**Unboxing and First Impressions of the Recreated ZX Spectrum**

The recreated ZX Spectrum is an interesting project that has been undertaken by someone who wants to create a portable version of the classic home computer. The unit comes with a metal faceplate on the front, which gives it a authentic look and feel. As mentioned in the review, the full spectrum keyboard was not available in the States, so this recreated version was used instead. However, the reviewer notes that some people may be disappointed by the fact that it's just a Bluetooth keyboard.

Upon unboxing, the reviewer was pleased to find that the unit came with a mousepad, which is "pretty torn up", as well as a little sticker that shows key combinations and a manual. The reviewer also mentions that they love retro gaming and that this unit has caught their attention. They explain that one of the big reasons they got this was because they want to put a Raspberry Pi inside it and have already done so.

The reviewer goes on to describe the modifications they made to the unit, which include adding a 4000 milliamp hour battery, an HDMI output, power switch, LED, and other components. They also mention that they set up a Raspberry Pi zero image with all of their ZX Spectrum games. The reviewer explains that they plugged the keyboard into USB, set it up as a keyboard controller, and did a little demo to show its functionality.

The reviewer notes that setting up the keyboard with Retropie was easy and that the buttons on the unit work well for playing Sinclair games. They also mention that the unit should not have any lag on the PI zero at all. The reviewer decides to go ahead and start a game, which is pre-recorded in this video.

The reviewer notes that they used Bluetooth to connect the keyboard to the Raspberry Pi initially, but found that it would disconnect every few minutes. They decided to use a wired connection instead, which provides more stability. This modification also makes sense since the reviewer has added a PI inside the unit.

**Conclusion**

Overall, the recreated ZX Spectrum is an interesting project that can be used for retro gaming. The reviewer was pleased with their experience and notes that it's worth the 50 US dollars to get this unit in the UK. They appreciate their subscribers and encourage them to hit the like button and subscribe to the channel for more great content.

