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Archive Thrifting #11: This Can Not Be The Right Price Deal
Oddity Archive - S0 - E176
Oddity Archive: Season 0 - 101 Episode s
0x126 - Archive Thrifting #5: Low Money Hu
October 11, 2018
A mere 3½ months in the making!
0x127 - Sounds of Terror! (Halloween Album Review)
October 25, 2018
The return of the Halloween album reviews! Now in screaming, spooktacular stereo!
0x128 - Ben's Junk: Pac-Man Fever (Pac-Man Tiny Arcades)
November 8, 2018
I’ve got search-for-a-reissue-of-the-original-Pac-Man-arcade-game fever…it’s driving me crazy.
0x129 - Archive Riffs: Thanksgiving Commercials
November 22, 2018
A (non-filling) seven-course meal of Turkey Day commercialism!
0x130 - Ben's Junk: NES Classic Edition (The Last Word?)
December 6, 2018
So, what is the Oddity Archive guy doing with a reissue console?
0x131 - Christmas LaserKaraoke (Deleted Segment from Christmas Special 2018)
December 24, 2018
A little stocking stuffer of yuletide caterwauling—er, caroling!
0x132 - Ben's Junk: Nagaoka MP-110H Phono Cartridge
January 3, 2019
New year, more audio kit. It’s tradition, ya know?
0x133 - Ben's Junk: Sega Pico ("Edutainment" Console)
January 10, 2019
Time to learn…that edutainment consoles rarely end well.
0x134 - Ben's Junk: SNES Classic Edition (Belated) First Impressions)
January 24, 2019
Wait, didn’t we already cover this? Talk about déjà vu…
0x135 - Ben's Junk: Tyco VideoCam
January 31, 2019
Ben’s recovering from a virus (and middle-ear dysfunction). Sounds like a good time to do a (kiddie) camcorder review.
0x136 - Archive Riffs: Valentine’s Day Commercials (A Semi-Romantic Tale)
February 14, 2019
We’re just a bunch of old softies…with a taste for bent story arcs.
0x137 - Archive Thrifting #6: Frostbite Falls
February 28, 2019
Will our scrappy hero escape the clutches of the snow monster? Find out in our next installment: “Frosty The Slowman, or, Snow Thanks to You”!
0x138 - Ben's Junk: Ronco Mr. Microphone
March 14, 2019
Tagline: Ben: Hey, good lookin’! How ‘bout I pick you up later? Attractive Lady: (smacks Ben so hard his fillings are rearranged) Ben: But it worked for the guy in the commercial…
0x139 - Ben's Junk: GAF Super 8 Sound Film Projector
March 28, 2019
Another fixer-upper? In Archiveland? Never!!!
0x140 - Ben's Junk: The Big Reel (Film Collector’s Magazine)
April 11, 2019
While researching the recent VHS Distributors episode, I kept running into references to a publication known as the “Big Reel”. Turns out, it’s most (in)famous of the old film collector publications—and it’s easy to see why.
0x141 - Discovision/Laserdisc Quirks (An Informal Discussion)
April 25, 2019
In a way, Laserdiscs never really outgrew their experimental phase. Here’s an informal, overview of SOME of the more idiosyncratic Laserdiscs out there (and/or their packaging).
0x142 - Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 2
May 9, 2019
DVD Easter Eggs? Nah, way too easy.
0x143 - Ben’s Junk: VGA Converters/Public Domain CD-ROMs
May 23, 2019
A double dose of turn-of-the-millennium PC goodness!
0x144 - Ben’s Junk: Innovative Technologies ITNS-500 Slide “Scanner”
June 13, 2019
After a long delay…well, I’ve got some good news and some bad news.
0x145 - Archive Riffs: Clutch Cargo (Big "X", Parts 4 & 5)
June 20, 2019
The Archive finally gets to “see the X”! Spoiler: It’s a rock.
