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Ok, with the help of some fellow Children of the 1980s (tm), I found the camera.

The device in question is the pxl-2000, aka Pixelvision, aka Pixelcam. You can read more about it here.

Ok, with the help of some fellow Children of the 1980s (tm), I found the camera.

The device in question is the pxl-2000, aka Pixelvision, aka Pixelcam. You can read more about it here.

For a site dedicated to a camcorder from the 80's, that is so homoerotic. This is not the face of a heterosexual.

Wow, I just realised my gaydar even works over HTTP

* Disclaimer: I am not against homosexuals in any way, shape or form; I am merely perving :)

For a site dedicated to a camcorder from the 80's, that is so homoerotic. This is not the face of a heterosexual.

Wow, I just realised my gaydar even works over HTTP

* Disclaimer: I am not against homosexuals in any way, shape or form; I am merely perving :)

I wonder how the image quality holds up against the Fisher Price PXL 2000. This toy camera from the 80s recorded video on standard audio cassette tapes...

Actually, it's not. At least, not yet. Pixelvision was so great because it was liberating. It was the video version of the portable 4-track tape recorder. It brought the DIY/Garage ethos to movie making.

This thing is all about consuming licensed content ("Collect Them All") from the major media players, as if that's any big surprise. Sure, Zoc_All_Alone is reverse-engineering the file format, but until someone can hack a Mavica to record in that format, I don't think it will be as compelling to fiddle with.

As a massive videophile, I picked this little sucker up as soon as I saw it. The lowdown is this:

Picture quality blows....but what do you expect, it's $75.

There is a fixed lens which they say you can focus by taking off the front casing, though i haven't had any luck with their method.

The transmission is ok. I live in a house with a basement, the camera would work fine on the same floor as the receiver, though transmitting between floors is no good. It will go thorough walls with some interference. It will not transmit when put in the freezer with the door closed.

I do all kinds of video stuff, one of which is live mixing/projections at raves. I was really hoping the camera would work there as a wireless livecam, but the damned thing wouldn't transmit at all. I guess with all the interference of electronics the signal just couldn't be processed well. All I got was an indistinguishable b&w image.

As far as the neato factor goes, the cam is pretty good. If you are using it at home and don't mind the occasional hiccups in transmission and poor picture quality, then it's not a bad buy.

It is only $75, and it is a camera, though I was hoping for something like the old Fisher Price Pixelvision PXL2000, it is no where near as cool.

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