The Screen Savers 08-11-1999

[tomfong292]

Think they ever fucked?

[Dudley731]

I really wish that I had comcast during that era...

[BaldurdashWoW]

@Dudley731 Comcast screwed over techtv by dropping it from their station, and it forced them to sell. Never buy from comcast!

[detubeme]

Wow, I feel old watching this. I remember when it aired.

[pixgirlie]

Oh wow and Martin too!!

[pixgirlie]

Leo and Kate together..loved this show. Watched it on Direct TV.

[Revangelistautube]

I am sure I recognize that guy in the blue shirt... he surely looks like the twit..

[209vaughn]

I love the old school tech shows. I dont see why a in depth tech show wouldn't survive along next to X-Play and Attack of the Show.

[tssbhk1]

@209vaughn this was AOTS before they messed it up

[209vaughn]

@tssbhk1 I like AOTS and Screen Savers. Wish they had both types of shows.

[gamefanboy1]

i was to young to watch this show but now i watch twit

[kalijasin]

I miss her. She was a beautiful person.

[specie8470]

Martin Sargent actually sounds like he knows stuff wow how things have changed!

[masterchief3k]

I WANT A MAGNET

[masterchief3k]

she's like velma. and that's awesome, lol

[bossnyc1983]

I remember the only best show about computers. thanks G4 ..........

[Hunkola]

G4 FUCKING BLOWS DONKEY DICK !!!

I remember watching TechTV and "Screen Savers" every day during the fall and winter of 1999. I know it sounds strange, but the Internet and PCs seemed cooler back then because it was still fresh and new --- even though most people had slow dialup connections. I watched Leo LaPorte every night to see what kind of cool things he could teach me about my computer. It was a glorious time !!

[masterchief3k]

@Hunkola i completely agree.

[hoopy2929]

holy fucking nostalgia

[Sitti2300]

WOW Leo looked much younger back then.

[MichaelC2002]

Look at that slim Leo..

[clint525fuller]

I'm glad to see this many people saw this show .Is it just me that these shows were history after 911. After all the Conspiracy Theorist were all computer geeks.

[EdwardTheGray]

I agree, it needs to go back to techtv and bring back the old shows! Now its mainly cops and crap like that!

[Napalmdeath420]

I used to love this show! One time a guy called in and wanted Leo to check out his website. As Leo was loading up his website the guy mentioned that his site was unhackable. Leo started to say NO don't say that, but it was too late, somebody had already took down his website, in just seconds.

[StevieCybernetik010]

We need a channel actually about computers like this on TV again. G4 just sucks and is hardly about anything tech related besides video games...and reruns of cops...and campus PD...and Cheaters...and a million other shitty shows.

[mywaymn]

I really miss this show! Kate and Leo ROCK!!!

[DanielLoweMusic]

After watching this, I realised how much G4 has dumbed down tech! I really miss TechTV.

[stakk4]

Hell yes G4 sux ass The Screensavers and Call for Help were the heat!

[gogledoessuck]

Somebody recapture that intro in HD!

[zer0dahero]

wow, what a flash back. Btw, don't throw away ur old cd burners. did you know you can take the burning laser out and with the right lense and a couple of AAA batteries you can turn it into a very hazardous toy?

[ecrouchrox]

i love the screen savers!

[PunchAPeach]

Nice!! I dream of having a "command center" like that, haha. Do you still have a huge setup like that? I'm currently just using a dual monitor setup, a 2.0 + subwoofer speaker system, and my machine has okay specs; a core2 duo 2.66gHz processor, new Asus P5 series mobo, 300 GB storage across 2 HDD's, and 2 DVD-RW drives, but I'm gonna swap one out fir a BD-Rom drive one of these days.

[pattyaaron]

@PunchAPeach Now my setup is a little more conservative with a 42" LCD Flat screen monitor being the only exception.

[pdogone1]

 loved this show perfect together leo and kate a real cutie

[Sl3yer1o7]

wow tech tv is for retards g4 is way better then tech tv i already knew cd types even before cds where out

[kargaroc386]

so 1990's... I miss the 90's

The Internet was much better back then, before a bunch of stupid people decided to put complexity over speed. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR­RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR­RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[Napalmdeath420]

they had one episode where this guy called in and wanted them to look at his website, he then went on to say that his site was unhackable, and the guys said, NO NO dont say that!! but it was too late, his site was down within 3 seconds. that was a funny episode!! im trying to find that one....

[kdw75]

Loved watching this show. Now it is more about shock and stupidity.

