Recreating the Vinyl Video Experience at Home

🎥Vinyl video was an experimental art project in the late 1990s that allowed video playback from vinyl discs.

📺The vinyl video discs contained black-and-white video and mono audio, and required a decoder box to convert the analog signal.

🔌The vinyl video format has recently been revived by a manufacturer who sells a vinyl video converter box that doubles as a preamp.

💿The current version of vinyl video discs can hold a full music video, and the video quality can be adjusted using the setup menus on the converter box.

📺The video and audio on the vinyl video discs are encoded using a unique method, which results in a low-resolution but nostalgic viewing experience.

Where can I buy the vinyl video converter box?

—The vinyl video converter box can be purchased from the super-sense analogue concept store in Vienna.

Can I use a standard record player to play the vinyl video discs?

—Yes, as long as the record player has a diamond stylus and is connected to the decoder box.

Is the audio on the vinyl video discs in stereo or mono?

—The audio is mono to make room for the video on the disc.

Can I adjust the video quality of the vinyl video discs?

—Yes, the video quality can be adjusted using the setup menus on the vinyl video converter box.

Is the vinyl video format widely available?

—No, the vinyl video format is extremely niche and is more of an experimental art project than a mainstream product.

00:03The vinyl video format was an experimental art project in the late 1990s that allowed video playback from vinyl discs.

01:18The vinyl video discs contained black-and-white video and mono audio, and required a decoder box to convert the analog signal.

03:46The vinyl video format has recently been revived by a manufacturer who sells a vinyl video converter box that doubles as a preamp.

05:44The current version of vinyl video discs can hold a full music video, and the video quality can be adjusted using the setup menus on the converter box.

07:51The video and audio on the vinyl video discs are encoded using a unique method, which results in a low-resolution but nostalgic viewing experience.