**Additional Information**

The recreated ZX Spectrum is available on Amazon in the UK for around 35 pounds, which is about 50 US dollars. In the US, it's difficult to find this unit, but the reviewer notes that they can be found online with prices ranging from 100 to 150 US dollars. If you're interested in picking one of these up and are in the UK, they highly recommend getting one shipped from there as it is worth the extra cost.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what's going on guys this ETA prime back here again a few weeks ago I had one of my buddies from the UK order me this recreated ZX spectrum I've always wanted to send clear that expect them but here in the States they're hard to acquire and have to get a few extra things to Kurt power and stuff like that so I figured I'd go with the recreated version all this really is is a Bluetooth keyboard they have an app for your iPhone or your iPad and allows you to connect and play some ZX spectrum games I didn't get this for that purpose I actually got it for my Raspberry Pi and I want to see if I can connect it up it looks really good so I'm very surprised it does have a metal faceplate on the front of it as the full spectrum keyboard so this is what you get in the box a mousepad which is pretty torn up and I love retro gaming drink coaster I believe that's what it is a little sticker to show you key combinations and the manual all of that stuff is going to decide because all I really care about is this 48k ZX spectrum it is beautiful every time I look at reviews on this it gets horrible reviews because all it really is is a Bluetooth keyboard now it works with Bluetooth or you can plug it in with USB it runs on two double-a batteries now one of the big reasons I got this was because I want to put a Raspberry Pi inside of it and I've already done so I've added a 4000 milliamp hour battery HDMI out power switch LED and things like that this video is just to show you the unboxing of the unit as it comes the next video I upload will show you guys what modifications I've done to it to add a Raspberry Pi inside of here it's going to be fully portable so you can plug it into pretty much any HDMI display and play your favorite is that expectrum games from there on the back of the unit there's an on and off switch a status LED a pair button for Bluetooth a layer a and B switch now I think this button allows you to switch it from a regular keyboard to a ZX spectrum style keyboard when it's abduct to your PC and there's also five volt DC in this is also a data transfer cable so you can plug it into your PC with a USB cable and use it as a keyboard like that I've already set up a Raspberry Pi zero image so I have a lot of that expectrum games I'm just going to plug this into USB set it up as a keyboard controller and do a little bit of a demo here setting up the keyboard with retropie was very easy I just plugged it in it told me that I had a controller connected and I set up my buttons accordingly so the buttons aren't exactly like the originals that I expect from the plays of games but I mapped them in a way that I know where the buttons are and how to use it hi zero should handle these sinclair games pretty good shouldn't have any lag on the PI zero at all so I'm going to go ahead and start a game this is a pre-recorded video I have already modified the ZX spectrum and put a Raspberry Pi zero inside of it with a lithium polymer battery 4000 milliamp hour I should get really good runtime out of it I also set up an on and off switch and an LED that will be the next video I upload this video is just to simply show you that it does work with retropie and it works pretty good I was able to connect it to the Raspberry Pi using bluetooth but it disconnected every three or four minutes so I figured using a wired connection is just going to be way more stable and since I'm putting a PI in it I might as well just have it wired into the PI itself so that's it for this video guys I really appreciate you watching I just wanted to show you that this recreated ZX spectrum does work with the Raspberry Pi running retropie it works pretty good the next video I upload will be the setup that I did now I love it a Raspberry Pi zero battery power inside of this recreated said X spectrum is pretty cool if you're interested in picking one of these up and you're in the UK you can get them on Amazon for pretty cheap I'm going to leave a link in the description if you're in the US your best bet is to search a day or something like that but they do get on up there there are only 35 pounds in the UK which is about 50 US dollars a little less than that and if you find one in the US it's going to run you a hundred to 150 US dollars so if you know somebody in the UK that can ship you one definitely get them to do it because it is worth the 50 bucks if you guys could hit that like button and subscribe to the channel for more great content I have a lot more coming on this unit here and I think it's pretty cool I hope a lot of you guys do - like always thanks for watchinghey what's going on guys this ETA prime back here again a few weeks ago I had one of my buddies from the UK order me this recreated ZX spectrum I've always wanted to send clear that expect them but here in the States they're hard to acquire and have to get a few extra things to Kurt power and stuff like that so I figured I'd go with the recreated version all this really is is a Bluetooth keyboard they have an app for your iPhone or your iPad and allows you to connect and play some ZX spectrum games I didn't get this for that purpose I actually got it for my Raspberry Pi and I want to see if I can connect it up it looks really good so I'm very surprised it does have a metal faceplate on the front of it as the full spectrum keyboard so this is what you get in the box a mousepad which is pretty torn up and I love retro gaming drink coaster I believe that's what it is a little sticker to show you key combinations and the manual all of that stuff is going to decide because all I really care about is this 48k ZX spectrum it is beautiful every time I look at reviews on this it gets horrible reviews because all it really is is a Bluetooth keyboard now it works with Bluetooth or you can plug it in with USB it runs on two double-a batteries now one of the big reasons I got this was because I want to put a Raspberry Pi inside of it and I've already done so I've added a 4000 milliamp hour battery HDMI out power switch LED and things like that this video is just to show you the unboxing of the unit as it comes the next video I upload will show you guys what modifications I've done to it to add a Raspberry Pi inside of here it's going to be fully portable so you can plug it into pretty much any HDMI display and play your favorite is that expectrum games from there on the back of the unit there's an on and off switch a status LED a pair button for Bluetooth a layer a and B switch now I think this button allows you to switch it from a regular keyboard to a ZX spectrum style keyboard when it's abduct to your PC and there's also five volt DC in this is also a data transfer cable so you can plug it into your PC with a USB cable and use it as a keyboard like that I've already set up a Raspberry Pi zero image so I have a lot of that expectrum games I'm just going to plug this into USB set it up as a keyboard controller and do a little bit of a demo here setting up the keyboard with retropie was very easy I just plugged it in it told me that I had a controller connected and I set up my buttons accordingly so the buttons aren't exactly like the originals that I expect from the plays of games but I mapped them in a way that I know where the buttons are and how to use it hi zero should handle these sinclair games pretty good shouldn't have any lag on the PI zero at all so I'm going to go ahead and start a game this is a pre-recorded video I have already modified the ZX spectrum and put a Raspberry Pi zero inside of it with a lithium polymer battery 4000 milliamp hour I should get really good runtime out of it I also set up an on and off switch and an LED that will be the next video I upload this video is just to simply show you that it does work with retropie and it works pretty good I was able to connect it to the Raspberry Pi using bluetooth but it disconnected every three or four minutes so I figured using a wired connection is just going to be way more stable and since I'm putting a PI in it I might as well just have it wired into the PI itself so that's it for this video guys I really appreciate you watching I just wanted to show you that this recreated ZX spectrum does work with the Raspberry Pi running retropie it works pretty good the next video I upload will be the setup that I did now I love it a Raspberry Pi zero battery power inside of this recreated said X spectrum is pretty cool if you're interested in picking one of these up and you're in the UK you can get them on Amazon for pretty cheap I'm going to leave a link in the description if you're in the US your best bet is to search a day or something like that but they do get on up there there are only 35 pounds in the UK which is about 50 US dollars a little less than that and if you find one in the US it's going to run you a hundred to 150 US dollars so if you know somebody in the UK that can ship you one definitely get them to do it because it is worth the 50 bucks if you guys could hit that like button and subscribe to the channel for more great content I have a lot more coming on this unit here and I think it's pretty cool I hope a lot of you guys do - like always thanks for watching\n"