What retro device will make a comeback???

indiadog1 · 14-06-2011, 08:52

We all know that vinyl keeps creaking along!. What other electronic devices could make a comeback when pc related goods have sprinted ahead, overstepped itself and fallen! ?. My bet goes to film cameras and magnetic tape, what do you think?.

soulboy77 · 14-06-2011, 09:07

There are many technologies that haven't actually gone away but are mainly used by professionals.

Chris Frost · 14-06-2011, 10:46

Decent Hi-Fi.

I'm seeing quite a few 30-Somethings who were the first generation iPod buyers coming back for something better than crappy docks and PC speakers. Quality never goes out of style.

I'm not so sure about tape though. The gear is available cheap which always helps. But is there enough blank media widely available to support a resurgence?

indiadog1 · 05-04-2012, 22:59

SLR Cameras, you know where you are with them!. Firmly in the 1980s!.

grahamlthompson · 05-04-2012, 23:41

Crystal Set Radios (when we run out of power).

Whats all this modern stuff, spinning disc TV Logie Baird style - ooer.

12" monochrome valve TV's with a dirty great magnifying glass to make it look like a 17".

On reflection I think I will stick with PC's that have the power of a previous generations computers large enough to fill a room costing next to nothing.

Anyone want to go back to a dog looking down a large trumpet like thing with a steel needle floating on a shellac disc driven by clockwork.

Lots will have a affinity with crt TV's, they ain't coming back with HD TV imagine a 50" CRT, you would need a fork lift to move it.

As for linear recording kit like cine and audio tape forget it. Anyone who has ever tried to edit such content compared to non linear editing with digital kit will say never again.

By the way old enough to remember the above (may be not the spinning discs)

nvingo · 06-04-2012, 09:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

Whats all this modern stuff, spinning disc TV Logie Baird style - ooer.....

By the way old enough to remember the above (may be not the spinning discs)

The spinning disc is already back...
It carries the polarized filters for 3D cinema projectors (our local cinema had a behind-the-scenes opening on Heritage Day and we got to see the film reels, splicing table as well as the digital projector and HDD playback system).

David (2) · 06-04-2012, 11:50

CD's (well i know there are still some, but close to death i would say)

Mac OS "Classic" - rather than OS X.

Analogue terestrial tv (but keep freesat/sky/cable digital)

gemma-the-husky · 06-04-2012, 12:12

none

that is what progress is. newer and better

-----
however, if we run out of petrol, we may have to go back to older forms of transport.
and if transport costs get to high, we may see less imported food. more carrots and parsnips

Aspartame · 06-04-2012, 14:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Frost

Decent Hi-Fi.

I'm seeing quite a few 30-Somethings who were the first generation iPod buyers coming back for something better than crappy docks and PC speakers. Quality never goes out of style.

I'm not so sure about tape though. The gear is available cheap which always helps. But is there enough blank media widely available to support a resurgence?

It's somewhat depressing that sound quality has gone backwards since CD, nobody really cares about it any more, it's all iPods and MP3s and other lossy compression, normally through crappy earphones

soulboy77 · 06-04-2012, 14:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aspartame

It's somewhat depressing that sound quality has gone backwards since CD, nobody really cares about it any more, it's all iPods and MP3s and other lossy compression, normally through crappy earphones

I'm with you there.

AidanLunn · 06-04-2012, 19:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by gemma-the-husky

none

that is what progress is. newer and better

It's not about progress, it's about fashion and old tech having retro chic.

cnbcwatcher · 06-04-2012, 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by David (2)

Mac OS "Classic" - rather than OS X.

