#11

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.

#12

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]

#13

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

#14

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!

#15

New Product Ideas / Re: Nintendo Wii like console

Last post by mirrorhearts - August 27, 2026, 10:55:59 PM

I've seen people on the forum use TinyTV and Tiny Arcade hardware for some pretty creative projects, so a miniature Wii-style setup would definitely be an interesting project to follow.

#16

New Product Ideas / A Tiny Monitor or tiny tv that...

Last post by natsukirito - August 23, 2026, 09:49:01 PM

I bought a tiny TV about a year ago and was having fun with it. Then when i had the idea to try and use it as a tiny monitor as a challenge (which i do admit i suspected it wouldn't work but) i then thought, why not though. so that's my idea. I've since tried to look to see if theirs a way i could turn the screen into a monitor myself but have failed and ended up just putting the TV back together and its since just been collecting dust. Please think it over? thank you!

#17

TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Tiny TV 2 - AVI Format and...

Last post by Southls@aol.com - August 19, 2026, 08:11:11 PM

Can someone please help me download videos on my tiny tv 2? My little boy would like to use it and I can't figure it out. I have a PC. Thank you in advance.

#18

Thumby / Re: Thumby probably is gone fo...

Last post by Gunnarjace20! - August 14, 2026, 08:28:23 PM

Nvm about the Thumby color, im getting another original   

#19

General Discussion / Re: How to search this forum?

Last post by spidersolitaire - August 05, 2026, 10:32:09 PM

Yeah, it took me a while to find it too. A search box in the header would definitely make things a lot easier.

#20

Thumby / Re: Thumby color trouble.

Last post by eddyevans - August 04, 2026, 06:25:25 AM

I have been struggling to code with the Thumby Color recently. I started by using the sprites and 2d nodes, but after I learned how to do that I wasn't able to figure out drawing pixels or lines on the screen. I also Can't figure out a way to make a audio file compatible with the Thumby. The closest I have gotten to working audio just plays static instead of the audio file. Can anyone help me figure this stuff out?hot games

For drawing, check whether you're using the framebuffer or the engine's drawing API. There are usually functions like drawPixel() and drawLine(), but they won't show up until you call the screen update/refresh method each frame.
For audio, the static usually means the file format isn't what the Thumby Color expects. Try converting the sound to a mono, low sample rate PCM WAV (for example, 8-bit or 16-bit PCM depending on the API requirements) instead of compressed formats like MP3. Looking at one of the sample projects that includes sound can also help confirm you're using the right format and playback method.