Tiny-TVs how can we use them in our trains and accessories??

At $75 this is a pricey item, but a rather neat concept.  I suspect that an LCD module and a Raspberry Pi can probably duplicate the TV effect at a much, much lower cost.

Dale

Thanks for posting this.  I've had an idea for a long time but no idea how to make it happen.  This looks like half of a solution.

Waiting for someone to complain it's not UHD and HDR.

Cool little unit.  I'd have to give it some thought on if I could utilize it.

If the TV can be made 1:43rd scale, it could be used in an appliance store, living rooms and/or bars.

A few years ago, Marklin did a similar thing using the small LCD’s to simulate doors opening/closing on metro trains. The car came complete with sound of the doors opening/closing, people entering and leaving the cars, etc. I thought it was a neat idea.

Steve

It's more G-Scale sized with a 48" scale sized screen width.  Cool idea though...

They sell the module separately. I was thinking of making an information board for my passenger station with it. I also toyed with the idea of using it in one of my houses as a flat screen tv since this case is a little too big.

And Dave Olson said they couldn't get small screens anymore.

I thought the video is uploaded and looped.

Didn't see a receiver?

I don't know about how to use it in the layout, but I really, really want one!

@AlanRail posted:

I thought the video is uploaded and looped.

Didn't see a receiver?

It's on a microSD card for the one you linked in the first post.  Cool if it was half the size, I'd probably buy one.

I imagine the enclosure could be made smaller or simply remove the legs and now it will be approximately the 1:48 scale in height.  There were some large sets at one time so I wouldn't rule this out.

You could put this into a home and have some kids sitting in front of it watching the Adams Family where Gomez is playing with his trains!   All sorts of ideas with this little gadget.

Very cute and customizable.

i like the idea of making an Information Board inside a large station or outside a station.

Taking a few of the screens together and looping a video of departures and arrivals changing as various trans move in and out of the station with audio.

I saw on the products page there is another display without the "TV" cabinet.  I don't understand if it does the same thing or not.  I'm curious if any type of video/camera signal could be connected to it.

@Cumberland Valley posted:

I saw on the products page there is another display without the "TV" cabinet.  I don't understand if it does the same thing or not.

Pretty sure it's the same board, just without the cabinet.  They actually have a few different display kits with various funcitons, so you'd have to be sure you were getting the functionality you were looking for.

I went to the product page and for the life of me I couldn't find the page to place an order.  Where is it buried?

Kazar   see Link in my first post.  TinyTV DIY Kit | DIY Kits | TinyCircuits.com

Thank you Alan,

I must have gotten very deep into their website and I couldn't find where to order.   I was on a page with specifications, reviews and much more.   

Where and how do you find these interesting sites as it seems you always have something very fresh to share with us?

I saw it on a Micro-Mark email I got recently.

Dale

Reviving an older thread, but this company is coming out with a smaller version of the TV which is still big, but closer to O scale. They are open for pre orders but I bet they’ll offer a DIY kit for the new mini screen, which would be cool.

Also, they now have it where you can stream directly from your computer, so you could play anything or even mirror your computer screen, which is cool to me.

https://tinycircuits.com/pages/tinytv2

Just thought I’d share in case anyone for last year was interested.

The TV could probably take the place of a window in a passenger car or caboose. That would open a new era of detail!

But I see they have tiny Arduinos that run on very small voltages. I'm wondering what we can do with those. Maybe infrared lenses to "load' and "unload" cars at their destinations (like a digital waybill system)? Opening box car doors automatically?