I can't see this happening at all. As a Mac user, I think OS X and iOS (what's used on iPhones and iPads) will eventually merge. That seems to be happening already with Lion and the upcoming Mountain Lion. I know some people collect old (pre-OSX) Macs though.

gemma-the-husky · 07-04-2012, 00:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by AidanLunn

It's not about progress, it's about fashion and old tech having retro chic.

no, but progress represents the mainstream

retro stuff will always be a niche market

crt tv's
vinyl
tape

etc

gamercraig · 07-04-2012, 07:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher

I can't see this happening at all. As a Mac user, I think OS X and iOS (what's used on iPhones and iPads) will eventually merge. That seems to be happening already with Lion and the upcoming Mountain Lion. I know some people collect old (pre-OSX) Macs though.

More's the pity, and Windows 8 looks like MS is going the same way.

The keyboard/mouse/keyboard shortcuts is more than fine for desktop pcs, I don't like gestures etc adding just for the sake of it

pavier · 07-04-2012, 14:25

Retro styling is not the same as retro tech. Fashion and styling always comes back into fashion but just because a DAB radio has an art deco casing doesn't mean the technology inside is from the 1920's.

cnbcwatcher · 08-04-2012, 01:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamercraig

More's the pity, and Windows 8 looks like MS is going the same way.

The keyboard/mouse/keyboard shortcuts is more than fine for desktop pcs, I don't like gestures etc adding just for the sake of it

Yeah there's a discussion on it in the Computing forums and some of them don't like the new Metro interface. I'm still using OSX Snow Leopard as I didn't like the iOSification of Lion and I doubt I'll be upgrading to Mountain Lion either.

gamercraig · 08-04-2012, 07:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher

Yeah there's a discussion on it in the Computing forums and some of them don't like the new Metro interface. I'm still using OSX Snow Leopard as I didn't like the iOSification of Lion and I doubt I'll be upgrading to Mountain Lion either.

I got Lion because it was free for me as I'd just bought a new iMac a few weeks back. But it shows where Apple's heart now lies. Needless to say I haven't bought the multi-gesture trackpad

cnbcwatcher · 08-04-2012, 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamercraig

I got Lion because it was free for me as I'd just bought a new iMac a few weeks back. But it shows where Apple's heart now lies. Needless to say I haven't bought the multi-gesture trackpad

My Mac's a laptop (Macbook Pro) so I have the trackpad built in, but when I'm sitting at a desk with it I prefer to use a cheap USB mouse. Do you like the iMac so far?

gamercraig · 09-04-2012, 06:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher

My Mac's a laptop (Macbook Pro) so I have the trackpad built in, but when I'm sitting at a desk with it I prefer to use a cheap USB mouse. Do you like the iMac so far?

Yep, just want OSX to keep its own identity, but I think Apple have other ideas!

hythers · 09-04-2012, 14:17

Pen and Paper ?

spiney2 · 09-04-2012, 14:27

slate and easel in schools.

the peggy tub.

wax cylinder phonogaph.

wearing animal skins.

living in caves and hunting animals in tribes .....

...... return of the soroban .......

spiney2 · 09-04-2012, 14:28

..... return of rack and thumscrew and iron maiden for religious dissenters .....

spiney2 · 09-04-2012, 14:30

.... when we run out of oil then back hi tech sailing ships like the cutty sark .....

Mike_1101 · 09-04-2012, 15:58

Can't see these coming back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13bTM...eature=related (8 rpm record)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2faYK...eature=related
(16 rpm record)

coachtrip_fan99 · 09-04-2012, 16:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Frost

Decent Hi-Fi.

I'm seeing quite a few 30-Somethings who were the first generation iPod buyers coming back for something better than crappy docks and PC speakers. Quality never goes out of style.

I couldn't agree more.

The amount of people who'se idea of hi-fi is listening through iphone speakers, or stupid tinny little ipod docks, these days

I will always have a proper hi-fi system.

even a small micro system will do in comparison.

14-06-2011, 08:52	#1
indiadog1 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 305	What retro device will make a comeback??? We all know that vinyl keeps creaking along!. What other electronic devices could make a comeback when pc related goods have sprinted ahead, overstepped itself and fallen! ?. My bet goes to film cameras and magnetic tape, what do you think?.

