r/teensthatloveretro

Vintage 2000's Patton Space Heater

I found this beauty of a fully functioning, oscillating space heater at Savers earlier today! It's a Patton PCH4199, which I couldn't find much about online, except that it was manufactured around 2004.

u/Successful-Bad-73 — 11 hours ago

Sokol transistor radio

1963-1971

2 band, 7 transistor radio made in the USSR.

My dad got this from his grandfather, thus this is from my great-grandfather.

Doesn't work, so I took it to a technician and he told me that there's so many broken parts that are outdated and he didn't know where to find them.

What should i do with it?

u/NationalPlate3629 — 2 days ago

Found this 2007 hp pc during my trip to Finland for Only 10€ from paljekirppis flea market

It works fine and the case was good condition and I'm changing the celeron cpu to core 2 quad soon with 8 gb ddr2 and ssd.

u/Regular_Beer_8799 — 2 days ago

Mickey Mouse 2005 mug

Found this at Goodwill. a very nice mug if you ask me!

I love collecting old/retro Disney things (e.g. VHS tapes) so I thought this mug would be a nice addition to my collection!

(Also sorry about sticker residue in the last photo, I tried taking the sticker off to know when it was made.)

u/glitchtechsisthebest — 3 days ago
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Simplicity at its finest

4gb model with the battery replaced, and I want to hear y'all's music suggestions, I prefer alternative rock.

u/MidnightVantage — 5 days ago

CRT monitors

hello, i am currently facing a problem. i want to get a CRT monitor, but my father says that those release a toxic powder. is it true? or is it safe to get one?

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u/Kate-9907 — 5 days ago

Thrift Store Find - '80s GE Alarm Clock Radio

I got this from Value Village for $10.99. It is a General Electric alarm clock radio from the 1980s. It is wired, but also has a backup battery slot for a 9V battery so it doesn't lose track of time. It worked perfectly, including the AM/FM radio, but for some reason it makes a rattling sound when I turn it upside down (my newer Westclox alarm clock does this as well).

u/Extension_Meat8913 — 6 days ago

How I use old tech in 2026

Hello guys, I am just making this thing on how I use old tech in 2026. It all started on me with video game consoles, then evolved into computers, then old cathode ray tubes, then everything else.

First off, I know I ain't stuck in one specific era, more like multiple eras, but not too modern either. What I like to do sometimes is I will bring my Microcassette Recorder out to places whenever I get the chance and do voice memos.

The Microcassette Recorder in question being this Olympus Pearlcorder J300 from around 1996.

It is pretty nice to bring this thing out to places and record my voice. Infact also, this picture was taken on my Pentax Optio Z10 from around 2007. I have also been switching back to 4:3 technology, including older CRT TVs and monitors, and older LCD monitors for computers. That includes my GoldStar 1465 from 1992, which I actually use currently.

GoldStar 1465 from May 1992. Cool to see 1024x768 working on it. 14\" CRT screen.

Also don't forget gaming consoles, as I use an NES, PS3, Wii, and 3DS currently. Those are my go-to consoles, the NES for fun, the PS3 sometimes for gaming but usually to watch YouTube on a 4:3 screen, the Wii and 3DS for Homebrewing testing and gaming, etc, etc.

Once I get more Video8 tapes, I will also be using my Sony Handycam CCD-TRV37 more often for event recordings. Same with my Panasonic PV-A226, once I get some VHS-C tapes for it.

I also like to listen to CDs on my TV/CD combo and record and listen to Cassettes on my TV/Radio/Cassette Recorder.

The devices in question. Claybrooke from 2003 and Realistic from 1987.

I also wake up to my alarms from my Sony Watchman FD-C290, which also happens to have a radio and TV that I use for testing, but mostly for the alarm clock function. I also use Landline via a VoIP modem, and converts form Tone to Pulse dialing, as I use a Rotary Phone from 1968. Sometimes for film cameras as well, I use my Polaroid from the 80s if I remember correctly.

My Polaroid Sun 600 LMS.

It takes nice pictures, and I plan on using it more in the future, but film costs $20 for this camera which I bought for $5. I also sometimes watch TV via a DTV Tuner box from 2008, however I might need a more powerful antenna to reach some other stations. I also like my Radios sometimes and sometimes I'll even listen to Shortwave radio if I get the chance. And finally, as I ditched smartphones and touchscreen technology over 1 and a half years ago at this point, I also now use computers, and I use an older computer from 2013, and it currently runs Windows 7. Yes, I know Windows 7 is unsupported, but Windows 7 personally is more faster than Windows 10 and even Windows 11 ever was for me.

So yeah. That is most if not all of the old tech I currently use as of 2026. I use more than that, but those are just examples.

I hope yall enjoyed what I had to say. If yall have any questions lemme know.

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u/RandomRedditer31718 — 5 days ago

Unexpected thrift store find

found these 3 general instrument/jerrold impulse cable boxes at a thrift store, with remotes and everything! all for 9 bucks!

got home and everything works, plus i hooked it up to a modulator and ran my dvr through it to do some testing, and it‘s great! i run an analog tv station out of my basement and this is perfect for getting it throughout my house.

u/ylp24 — 7 days ago

“New” Wii tower pickup :)

I was absolutely so excited when I saw this beauty on marketplace for 20 bucks, and when I offered the full 20 they said they’ll do 15, and I did a trade for a broken new 3DS for a working ps4 special destiny edition (ps4 has been a dream console and I have multiple working 3ds’) with a controller, I’m so stoked how my game room is turning out

u/daire_07 — 5 days ago

Got my dad's old turntable

I got my dad's old turntable. Its from the 70s. Also two old Speakers and like 40 or 50 Vynils. Some of them are from my Grandpa. But I like the Die Ärute Vynil the most.

u/Just_a_Guy_Reddit — 6 days ago

Thrift store setup

I’ve spent around 65 dollars on everything you see in this picture, just thrifting and people throwing away TVs, consoles, games. I’m so happy to have it coming together, played Halo Reach for the first time on the 360, got my Wiis set up, ps1 and 2. The nes I still gotta get cords and controllers for. I’m so excited over the cam corder live streaming onto my crt as well, so stoked man :)

u/daire_07 — 9 days ago

2005 flatscreen from the thrift

has hdmi and all the colors you’d want in the trunk, and it’s that “premium” silver color

u/Slow-Pack-8916 — 6 days ago