[cmj2k6]

omg nostalgia

[KiraBlaize]

Wow. This episode is 11 years old. Christ I feel old

[cruellordsoth]

i think every one should type there pc that they had in 1999

i had a pc with 40gb hard drive 256mb ram and a 1.2gmz proser

[pattyaaron]

@cruellordsoth I had an awesome dual 800Mz CPU with 4x40gb raid hard drive setup and 256mb ram, nvidia "dual head" video with a 19 AND a 17 inch monitors, 7 scsi cdrom drives in a separate scsi tower and sound blaster

[PunchAPeach]

@pattyaaron Holy crap, that sounds heavenly! Those numbers may seem dated, but the sheer amount of hardware must've been so fun to use. xD

[pattyaaron]

@PunchAPeach LOL My brother used to say my room looked like the "Pentagon" I actually had two full blown desktops both with dual monitors each. It was pretty ridiculous. The second had a single 1ghz cpu also with 256mb of ram, that I built with a MB The Screen Savers said was the FASTEST chipset at the time.

[AeronPrometheus]

Martin Sargent was a lot smarter when he was younger!

[rebootme09]

wow she looks like meg from family guy XD the hair and cloths lol!

[Ujikaweapon1]

Way better than G4. These days it's all about beautiful people talking about things they don't really understand. It's all about which host has the biggest breasts or dumbest jokes.

[bigdukem69]

@Ujikaweapon1 Thank you! That's exactly what it's about. Don't get me wrong, Olivia Munn is beautiful, but there isn't a whole lot of intelligence on G4. It's like everything else now, fake boobs and whoever can say the word like as much as possible.

[roofghost]

It is awkward without coach back in that time. See hosts' hand gestures. haha.

[cosmotcat]

So miss this show. I love my Macs but I watched this show religiously. There are no more informative computer shows and that's a shame.

Thanx for the blast from the past! Bring back this kind of television programming!

[13vafanculo]

Men those chatrooms were much more educated than nowadays

[stopthrm]

Wow Martin was so young here...

[Madaspy]

This show single handily got me in to computers. I bulit my first computer for video editing with a miro dc1 when i was in 9th grade. I now do motion graphics and color correction professionally.

[Hunkola]

I first dabbled with video editing with the Miro DC10 but it was a piece of shit........how did you learn anything with Miro products?

[Madaspy]

@Hunkola

Well, i knew that the dc1 was a capture card, but at that point i could only record video using their application. I had not yet grasped the concept that i needed an application like adobe premiere to edit. at that time i was doing deck to deck on 3/4". once i figured that out i could capture and edit. but yes the dc 1 only did 320x200. not sure about the dc10. but it was good for the time, considering that most of my classmates were using 1/2".

[CrewRite]

Who was popular before Ubuntu?

[TRexTechVideos]

Red Hat, Mandrake, VA Linux, Lindows, Suse.... TONS. I have a CD case full of Distros.

[ssjaken]

god he was so thin!

[CrewRite]

Dang, who made him fat?

[hugh750]

Sound blaster live was the best sound card, I had one once and it lasted years for me.

[TheLarssan]

Awesome!

[loldecepticonlol]

TechTV was special to me. I couldn't wait to come home from school to watch the Screen Savers and X-Play. G4 killed a part of my childhood.

[ldtuber24]

This was the coolest tech show period!!!! G4 Ruined everything!!!!! Somebody hit me back

[SolomonKull]

@ldtuber24

The Computer Chronicles was better. Older, too.

[VTVStudios]

@ldtuber24 So true, I never made it through one episode of G4.

[starbase121]

Does anybody remember that cool room they use to have? I use to go in that chat room of there's. Boy I miss those days!

[pv107]

Martin Sargent was actually saying intelligent things! My how times changed...

[mlthomp1981]

This brings back memories!

[horkenfrosten]

Wow, this video was uploaded in 2006? How could I have not found this awesome channel sooner?

[MJD1701A]

500 channels on Direct and Dish TV and nothing serves the computer community.

[spydat3k]

I know, what the hell happened?

[Uemantra]

@MJD1701A For some reason Disht TV wants geeks hooked on IPTV so they can eventually be driven out of business.

[SirFakeName]

@MJD1701A Nor wargaming, trading card games, board gaming, model airplanes, rc vehicles... need I go on?

[davesecx]

@MJD1701A I think the reason for that is most tech enthusiasts go online for shows/poscasts/videos/etc.

[VTVStudios]

@MJD1701A That's why so much content is going online, what you want to watch when you want to watch it. And NOT paying for content you don't want!

[justinstrack2006]

I just sucks I didn't get satellite until 2003. That was when I started watching TechTV. To think off all the years I missed. I wish they would release on dvd all the Techtv shows, they have to be sitting somewhere in a warehouse. They would make a lot of money.

Miss you tech tv. O and I wish they would re-make The Screen Saver shirts I want one so bad. They should that in honor of the 10 yrs it has been off the air 2004-2014.