14-06-2011, 09:07	#2
soulboy77 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Herts Posts: 17,005	There are many technologies that haven't actually gone away but are mainly used by professionals.

14-06-2011, 10:46	#3
Chris Frost Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Posts: 6,462	Decent Hi-Fi. I'm seeing quite a few 30-Somethings who were the first generation iPod buyers coming back for something better than crappy docks and PC speakers. Quality never goes out of style. I'm not so sure about tape though. The gear is available cheap which always helps. But is there enough blank media widely available to support a resurgence?

05-04-2012, 22:59	#4
indiadog1 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 305	SLR Cameras, you know where you are with them!. Firmly in the 1980s!.

05-04-2012, 23:41	#5
grahamlthompson Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redditch Worcs Posts: 17,293	Crystal Set Radios (when we run out of power). Whats all this modern stuff, spinning disc TV Logie Baird style - ooer. 12" monochrome valve TV's with a dirty great magnifying glass to make it look like a 17". On reflection I think I will stick with PC's that have the power of a previous generations computers large enough to fill a room costing next to nothing. Anyone want to go back to a dog looking down a large trumpet like thing with a steel needle floating on a shellac disc driven by clockwork. Lots will have a affinity with crt TV's, they ain't coming back with HD TV imagine a 50" CRT, you would need a fork lift to move it. As for linear recording kit like cine and audio tape forget it. Anyone who has ever tried to edit such content compared to non linear editing with digital kit will say never again. By the way old enough to remember the above (may be not the spinning discs)

06-04-2012, 09:24	#6
nvingo Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: wisbech, cambs / norfolk Posts: 3,834	Quote: Originally Posted by grahamlthompson Whats all this modern stuff, spinning disc TV Logie Baird style - ooer..... By the way old enough to remember the above (may be not the spinning discs) The spinning disc is already back... It carries the polarized filters for 3D cinema projectors (our local cinema had a behind-the-scenes opening on Heritage Day and we got to see the film reels, splicing table as well as the digital projector and HDD playback system).

06-04-2012, 11:50	#7
David (2) Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: S.West England. Posts: 18,037	CD's (well i know there are still some, but close to death i would say) Mac OS "Classic" - rather than OS X. Analogue terestrial tv (but keep freesat/sky/cable digital)

06-04-2012, 12:12	#8
gemma-the-husky Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 17,858	none that is what progress is. newer and better ----- however, if we run out of petrol, we may have to go back to older forms of transport. and if transport costs get to high, we may see less imported food. more carrots and parsnips

06-04-2012, 14:29	#9
Aspartame Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Greenock, Scotland Posts: 8,973	Quote: Originally Posted by Chris Frost Decent Hi-Fi. I'm seeing quite a few 30-Somethings who were the first generation iPod buyers coming back for something better than crappy docks and PC speakers. Quality never goes out of style. I'm not so sure about tape though. The gear is available cheap which always helps. But is there enough blank media widely available to support a resurgence? It's somewhat depressing that sound quality has gone backwards since CD, nobody really cares about it any more, it's all iPods and MP3s and other lossy compression, normally through crappy earphones

06-04-2012, 14:36	#10
soulboy77 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Herts Posts: 17,005	Quote: Originally Posted by Aspartame It's somewhat depressing that sound quality has gone backwards since CD, nobody really cares about it any more, it's all iPods and MP3s and other lossy compression, normally through crappy earphones I'm with you there.

06-04-2012, 19:40	#11
AidanLunn Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,045	Quote: Originally Posted by gemma-the-husky none that is what progress is. newer and better It's not about progress, it's about fashion and old tech having retro chic.