0x146 - Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm (Commentary)
June 27, 2019
Let’s see if we can’t clear up some misconceptions about this episode…
0x147 - Archive Thrifting #7: Wii, Wii, All The Way Home
July 4, 2019
I was going a little stir crazy at the end of last season. So, naturally, I decided to add a little to my at-home clutter.
0x148 - Ben's Junk: Video Action Magazine (Issue #1: December, 1980)
August 1, 2019
Readin’ and dreamin’ ‘bout those Archivisms that’ll probably never happen.
0x149 - Ben's Junk: Ben's Laserdisc Collection (2019 Edition)
August 15, 2019
Uh, oh. Ben’s geeking out again. Get comfy.
0x150 - Fostex X-14 Cassette Multitracker/ Ben's Music "Career": The Gear
August 29, 2019
…or, how Ben unwittingly jumped on the “lo-fi” bandwagon.
0x151 - Ben's Junk: Whippany Rhythm Master (Circa 1972 Drum Machine)
September 12, 2019
Who says Ben’s got no rhythm? He’s got 10 of them!
0x152 - Ben's Junk: Burns Theremin
September 26, 2019
…or, The Space-Age Sounds of the Oddity Archive! (now available on vinyl and 3¾ips reel)
0x153 - Archive Thrifting #8: Break IT You Pay For IT
October 10, 2019
Featuring our very Special Guest: Zippy The Chimp!
0x154 - Haunted House (Halloween SFX Album Review)
October 24, 2019
Can your heart (or better yet, head) stand a trip through this haunted house? No, seriously, this is our most headache-inducing one yet.
0x155 - Ben's Junk: Realistic Concertmate (Moog) MG-1 Synthesizer
November 7, 2019
Whatdaya mean you forgot you had a Moog? Also, synth snobs need not apply.
0x156 - Ben's Junk: Sony DCR-TRV320 Digital8 Handycam (Video8 Addendum)
November 21, 2019
Since we were already talkin’ Video8, it only seemed right to cover the Archive’s first camcorder…not to mention, a piece of gear still (as of this episode, at least) in regular use around Archive HQ.
0x157 - Ben's Junk: Archer Video Processor/Stabilizer (Model 15-1272A)
December 5, 2019
Guaranteed to keep this (internet) video from rolling!
0x158 - Algorithmic Audio Mastering (CloudBounce Review)
December 9, 2019
Can online audio mastering render audio mastering engineers obsolete? The short answer: No. Having said that, it’s not as bad as you’d think.
0x159 - Archive Thrifting #9: Christmas Confidential
December 12, 2019
Just your standard, good, old-fashioned, combustible, unnerving, overpriced Country Christmas…
0x160 - Archive Riffs: Boxing Day Commercials (er, Adverts)
December 26, 2019
Celebrating the true meaning of Boxing Day… a whole lotta furniture and carpet sales.
0x161 - MovieCD
January 9, 2020
A would-be full-fledged video format episode…which got curtailed by (amazingly enough) a lack of computer stuff at Archive HQ.
0x162 - Ben's Junk: Cult VHS (& A Few DVD's) (2020 Edition)
January 23, 2020
An informal stroll few some cherry-picked titles from Ben’s (somewhat unintentional) collection of B-Movies and Cult Classics.
0x163 - Ben's Junk: Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD Audio Interface
February 6, 2020
…or, what happens when ol’ Benny-boy decides he needs more than 2 microphone inputs.
0x164 - Ben's Junk: Behringer neutron (analog, Monophonic) Synthesizer
February 20, 2020
Yes, I bought another synth. Yes, I swatted myself on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper over my lack of self-control.
0x165 - Ben's Junk: Industrial Laserdiscs/ Anderic (Reproduction) Service Remote
March 5, 2020
Lookin’ under the hood of Ben’s laserdisc player (quite appropriately) with some General Motors discs.
0x166 - Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 4.5: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch Multitracks (An Addendum)
March 19, 2020
Benny-boy’s (non-accredited) Audio School is now in session!