[microwavablebobcatpr]

she is sooo nice

[bigdukem69]

I never missed an episode of The Screen Savers in 1999. ZDTV went the way of MTV. Starting out with great programming, and now it's just a bunch of mindless crap (G4). R.I.P. ZDTV. We definitely miss you!

[sharpezor]

It was one of the great tragedies in my life

[PBNation65]

omg kate is my theater dramatics teacher she is so good at acting

[Vetauciont]

I wonder why this video is so much better quality than the others. But anyway, I loved this show. It was back when there was actually good stuff to watch on tv.

[mooky9669]

don't hafta get the schmancy..lol

[hockydoug]

God damn, what a fucking fantastic quality show.

[multiz007]

God I wish Revision3 would start this show back up with Leo and Kate. They would pwn diggnation in a heart beat. no doubt,.

[michaelsasylum]

That would be sweet.

[doomtomb3]

this is cool in the nostalgic sense

[rpclark44]

That Brooklyn/Wiseguy accent Kate does at 45:22 is hilarious.

[gizmofsu]

00:19 Please, no more dancing Mr. Laporte.

[RickyLeighJr]

Kate was a bit annoying but also had a certain sex appeal.

[mooky9669]

I agree..I did find her sexy and still do..

[jesusloveshxc]

Is it me or is Kate a little annoying?

[achorn316]

i LOVED this show!

This was back in the day when computers and technology was a very niche kind of thing, and you felt like u were in a club when u were into computers.. how times have changed! lol

[christpunchers]

OMG MX300, ... Aureal 3D was AMAZING.

[gospyder]

The best show ever! Hands down!

[jackmarshak]

Geez I used to have such a hard on for Kate...

[chessmastor]

OMG A FUCKING FULL EPISODE! I LOVED THIS SHow.

woot caps

[itoady]

I remember this episode.

Used to watch it everyday after school!

[RichGilly]

Lol! I like how he tries to be cool at 13:55 - "sup?" - then he corrects himself - "what's up?"

lol

[YayIAmMatt]

you heard it here first, by 2009 we will be able to buy DVD players that can play back any type of DVD.

[onionofdeath]

...and to think I just bought a DVD burner for all of $30!!!

[ChadFraley]

Good to see my scan made it to youtube! Thanks Zdtvmultimedia. I'm the doofus who asked the DVD authoring question.

I miss ZDTV so much, like others I watched it like crazy. I even did a claymation intro for the screensavers and call for help. Those even made it to "You Made It" background graphics. I was a netcammer of the week as well. You can tell I loved the network.

RIP ZDTV, rise from the ashes Rev 3 and TWIT!

[evalverde1029]

HAHAHA. 46:45 Quantum quandry!

18 gig drive... big drive, HUGE drive!

love it.

[yan2292008]

i love both dese guys !!!

[lilpinkchainsaw]

Man, I used to turn on ZDTV and camp out on the couch ALL day. I could watch Leo for hours, man. Wish he was my dad! <3

[twitchster77]

heh watching this makes me soooo glad to be in 2008. . .$10,000 to burn a dvd? ouch!

i loved zdtv. . .me and my dad watched it all the time. . .well until they decided to screw it.

now i'm left with g4tv. there's 2 shows that i like, xplay and atos. . .but atos has nothing on this show and house calls (i think that's what it was called) IMHO.

man i miss these shows.

[gulskjegg]

Dvorak was saying on the latest TWiT podcast that Leo's current audience is 10 times what TSS was back in 1999. Id like to see the hard numbers, but at face value I think its probably close to the mark. HAH! Just saw BeOS scroll by in the chat feed...classic!

[jamesndarlene]

This was the good old days of computers, the internet, and ZD TV. Now, they call it all user friendly, I call it idiot friendly! I miss this.. the screen saver with Kate and Leo! It was such a good show! In fact all of ZD TV was great until it changed to tech tv and became user friendly!!!

[onionofdeath]

leave it to Comcast to ruin a good show. Good thing Leo has TWITlive and his radio show. I bet his netcast will keep growing and eventually rival TSS in popularity and audience.

[layzer80]

hahahaha 10 grand to burn a dvd in 1999.

[NoNoseProduction]

holy crap, thats martin sargent, and he really knows tech. i knew it was just a joke on the new shows...in martin we trust

[PsychoDaveFilms]

TechTV/G4 was stupid to ever cancell this show and fire Leo. Though Kate was a moron and replacing her with Patrick Norton was a good move.

Sigh... I miss the days of hanging out at a friends house watching TechTv on DirecTV, drinking beers and bitching about customers.

[FlashNumba3]

God I love YouTube...this is the good ol' days right here :)

[kilterdude]

if it weren't for this show, we wouldn't have revision3 and twit. it is sad that zd/techtv is gone but we have even better shows now because of it.

