hustvedt , vor 25 Tagen

@foone that takes me back to my dad’s bet on Betamax. The tech was good, but the bet didn’t pay off.

montar , vor 25 Tagen

@foone I like metal, both in music and in stuff i use.

cinnamon , vor 25 Tagen

@foone If you allow me to go slightly off topic, but still stay in 80's consumer electronics design, I have to say that this radio owned by my parents had one of the coolest designs I've ever seen, only matched by its technical features. It had a multi-band receiver that I haven't seen in any other product (in my country), and also a condenser microphone superior to any other I've ever seen.

https://stereo2go.com/forums/media/sanyo-2.2087/

(Random image from the internet)

foone OP , vor 25 Tagen

@cinnamon oh yeah, I have a similar Sanyo device, their design is amazing

byteborg , vor 25 Tagen

@foone
It's a "remote commander", not just a mere remote control 🤣

bloc , vor 26 Tagen

@foone "They don't make 'em like this anymore."

mike805 , vor 26 Tagen

@foone Channel 2 through 13 buttons, never seen that before.

Sony CD changers have buttons 1 through 10, and a >10 button. You want track 12, enter >10 1 2.

They even made some with NVRAM so there is a "never play this ****ing track again" button, and it remembers that forever.

Farbs , vor 26 Tagen

@foone What happens when you command it to increase picture?

Kavus , vor 26 Tagen

@foone
Me too!

corycarson , vor 26 Tagen

@foone I remember the cold metal feel of these. 10/10 would recommend again.

glyph , vor 26 Tagen

@foone it's like you have your own personal RoboCop to change your channels

bytex64 , vor 26 Tagen

@foone Honestly a fan of pretty much every decade of their design.