0x167 - Enhanced CD's (& other multimedia CD's) (an informal chat)
April 2, 2020
Please note that this episode may not run correctly unless your monitor is running at a minimum of 256 colors and your system has at least 12MB of available RAM.
0x168 - The OA (Semi-)Supercomputer/ The OA Recording Studio Redux
April 16, 2020
Well, my last attempt at a semi-regular home audio recording rig failed…and my regular laptop is on its last legs. Here’s my attempt at solving both issues at once.
0x169 - Ben's Junk: Sony SLO-325 Industrial Betamax
April 30, 2020
Time to take a bet(t)a look at the Archive’s first Betamax—from before the Archive even existed (in every sense).
0x170 - Ben's Junk: 1953 & 1956 Hoffman Television Catalogs
May 14, 2020
A genuine televisual feast.
0x171 - Ben's Junk: Tiger Quiz Wiz
May 28, 2020
Question #196.5: What is the Quiz Wiz lacking? Multiple Choice: A. An objective B. A reward C. Entertainment value D. All of the above
0x172 - Ben's Junk: First Alert FTR-960R Time-Lapse VCR (+ Time-Lapse Tape)
June 18, 2020
The Archive gets secure...or just paranoid.
0x173 - Archive Riffs: Moving Up To Amateur Radio
June 25, 2020
OA calling CQ, hopefully DX, lookin’ for the QT on the DL while TCB.
0x174 - Archive Thrifting #10: Before We Were SO Rudely Interrupted
July 2, 2020
Archive Thrifting is a magical tool of last resort…Why? Because it NEVER fails!
0x175 - Ben's Junk: Sony U-Matic & Industrial Betamax Wired Remotes
July 9, 2020
…or, Ben’s weirdest pet-project to date! (kerchunk)
0x176 - Archive Thrifting #11: This Can Not Be The Right Price Deal
July 23, 2020
0x177 - Ben's Junk: Pioneer RH-65 8-Track Deck
August 6, 2020
Meet the Archive’s new (to us) 8-track deck…
0x178 - Ben's Junk: Denon UD-M30 CD Receiver
August 13, 2020
A rare, intimate, bedroom edition of Ben’s Junk…
0x179 - Episode 200 Rebuttal & Deleted Scenes
August 27, 2020
Ok, time for my side of the story...
0x180 - Ben's Junk: JVC HR-S7600U S-VHS ET VCR (REVISITED)
September 24, 2020
Since I had S-VHS and VCR’s on the brain already (moreso than usual), it seemed like the right time to revisit one of the early, ultra-wonky Ben’s Junk topics.
0x181 - Ben's Junk: Buster Keaton Video Collection
October 8, 2020
October 4, 2020 marked the 125th anniversary of comedian/filmmaker Buster Keaton’s birth. Consider this the Archive’s (slightly belated and rambling) tribute to one of the greats…
0x182 - Archive Thrifting #12: (Not-So) Scary Deals
October 22, 2020
It’s the first Archive Thrifting Spooktacular! Strangely enough, it’s probably one of the least scary Thrifting episodes to date.
0x183 - Ben's Junk: (New) Polaroid 600 Film (& old camera(s))
November 5, 2020
You can keep your fancy digital cameras, thank you very much.
0x184 - Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's Audiocassette Collection
November 19, 2020
A slow-speed ramble for a slow-speed format.
0x185 - Ben's Junk: (New) Dubreq Stylophone
December 3, 2020
We be stylin’…stylus(in’), that is…y’all.
0x186 - Archive Thrifting #13: Deck The Hauls
December 17, 2020
Fillin’ up the ol’ one-horse open sleigh with…some junk.
