How much of a Gear Guru are you? How much of a Gear Guru are you? Think you know your BNC from your USB? Take our quiz and find out. 1) Why does the UK use those big chunky plugs? So British kettles boil faster To save copper after the war To use up excess copper after the war Because Brits have big hands 2) What’s an Eidophor for? It’s a hearing aid for projectionists It’s how they make blue phosphor It’s an old oil-powered projector It’s the correct name for a film sprocket hole 3) Why were Eagles and Doves big in 80’s AV? Because everyone in AV is a hippy at heart They were 1985’s biggest selling sound effects records They were maestros behind the pop video’s big 80’s hits Because they made multi-slideshow presentations practical 4) What’s a Wess Bubble Level? An early lamp-life estimator A levelling device for 35mm projectors How you know if there’s enough bubble mixture in your bubble machine A 70’s hairstyle 5) When is 4K actually 4K? When a manufacturer tells you it is When the client believes it is Anything beyond 1080p is good enough When you actually get 4096 × 2160 resolution or beyond Time's up
