I made a hilarious mechanical TV

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  @stephentrier5569 · 1 year ago

  There are ham radio operators in the UK who build their own mechanical televisors like this and use them to send live video to each other. It's pretty cool that they are keeping this ancient form of TV alive.

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• DA

  @DavidMulligan · 1 year ago

  The childlike joy you expressed when you got to 20 fps is infectious! I always look forward to your videos.

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• SK

  @skybirdprojects5489 · 1 year ago

  Replace the stepper motor with a DC motor for higher FPS. Use the optical interrupt as a speed sensor and interrupt driver to sync the LED and rotating screen.

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• AL

  @Alleroc · 1 year ago

  Now we need a 15" version of this.

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• CE

  @Certifiable · 1 year ago

  DOOM on mechanical TV.<br>[2 seconds at the end]

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• AL

  @alexkuhn5078 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;ve found that the image quality on a mechanical TV display is actually more crisp when you set the screen/diffuser BEHIND the disk from the perspective of the viewer. It seems counter-intuitive but that way it doesn&apos;t give the beam of light any chance to &apos;fan out&apos;

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• MU

  @mumblety · 1 year ago

  This is an awesome project! Glad you didn&apos;t forget Bad Apple and Doom.

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• RD

  @rdyer8764 · 1 year ago

  One of the mottoes we had when I was working with a very creative group of engineers was that you aren&apos;t pushing the limits of your circuits until you liberate the smoke from your chips. Glad to see you upholding that tradition! &nbsp;There are a handful of innovative YT content creators whom I follow. You&apos;ve always been among them with your imaginative projects. Thanks for all you create. :))

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• DI

  @diyhard666 · 1 year ago

  Now use the blanking intervals to transport copyright informations or teletext 😂

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• KO

  @korblborp · 1 year ago

  with a title like that i expected more DOOM gameplay but i still appreciate that it does a good job showing how these things work, that doesn&apos;t gel from reading the wiki page.

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• JC

  @jckf · 1 year ago

  Haha I recognized Bad Apple from the thumbnail

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• WA

  @wardogdauwdd3020 · 1 month ago

  Now we need a tube amp to give it the old time audio

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