Technology Connections’ most viewed videos of 2017
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Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.
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Trinitron: Sony's Once Unbeatable Product
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The Impossible Feat inside Your VCR
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Mechanical Television: Incredibly simple, yet entirely bonkers
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Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)
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Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works
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Stupid Design--The Needlessly Useless Webcam Activity Light
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LED bulbs that flicker, and CFLs that almost never did
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Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--Part 2
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Comparing Beta & VHS on Quality: Was Beta Really Better?
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The Twinkling Light Set: An increasingly rare but delightful type of decorative lighting
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Analog Color TV Wrap-Up--Some extra info
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Compatible Color: The Ultimate Three-For-One Special
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Furnaces: Why we still burn fuel to heat our homes
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GE's bizarre early attempt at a CFL
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How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings
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What is Dolby Noise Reduction? Dolby's Humble Beginning
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Digital ICE: The High-Tech Dust Removal Found in Film Scanners
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Philo Farnsworth and the Invention of Electronic Television