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Sony PVM-9044QM Overview and Minor Repair (Part 2)

Nix McRetro // 25th February 2018 // Repairs, Sony, YouTube

In this video, we look at hooking up a Mega Drive 2 to the Sony PVM-9044QM via RGB. It looks fantastic, but don’t take my word for it - watch the video and enjoy the mismatched colours. Why are they mismatched? Try and have a guess! Part 3 will answer... Continue reading

Blue Tongue Lizard Shenanigans

Nix McRetro // 24th February 2018 // YouTube

One lizard, one lawnmower. Both survived! A smallish blue tongue lizard decided to be underneath the garden foliage that I was mowing. Don’t ask me why I was mowing the garden instead of pruning… sometimes the weeds just become too much to handle! Anyway, this lucky little lizard decided not... Continue reading

Sony PVM-9044QM Overview and Minor Repair (Part 1)

Nix McRetro // 22nd February 2018 // Repairs, Sony, YouTube

Today we have a peek inside a marvel from the 90s, a Sony PVM-9044QM monitor. These are great for broadcasting if you happen to be a television studio but they are also great for their RGB capabilities and retrogaming. With most television studios moving to that flat panel junk, it... Continue reading

McRetro Late Night Gaming - Sonic 1 (1991, Mega Drive, S01E01)

Nix McRetro // 21st February 2018 // Gaming, Sega, YouTube

The first in a series of me playing video games late at night. Should be a blast! We’ve disabled the music on this and in places you can hear me come up with my very own interpretation of the original soundtrack. Sonic 1 was released in June 1991 - an... Continue reading

Bushfire in the Hunter

Nix McRetro // 21st February 2018 // YouTube

Way back in January 2017, we had a close encounter of the burnt kind, a bushfire! It started out quite close to home and then, thankfully, went in the other direction towards more bush and away from all the homes. Two helicopters were water bombing the flames from above. The... Continue reading