0x187 - Ben's Junk: (some of) Ben's Vinyl Collection Vol. 2
January 28, 2021
Time to get back in the groove! (dodges tsunami of rotten produce)
0x188 - Ben's Junk: Sega Genesis Mini
February 11, 2021
Finishing up the trilogy of belatedly-acquired, nostalgically-motivated miniature video game consoles…
0x189 - Home Video Recording, 1972-Style (or, Ben's Complete U-Matic Rig)
February 25, 2021
Only about seven years in the making… With the occasional small liberty, a recreation of the first, commercially-available home videotape recording setup in North America. Depending on your perspective, it’s either hardcore or half-baked.
0x190 - Ben's Junk: Toshiba 20AF43 CRT TV
March 11, 2021
No one should ever get this excited over something this mundane… Or, this CRT is 20 AF…y’all.
0x191 - Archive Thrifting #14: (Non-)Luck of the (Non-)Irish
March 18, 2021
You’ll be green with envy over these finds…or not.
0x192 - Phonies (Answering Machine Greetings)
April 1, 2021
Just when you thought the Archive couldn’t get any more phake…
0x193 - Archive Riffs: A Taxing Set of Commercials (Tax Day Special)
April 15, 2021
It’s time to get down to business in Archiveland!
0x194 - Ben's Junk: GPX Digital TV Tuner + Recorder
April 29, 2021
Can a (relative) cheapie from Menard’s drag the Archive’s off-air recording capabilities (kicking and screaming) into the 21st century? Sort of…
0x195 - A Geeky Evening With Benny-Boy
May 13, 2021
A late-night, low-light, romantic fishing expedition with everybody’s favorite Oddity Archivist…fishing for ArchiveAnnex material, that is.
0x196 - Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance Box Pro (Video Capture Device)
May 27, 2021
Could it be I’ve finally stumbled onto the rightful heir of the VCR? Looks like it…
0x197 - Ben's Junk: JVC HM-DH30000U & Mitsubishi HD-HS2000u D-VHS VCR's
June 10, 2021
A double-(4)-header of D-VHS (when possible) goodness!
0x198 - Episode 200 (Behind The Box) (Commentary)
June 17, 2021
If ever an OA episode needed a commentary track, it’s this one…
0x199 - Archive Thrifting #15: Out Of This World Deals
June 24, 2021
Featuring deals so far outta sight, they’re outta mind!
0x200 - Ben's Junk: Akai GX-220 Reel-To-Reel Audiotape Deck
July 8, 2021
Of course, I had to pick up a rare and unusual deck for a tape cleaning rig. Also, not to be confused with the Akai GX-220D.
0x201 - Ben's Casino Travelogue (Deleted Segment From How I Spent My Summer VIII)
July 29, 2021
The Archive delivers its first real travelogue…granted, it was all of a half-hour away from home, but still.
0x202 - Archive Thrifting #16: La Cage Aux Thrifting
August 5, 2021
Thrifting can be a real drag…but not when Ben’s around!
0x203 - VCR Cleaning (A Public Service Video)
August 19, 2021
A bit of VHSMR for everyone…
0x204 - Channel Update (9/2021) (Sony AV-2600 Update, Sencore VA62, etc.)
September 2, 2021
There’s plenty in the OA oven right now, just none of it is rising.
0x205 - VCR Rabbit Revisited
September 9, 2021
I got things just a hare wrong the first time around, so let’s hop to another round of tests…
0x206 - Ben's Junk: Video Store Regulars (& Memories)
September 23, 2021
Most people would rent a video once…Benny-boy was just insane enough to rent the same tapes over and over…then eventually buy them.
0x207 - Ben’s Junk: Wolverine Moviemaker Pro 8mm & Super8 Film Scanner
October 7, 2021
A half-hour Ben’s Junk? You might say the machine caused it to run reely long.
0x208 - Archive Thrifting #17: Spooktacular Savings
October 21, 2021
Get a witches shawl on and find a broomstick you can crawl on…and go thrifting with Benny-boy! (snap, snap)
0x209 - Ben's Junk: Sony Digital Mavica (Model MVC-FD73) (Floppy Disk Digital Camera from 1999)
November 4, 2021
Finally getting into this newfangled digital camera stuff…whatdaya mean you can’t get 3.5” floppies anymore?!?