[falconlem]

Call for Help was sorta the follow on show when Screensavers was hijacked by gamers. I am a gamer, but also love computers for other reasons. If G4 really wanted to gain an older audience they would bring this back and put it on at like 6 pm every day. Its stupid to think there isn't a PC show on the air anywhere in america.

[XFLXFLXFL]

I like the current AOTS on g4.. But I would rather have the old show back.. Leo & Kate were 1337 and had great shows where you learned and explored. Now you just get trash shock value stuff on AOTS!

[fetor41]

dude leo was 1337

[NoNoseProduction]

was? still is...

[vio2112]

I still can't believe this show morphed into the garbage that is "Attack of the Show." *sigh*

[quantumnexus]

I know! It's ridiculous.

[cosmotcat]

Thanks for uploading this. I loved this show, even though I am a Mac person, I watched ZDTV every day. It was interesting and kind of sad at the same time to watch this channel grow and change. Now the channel is freakin ridiculous and so very TYPICAL.

[redhouse1985]

Wow......This show really brings back memories

[vjmeht]

I remember and miss this show. Actually my Dad pushed me into watching. It's amazing how far things have come since then. I wish they had all the eps from 1998-2002 when the show was at it's peak more or less.

[Kargaroc286]

what's ZDTV?

[F399SF]

RIP ZD/TechTV. I loved The Screen Savers so much. Also, MARTIIIIIN!

[MultimediaJay]

The funniest part is seeing them using Windows 98 on all the studio computers. ROFL. The Bad Ole Days.

[Nokorola]

Martin is unexpectedly serious in this episode.

[mycatranch]

Awesome! Brings back memories! =^..^=

[tollie]

Just for historicity reasons: James Kim appears slightly before the 33 minute mark, during the Fresh Gear segment.

[ipsod]

What the hell?! What's Sargent doing with the title of technical advisor?! XD

[microwavablebobcatpr]

OMG! I KNOW KATE BOTELLO!

[quantumnexus]

Wow, that's cool:)

[cybernaab]

wow i got soundblast live 5.1 sounds great didnt know it whas from begin 2000 the sound card you see in this video is just the live version

[boobyman]

Damn! The DVD-Authoring talk really made me laugh. Technology has really come far in 8 years

[geddoe316]

this was clearly one of the biggest mistakes g4 ever made...truthfully, i never had a clue about what they were talking about, but it was still entertaining, and the show should have been kept.

[milan1969]

Leo is a true genius..

[magishinex]

And on a side note, those cell phones in the intro are huge. lol. But then, it was 1999.

[magishinex]

God...hearing the old theme is enough to almost make me cry. I miss this show so much. Kate and Leo were just awesome

[wojtekc27]

i miss this show a lot

[Shaun1gza]

i was a freshman in high school when i seen this, i miss this show

[zero2kx]

Kate was awesome. I miss TSS and zdtv/techtv

[scumbizle]

Leo was the best guy on the whole station. Why didn't g4 keep him.

[MoveTheChains]

Wait a minute... that Kevin Mitnick question was ridiculous. Has justice been served? Yes. Let him out of prison now. That's what I took it to mean, and probably a good portion of the 90% did too.

[fishfishstinkx]

omg look at Martin! lmao he's so serious

[mooky9669]

I started out with Leo and Kate...hated to see Kate leave..Pat was great, but I'm old school

[kpetree10]

I miss techtv sooo much! I do remember Faxi Rose but they sold it during the move out of the "basement" in their charity auction. I also agree that the Leo/Patrick team was the best and it was the team for most of the shows life so it just shows that they were good.

[inzannity]

sigh, good times. remember Faxl Rose?

[bahamasc]

ahh the good ole days

[coolhorsechristy]

So funny watching technology "from the past".  Man I miss Leo, Kate, and good 'ole ZDTV

[dubya13207]

yeah i liked leo/pat best too

[digitaloutsider]

This really made me sad to see.. Oh ZDTV/TechTV, we hardly knew ye.

[ravik694]

Hearing the theme song made me remember when it was stuck in my head nearly every day... How I miss that...

[racerx135]

The Good old Days of Tech TV. I really miss Kate..

Dammn Leo looks so young....

Gary P.

[musicmaker85]

Wow, I've forgotten how much technology has changed in these short few years. In 7 years we've gone from $120,000 to maybe $200-$300 tops in the DVD market. I think even CD burners were about $300 still back then.

[bhall96992]

I never saw Leo and Kate so it's nice to see more episodes with them. And look, Marty's actually contributing something useful.

[MultimediaJay]

ROFL. It's pretty hilarious seeing these old pros using Windows 98 on all their studio computers back then. :-D Darn I miss that show. :-D