06-04-2012, 23:09	#12
cnbcwatcher Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: At college, in L.A.'s office Posts: 54,221	Quote: Originally Posted by David (2) Mac OS "Classic" - rather than OS X. I can't see this happening at all. As a Mac user, I think OS X and iOS (what's used on iPhones and iPads) will eventually merge. That seems to be happening already with Lion and the upcoming Mountain Lion. I know some people collect old (pre-OSX) Macs though.

07-04-2012, 00:13	#13
gemma-the-husky Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 17,858	Quote: Originally Posted by AidanLunn It's not about progress, it's about fashion and old tech having retro chic. no, but progress represents the mainstream retro stuff will always be a niche market crt tv's vinyl tape etc

07-04-2012, 07:36	#14
gamercraig Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,874	Quote: Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher I can't see this happening at all. As a Mac user, I think OS X and iOS (what's used on iPhones and iPads) will eventually merge. That seems to be happening already with Lion and the upcoming Mountain Lion. I know some people collect old (pre-OSX) Macs though. More's the pity, and Windows 8 looks like MS is going the same way. The keyboard/mouse/keyboard shortcuts is more than fine for desktop pcs, I don't like gestures etc adding just for the sake of it

07-04-2012, 14:25	#15
pavier Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 691	Retro styling is not the same as retro tech. Fashion and styling always comes back into fashion but just because a DAB radio has an art deco casing doesn't mean the technology inside is from the 1920's.

08-04-2012, 01:06	#16
cnbcwatcher Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: At college, in L.A.'s office Posts: 54,221	Quote: Originally Posted by gamercraig More's the pity, and Windows 8 looks like MS is going the same way. The keyboard/mouse/keyboard shortcuts is more than fine for desktop pcs, I don't like gestures etc adding just for the sake of it Yeah there's a discussion on it in the Computing forums and some of them don't like the new Metro interface. I'm still using OSX Snow Leopard as I didn't like the iOSification of Lion and I doubt I'll be upgrading to Mountain Lion either.

08-04-2012, 07:53	#17
gamercraig Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,874	Quote: Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher Yeah there's a discussion on it in the Computing forums and some of them don't like the new Metro interface. I'm still using OSX Snow Leopard as I didn't like the iOSification of Lion and I doubt I'll be upgrading to Mountain Lion either. I got Lion because it was free for me as I'd just bought a new iMac a few weeks back. But it shows where Apple's heart now lies. Needless to say I haven't bought the multi-gesture trackpad

08-04-2012, 13:29	#18
cnbcwatcher Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: At college, in L.A.'s office Posts: 54,221	Quote: Originally Posted by gamercraig I got Lion because it was free for me as I'd just bought a new iMac a few weeks back. But it shows where Apple's heart now lies. Needless to say I haven't bought the multi-gesture trackpad My Mac's a laptop (Macbook Pro) so I have the trackpad built in, but when I'm sitting at a desk with it I prefer to use a cheap USB mouse. Do you like the iMac so far?

09-04-2012, 06:46	#19
gamercraig Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,874	Quote: Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher My Mac's a laptop (Macbook Pro) so I have the trackpad built in, but when I'm sitting at a desk with it I prefer to use a cheap USB mouse. Do you like the iMac so far? Yep, just want OSX to keep its own identity, but I think Apple have other ideas!

09-04-2012, 14:17	#20
hythers Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 372	Pen and Paper ?

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Mike_1101 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lancs Posts: 7,928	Can't see these coming back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13bTM...eature=related (8 rpm record) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2faYK...eature=related (16 rpm record)

09-04-2012, 16:07	#25
coachtrip_fan99 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,127	Quote: Originally Posted by Chris Frost Decent Hi-Fi. I'm seeing quite a few 30-Somethings who were the first generation iPod buyers coming back for something better than crappy docks and PC speakers. Quality never goes out of style. I couldn't agree more. The amount of people who'se idea of hi-fi is listening through iphone speakers, or stupid tinny little ipod docks, these days I will always have a proper hi-fi system. even a small micro system will do in comparison.