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o1s1n wrote: »

Went to ebay to get a cheapo HDMI multi switcher. Decided to see if there was a high quality broadcast/production option instead as I'm a freak for that stuff.

Of course there is! Extron make them. And by the looks of things you're talking £100+.

I did however find a seller selling EXTRON MPS 409 units for £35 each (has three left, yes I bought one)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EXTRON-MPS-409-Presentation-Switcher/132468086355?hash=item1ed7b69653:g:begAAOSwPOhaWQNl:rk:1:pf:0

Has the following features;

- 3x1 HDMI switcher
- 2x1 DVI switcher
- 2x1 VGA/HDTV component video switcher
- 2x1 composite video switcher
- 9x1 analog stereo audio switcher

Seems like a really cool unit and a bit of a bargain.

Extron 409 arrived today and I just finished setting it up, it's the bee's knees! Even came in it's original box which was unexpected. Looks brand new tbh.

Currently I've my Wiiu, 360 and a Kodi box running through it without any issues. Just working on hooking up the stereo now to have all my audio through the one device.

Only one downside, the fecking LED to indicate which input is selected blinks! Trying to figure out if there's a way you can stop this happening. Keeps catching my eye which is really annoying. Otherwise it'll have to be black tape for now.

Edit: I see they're all sold in the link now, hope someone here at least got one.

Posting this mainly for o1s1n but might be of interest to other retro heads!

My Technics cassette deck came yesterday from the seller I mentioned in the bargains thread.




Unfortunately the heads wouldn't engage when I pressed play and all I could do was fast forward and rewind.

Seemed something happened during transit and the seller who was very genuine gave me a partial refund of £30.

So I opened her up and took out the cassette mechanism itself:



Took off the first piece which is the head assembly and noticed that the part that moves the head assembly up was stuck.

Basically I ended up taking that out and turning a cog / gear and 5 hours after thinkering, success i got the head to engage.

All was well but there was an audible ticking sound during playback.

So this morning I went back to it and thought maybe since the mechanism is loose, it's not earthed and hooked up a crocodile clip between it and the chassis and the noise went away!



It's all re assembled now and working beautifully.

Luckily it's direct drive so there's no belts or anything to have to faff about with.
Absolutely stoked I managed to fix it as k have had zero experience with the workings of cassette decks before.

Also have a retro gaming related get for it on the way!

There's a nice shape to those cabs, you going to change the artwork etc?

80s Synth Pop wrote: »

Would you not keep them original since they are rare irish made cabs?

I guess it's a good thing I didn't get them so!

I just wouldn't be a fan of the red. To each his own though. I'd have made a dedicated Marvel vs Capcom cab out of it probably

Saw that a while ago alright, was up 5 min ago but seems to be withdrawn now?

Bad form there.

Edit: Yes it was withdrawn.

Yeah, very disappointing.

I'm all for making a few quid but what a dumb way to try and fleece people.

He was lying in the ad as well that he had it in storage for ages and then it was the same cab from a few days ago

Nice way to spoil beejees good deal for a genuine arcade fan.

Twat

L1m1tless wrote: »

Ah scumbag is harsh. He has operated coin op business in Ireland since the 70s so many of your favourites played over the years could be due to him.

I can safely say tho nobody will be getting my cab. Love it too much

After this he's unlikely to get any from sellers on here I imagine, through friends or otherwise. I can see why the Marketplace can be quiet here at times when stuff sold kindly here is just brought over to adverts for pure greed. I doubt anyone here cares what he's operated in the past tbh when stuff like this happens.

sugarman wrote: »

When you say permanent, has there been an updated exploit so I dont have to run it every time I boot the console?

Henkaku Enso is permanent

So first of all, what is Ensō? Ensō enables HENkaku on your PS Vita when the device boots. This provides a seamless experience when using a modified PS Vita. Your PS Vita will be “permanently” hacked, and there is no need to apply HENkaku again after each reboot.

http://wololo.net/2018/06/26/henkaku-3-68-is-enso-really-that-important/

http://wololo.net/2017/07/29/release-henkaku-enso-custom-firmware-ps-vita/

Thargor wrote: »

Whats the PSTV exploit do for the lazy among us?

Off the top of my head...

Run whatever Vita/PSP/PS1 games you want.
Fan translations
Unlocks external storage support
Emulation of other systems