0x210 - Ben's Junk: Coolmusic Ring Modulator (& other FX) ("Max Headroom" Hijacker Voice)
November 18, 2021
Does Ben really think he’s better than Chuck Swirsky? That freakin’ liberal…
0x211 - Ben's Junk: Christmas TV VHS & DVD's
December 2, 2021
‘Tis the season…for holiday specials. Here’s some of my favorites…
0x212 - Archive Thrifting #18: Shortwave Santa
December 16, 2021
Run, run Rudolph…towards another pile of junk!
0x213 - Ben's Junk: Keyfax Update/Pioneer GGF1381 Laserdisc Service Remote/Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 3
January 6, 2022
Going down a mental rabbit hole…in the most Archivian way possible.
0x214 - Ben's Junk: VuPoint Digital Video Converter (or, the circa 2010 YouTube video device)
January 20, 2022
Feeling nostalgic for those early YouTube potato video captures? I’ve got just the scratch for that itch…
0x215 - Ben's Junk: The Clapper
February 3, 2022
At long last, Ben’s Junk gets the clap…per.
0x216 - Laserdisc Laser Rot
February 17, 2022
A little mythbusting (and philosophizing)…OA style.
0x217 - Ben's Junk: Magnus Chord Organ
March 3, 2022
After last week’s video, I had to seek a 600-second miracle of my own. It seems to involve turning into a less-charming Daniel Johnston.
0x218 - Ben's Junk: Blonder-Tongue BTX-111 "Ultraverter" (& ONTV Pay TV Box Update)
March 17, 2022
An addendum to the “Prehistoric UHF” episode…and the “ONTV/Pay TV Vol. 2” episode—about three years too late.
0x219 - Ben's Junk: Prog & Metal VHS, Beta & Laserdiscs
March 31, 2022
For those about to rock (in 11/4 time), we salute you…
0x220 - Ben's Junk: Newtek Calibar (A Pen-Sized Test Pattern Generator)
April 14, 2022
Ben recreates the best TV program of all time—the color bars!
0x221 - Ben's Junk: Hotronic AP41 (Frame Synchronizer & Time Base Corrector)
April 28, 2022
It takes a lot to keep Ben’s Junk together…‘cause Ben’s Junk ain’t no good when it’s distorted and out-of-sync.
0x222 - CD Frustrations & Easter Eggs
May 12, 2022
A casual chat…if only because the prospect of the sixth “Ben’s Junk” in a row was too much to bear.
0x223 - Ben's Junk: Sony CVM-51UW & Panasonic WV-BM990 CRT Monitors
June 2, 2022
CRT’s are for squares…which we proudly are.
0x224 - The Eraser Laserdisc Experiment
June 23, 2022
Tackling one of the great urban legends of the Laserdisc format. Are there any “good” copies of Eraser? And, no, I’m not referring to the film itself.
0x225 - Archive Thrifting #19: Radios, Radios
June 30, 2022
Got a new phone (not by choice)…which means a new camera…which means…test drive time!
0x226 - Archive Riffs: Hey, Stop That!
July 7, 2022
It’s a(n apparent) fine line between deep expressionism and wonky student film.
Oddity Archive: All seasons
S0: Specials
300 Episode s
S1: Season 1
26 Episode s
S2: Season 2
26 Episode s
S3: Season 3
26 Episode s
S4: Season 4
24 Episode s
S5: Season 5
24 Episode s
S6: Season 6
25 Episode s
S7: Season 7
22 Episode s
S8: Season 8
24 Episode s
S9: Season 9
23 Episode s
S10: Season 10
22 Episode s
S11: Season 11
23 Episode s
S12: Season 12
16 Episode s
S13: Season 13
5 Episode s