Archive for the Indoors category.
Jun 14, 2020 | Computers, Indoors
About a year ago I started a retro style arcade cabinet in the garage. The part that needs the most thought is definitely the control panel. Your arcade control panel build options of configurations and layout are virtually unlimited. Each item or button requires placement with room to accurate that the others in an ergonomically fashion. If you don’t do your homework your b...
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May 8, 2020 | Computers, Indoors
Modern gaming is rather… boring. I just don’t like them, the graphics are great but it leaves a lot to be desired. But thats a topic for another post. I finally got off my ass and put together a retro-style cabinet to mimic the cabinets of the 80s and 90s. Now just to be clear this isnt a flawless replica of any particular cab, just an old PC in a cabinet for the garage. It...
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Apr 22, 2020 | Indoors, Outdoors
I had an old Dish 500 dish on the side of the house from back in the day. As a FTA satellite hobbyist I loved the look of it hanging there but hated that it wasn’t doing anything. So a quick mod got it pulling in a couple channels. The mod is simple enough to be done by anyone with a little handy work.
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Jan 22, 2017 | Computers, Indoors
This is my first go at TV repair but I have a situation where this large TV belonged to a client and something happened where the digital inputs (4 HDMI ports) quit working. The analog (VGA and Y Pb Pr) inputs did work. The client used this tv for the board room and now most things connect via HDMI as well as their A/V Receiver sent everything from the STB and Apple TV and H...
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