#1

General Discussion / What is the Human Benchmark Re...

Last post by nohasm191 - Today at 05:56:42 AM

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#2

Thumby / Re: Can't add games to Thumby ...

Last post by Alaricc - Today at 03:28:15 AM

There's a page about using Thonny:
https://color.thumby.us/pages/getting-started-with-thonny/getting-started-with-thonny/slope

It took me some time to find (I found this forum post before I found that), so I definitely commiserate.

There's also a Discord link in TinyCircuits' Contact Us page.

I found it helpful, but, are there any specific resources or tips you would recommend for beginners facing challenges?

#3

General Discussion / Making the Brand Easier to Dis...

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#4

TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: TinyTV2 MP4 video is buggy

Last post by masonova1 - September 10, 2026, 12:43:40 PM

Hi Chuckles,

We've tested the current firmware and converter versions, and can't replicate the issue with our test videos. If you have access to your original video files, could you send a link to them? Wetransfer / Google Drive / Dropbox would be just fine.

Thanks,
Mason W.

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Tiny TV 2 was wonderful!

Last post by Doctorion - September 06, 2026, 06:08:00 PM

Bought the Tiny TV2 as an anniversary gift for my wife and she had it in her doll house for last 2 years.  Had our family videos on it etc.  Last week I was showing it to a friend and it gave an error about storage malfunction while it was playing back videos.  Now it says it says storage card not detected.  Opened it and reseated the Micro SD card and nothing.  Tv had maybe 20 min total video playback use and I still have the converted videos saved on my PC but what can be done about the error?  I did go on the web interface and updated firmware so it seems it's just an SD card connection issue.  TV was never dropped, and it randomly quit while using it.  I had bought extra batteries for remote too.  I put a freshly fat32 formatted micro SD that's 4GB and it doesn't read that either. Has anyone found a fix?  My Micro SD card reader doesn't read that card either.  The freshly formatted one does read but not when inserted into the Tiny TV2.

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Hints on Updating TinyTV2 Soft...

Last post by Chuckles - September 04, 2026, 09:12:46 PM

I am able to update the TinyTV software using a Mac (M2 Mac Mini running MacOS Tahoe 26.6.2) but there are some undocumented limitations.
1) If you use a VPN it must be turned off or disconnected. The update process is not compatible Proton VPN.
2) The update process is not compatible with all browsers. It does not work with Firefox but it does work Google Chrome  .
3) I used a USB-C connection via a powered hub connected to the Mac Mini's USB-4 port.
4) You have to use the manual process (that involves using the reset button on the bottom of the TinyTV.

Hope this helps someone

[sort of]

#7

TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / TinyTV2 MP4 video is buggy

Last post by Chuckles - September 04, 2026, 09:01:08 PM

Using Version 1.2.0 of the TinyTVConverter App and a TinyTV2 with software updated to version 1.30. I can get the MP4 video files to work "sort of". It is really nice   that the converted MP4 video files are more the 10X smaller than the corresponding AVI files with no apparent degradation to video quality but there are some bugs   in the MP4 files. First, they only playback correctly when the playback starts at the beginning of the file. If the playback starts any place else, there is no sound (this is true with both with playback using the TinyTV2 and a video player [VLC] on the computer).  In addition, on the TinyTV2, the MP4 video files will only play consecutively or in file order. If you try to turn the "channel" selector backwards, the TinyTV2 freezes. So in other words, MP4 playback on the TinyTV2 only works if you, configure the TinyTV2 to play the files from the beginning of each file, and you either allow the video to loop, play sequentially or only change channels in the forward directions.   These issue do NOT exist if the video files are in AVI format

#8

General Discussion / Re: Tiny Tv2 STL?

Last post by Burperear - September 04, 2026, 12:28:44 AM

I was wondering about this too! I've also been looking for the Tiny TV 2 STL but can only find the one for the original Tiny TV.
Would love to know if the Tiny TV 2 STL is available somewhere. Thanks!

#9

General Discussion / Re: Hardwired Power

Last post by TravoneMckenzie - September 03, 2026, 12:10:44 AM

I'm thinking of routing the power connection through the back or bottom of the case instead, which should make it much cleaner for permanent use. I'd also look into whether the power button can be bypassed or configured so the TV starts automatically whenever USB power is connected.

#10

New Product Ideas / Re: OLED Screen

Last post by toydaughter - August 28, 2026, 03:19:32 AM

I think an OLED upgrade kit for the TinyTV 2 and TinyTV Kit would be a really interesting idea. The original displays already fit the retro aesthetic, but an OLED screen could make the colors, contrast, and viewing angles noticeably better while keeping the overall device just as compact.