📼 TinyTV 2: Where Retro Meets Your Playlist!
The TinyTV 2 is a portable retro television featuring a vibrant 1.14" IPS display, allowing users to load their own videos via USB-C. With functioning rotary knobs for easy control and a rechargeable battery offering 2 hours of playtime, this miniature TV is perfect for nostalgic entertainment on the go.
Brand Name | TinyCircuits |
Item Weight | 2.08 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 1.1 x 1.5 x 1.9 inches |
Item model number | ASK4004 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
Color Name | Clear |
Special Features | Flat |
Standing screen display size | 1 Inches |
Aspect Ratio | 1.60:1 |
T**A
Nice very small tv
Nice tv.. honestly it’s very small for what I wanted it for but still usable. Very easy to add your own videos.
B**J
Fantastic!
Love this little TV! The computer app used to load up videos is simple, straightforward, and everything I’ve tried so far has worked well. The remote is a nice bonus! Highly recommend to those interested in tiny things
V**A
One of the best present
One of the best present
I**E
TV for my pet
Bought it for my iguanas cage and she’s been watching it for hours. She’s calmed down and doesn’t press herself to the side of the cage or fall off her ledges trying to watch ours anymore. I know you didn’t make this for pets but I’m so glad you made this little tv anyway.
J**R
Click PFFFFT!
Pretty much does what it says. I like it!I do have a few complaints though.- Speaker is a bit quiet, but clear.- Writing data to it is very slow, but I can deal with that.- The screen is one of those displays that looks weird unless you're looking at it head on (to a minor degree, it's not too bad), so if it's sitting on a desk top, I have to angle it upwards so it's viewable.- The fact it has a battery will likely drastically reduce its lifespan. Whether that battery bloats, leaks, etc, it'll die much sooner than it should... especially since it'll likely be on the charger 24/7.- It's delicate. The legs will likely snap off, or the plug for the cable may break, etc - so be careful.Things about it that I like, but the average person may not appreciate:- The file format isn't proprietary. It's just a low-resolution standard AVI file... so if their desktop app disappears, we have alternatives.- There's no phone app that will further make it unusable once the app is unsupported. It's just a standard USB storage that you copy files onto (slowly)- No proprietary cable.- It's also interesting that each video is treated as a "channel" that continues to "play" in the background. You have control over the timing. You know... like broadcast TV! Switching channels does the PFFFFT sound with static too. There's attention to detail here.One thing about the controller... if you lose it or it wears out, it's fairly basic, and other controllers around the house may work. For instance, I grabbed a random IR controller I had for a strip of colored LEDs, and pressing the brightness-down button changes the channel on it.
A**Y
Really neat.
This was a very neat little device. Connects and charges through USB-C. I had no problem connecting it to an M2 mac. You need to download a video converter from their website, which seems to be a gui front end to ffmpeg. Very easy to use. I do a lot of video transcoding, so I was a little surprised to see it uses motion-JPEG as a video format, but it uses little cpu power to decode. You can probably fit something like 10 hours of video. There is a text control file that you can edit that controls which file is mapped to what channel number. I loaded mine with shows from 1967 (like Star Trek). You can easily tell what they are, even on such a tiny screen. It comes with example videos pre-loaded (a fireplace, the ocean, etc).
B**S
The Cutest Thing Ever
It just arrived and I only had moments to play with it. But the tv has working knobs which I used in order to change the channels and adjust the volume. There are some preloaded items already on the device and about 4-6 channels. They even added the channel number on the screen. I know it's silly but the idea of this tiny tv just tickles my fancy.The picture is perfect and clear. A magnifying glass is not necessary to view anything on the tv either. I didn't get a chance to try the remote but I can only assume they work fine since the buttons on the remote are certainly bigger than the knobs actually on the tv. The knobs do not 'click' over by the way. For some of us old enough to have lived with an older tv the knobs usually made a noise when they were turned and you could feel the knob actually changing the channels. I'm sure it could be done but your talking about adding another feature on a device that your trying to keep small. Plus, anyone turning the channels by hand may not want the additional difficulty of changing the channel in that manner on a knob that is pretty small to begin with.The sound is also perfectly fine. I was afraid that it would sound would be more of an issue but I was willing to ignore it for the novelty of the idea. But the sound is fine. I wouldn't attempt to try to listen to it if you had a lot of background noise ongoing at the same time, then you might have an issue.As I was flipping the channels the only item I recognized was Gumby on one of the channels. I did not immediately recognize anything else. Also note that when the tv is turned on and off via the button on the top of the set that the video continues to play where you left off instead of starting from the beginning. I highly recommend this item. Even if the items that are preloaded are not to your taste you can download other items. I can only assume that they will automatically shrink to fit the screen. I haven't had the time to read the information that can with the set or check out their website. I just wish they had other options to chose from other than miniature gaming.
A**R
Remote Issue
Love this mini TV! I’ve purchased two of these. One to keep, one for a fun gift with preloaded content. The remote suddenly stopped working on the gift TV. We replaced the battery, but still doesn’t work. I’d hate to start over and be forced to purchase a new one as the content was difficult to organize and upload.Has anyone fixed this issue?? Gift TV works fine, other than remote not able to connect. Would love to hear from the company and get customer support.Update: Replacement remote send. Waiting for delivery. Customer service was very helpful.
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