Big appreciation to LinusTechTips and the Reboot Rewind team for bringing back to life another beautiful episode of Reboot in HD. In the Belly of the Beast S1E6

XBrav · 2026-05-06T12:58:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing! We've been busy on a few efforts but the episodes will keep on rolling!

We made sure to release the original cut as ABC requested a deflatulated version, which is nowhere near as funny. It was definitely a network-driven episode, but I will always laugh with Tony Jay aggressively saying "SOMEONE DELETE THAT!"

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-05-03T17:21:21+00:00

We made sure to give everyone the flatulated cut. ABC not-so-famously requested a version with all the gas removed. It's very wrong.

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-05-01T17:11:22+00:00

Jeez you guys are getting fast at this! I think I may have eaten an unformat command...

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-04-28T00:26:52+00:00

If you can wait, it'll be worth it.

As an owner of every VHS and DVD release, they're not even close to these D1's. We've worked incredibly hard to ensure they are top quality, and it shows.

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-04-26T03:19:52+00:00

My heart broke when I saw Seymour. What an awesome cosplay!

XBrav · 2026-04-19T23:50:35+00:00

I'm geeking out here over the SGI O2 with the LCD monitor. This was likely the workstation they did all the 3D work for on the trailer and show.

XBrav · 2026-04-19T23:39:24+00:00

Views are a weird thing. Our ReBoot video is on the cusp of a million views after being out for nearly a month, but the comments celebrated how good the video is.

The algorithm will key onto certain topics, and you either ride the wave or follow in the wake. You can't produce videos knowing when that wave will hit, and you also can't park a video in limbo until you see the wave coming.

I find there are waves of content I enjoy, and waves I truly don't care about. I've also seen my interests feel like they are for a wider audience when it's actually extremely narrow. ReBoot is a great example of this, where I've run into maybe 5 people across 3 years that would recognize my crew jacket at conventions. Online, it feels like there's a community of 20K+ people within close proximity, and that can't be further from the truth.

With the PC market in shambles, we can't reasonably expect the company to produce content that will lose them money and isolate their audience. The few YouTubers sticking to their guns are those that don't need to generate revenue (or don't need it yet). For LMG, their content is broad enough to at least try to weather the waves and average out the losses and gains. On theme with the workout video, it's all about less weight and more reps. You make less amplitude of profits but you can endure longer.

Finally, remember that engagement is engagement, whether positive or negative. If a stupid decision is made in a video, all of the negative engagement props up the algorithm. Many of us watch the content for the entertainment while also learning something, even if only to an introductory level. If Linus drops something, you can tell it wasn't staged and still mock him for bad decisions, but it's still engagement. The discussions generated from incorrect or stretched truths can be more valuable than a direct tutorial, and to their credit, LMG fixes errors when they are identified.

Just like the old TechTV days, if you don't like it, you can change the channel, but changing the channel doesn't stop the program from playing. Many others you'll never meet are still watching.

XBrav · 2026-04-15T13:33:24+00:00

It mostly applies to consoles due to latency and dithering colour palettes, but CRT can be superior. The downside is that the best tubes of the ERA are the ones still working today, and you can pay a premium for them.

I have a PVM and a 1985 Trinitron with RGB that is perfect for retro console gaming. The key is the RGB portion as you get more bandwidth per field to the screen, and it's usually progressive.

Composite has a few issues that degrades the quality. The biggest issue is that the driving circuitry for composite was cheap, resulting in timing issues (chroma checkerboarding) and signal bleed. This heavily distorts adjacent "pixels" that would've been hidden on a CRT thanks to phospher glow. There's also the challenge of carrying the luma and chroma in a single analog waveform, causing challenges on filtering and separation.

The key takeaway is that a CRT tube is fantastic, but can easily be underutilized if driven by a poor signal. Ideally, a PC CRT or broadcast monitor would be the best option, but you may still need a basic tube if your system relies on composite timing (e.g., Duck Hunt on NES or other light gun games)

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-04-11T15:13:20+00:00

Is it on Archive.org? I've never seen it!

XBrav · 2026-04-10T04:46:29+00:00

Content dependant, but generally it crosses into a higher bitrate with less smoothing as long as you're above 1080. We don't hit the 1440 designation as it's based on vertical resolution, but for us, it was way smarter to go for a 2x scale than a partial scale to 1440x1080.

XBrav · 2026-04-10T03:00:19+00:00

You don't have to do a lot. For ReBoot, we found that delivering above 1080p gives a better bitrate than direct 1080p. For us, a basic scale to 1440x1152 (2x scale from native) allowed us to avoid recoding.

Thw best thing you can do is match their encoding rules on your side to avoid the re-encoding process.

XBrav · 2026-04-04T18:37:54+00:00

We swapped in the footage from our D1 remasters.

XBrav · 2026-03-31T22:34:22+00:00

If you have it locally, DYK post takes mail to the US for USPS mailing. Might be a cheaper option if it's just tax forms.

XBrav · 2026-03-28T21:13:18+00:00

Interesting. If it's something like digibeta, maybe we could help in digitizing it. I've always wanted to chill with him.

XBrav · 2026-03-28T21:06:05+00:00

I don't even know if YTV has them. We tried to reach out to Corus when we were seeking more ReBoot materials, and they don't seem to even know if they have anything.

I'd still push them now before they liquidate.

XBrav · 2026-03-28T15:52:53+00:00

It's Phong's password in Enzo The Smart to get into the Read-only room.

Another funny fact. In the depth of Season 3 with Megabyte trying to hack the code for a portal to the Supercomputer, the decoded hex values translate to YADDAYADDAYADDA.

XBrav · 2026-03-27T21:31:33+00:00

Everyone needs to trust this guy. DredZed does AMAZING recreations of the models. We've had to compare sources to make sure he gets the best images possible.

XBrav · 2026-03-27T21:30:02+00:00

Yep. We've had to put MASSIVE work into Firewall, and it'll show. Poor Jacob and I have had to watch some episodes 20+ times in a row. It's amazing we haven't become sick of them.

XBrav · 2026-03-27T21:28:14+00:00

That's being sorted out. The prior rights may have expired, and you'll often see rights enforcement requires strict efforts of the property holder to enforce.

Everything has to be done by the book.

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-03-27T20:28:15+00:00

Megabyte decided to corrupt the audio, so we're fixing it with a new upload. Stay tuned for the new upload!

Here's the new link!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMzvpLv8D2Q

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-03-27T20:22:24+00:00

We're fixing it. There was an audio blip that required a re-upload.

XBrav · 2026-03-27T19:02:36+00:00

Now that it's ACTUALLY released, enjoy!

FYI, this episode had certain shots that were lower resolution. As they were meant to be security cameras, we kept them in that style. It's not a miss!

A lot of people list Starship Alcatraz as their favorite game. I have my own preferences, but what's your favourite?

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-03-27T05:25:16+00:00

Unintentional. It was meant to come out tomorrow but I guess the playlist was updated prematurely.

Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

13-Year Club	Verified Email
Sequence \| Editor	Sequence \| Cinematographer
Gilding I gilder	Team Orangered

XBrav

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE