Aside from keeping decades-old consumer-grade computing hardware working, a major problem for many retrocomputing enthusiasts lies in doing the same for vintage monitors. Whether your screen is a ...
CRT display technology still has a lot of benefits over even the best current flat-panel displays, which means that CRT TVs are often the best way to experience retro games. However, big and bulky CRT ...
It may surprise you to learn that I'm deeply sceptical of the whole 'tech that looks retro but boasts modern capabilities' trend. With a classic console collection steadily gathering dust, I'm clearly ...
Back in the 90s, my sister and I shared a hand-me-down RCA TV. It was color, but it had ye olde UHF and VHF dials, no remote, wood paneling, and I hooked up my Sega Genesis to it with a screwdriver. A ...
While putting together a retro computer is a great project and can teach a lot about the inner workings of electronics, hooking that 70s- or 80s-era machine up to a modern 144 Hz 1440p display tends ...
Ahh, the days of going to the arcade. Old games looked better on old monitors for a reason. Image: Shutterstock. If you're wondering why the graphics in your favourite childhood video game look ...
Photo: Drew Dalzell Cutting-edge computer setups are cool. Vintage computer museums are also cool. But do you know what’s super-cool? Both. Together. Los Angeles-based sound designer Drew Dalzell sent ...