Director: Alec Watson
Cast: Alec Watson
Crew: Alec Watson (Director)
First Air Date: Sep 23, 2015
Last Air date: Dec 20, 2020
Season: 8 Season
Episode: 126 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
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Popularity: 4.546
Language: English
Keyword : technology
Episode
The Impossible Feat inside Your VCR
What is Dolby Noise Reduction? Dolby's Humble Beginning
Furnaces: Why we still burn fuel to heat our homes
Stupid Design--The Needlessly Useless Webcam Activity Light
Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)
Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--Part 2
Comparing Beta & VHS on Quality: Was Beta Really Better?
Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works
Mechanical Television: Incredibly simple, yet entirely bonkers
LED bulbs that flicker, and CFLs that almost never did
GE's bizarre early attempt at a CFL
Philo Farnsworth and the Invention of Electronic Television
Digital ICE: The High-Tech Dust Removal Found in Film Scanners
How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings
The Twinkling Light Set: An increasingly rare but delightful type of decorative lighting
Compatible Color: The Ultimate Three-For-One Special
Analog Color TV Wrap-Up--Some extra info
Trinitron: Sony's Once Unbeatable Product
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