TinyTV 2 - Portable Retro Television with Working Rotary knobs - Load Your own Videos Easily via USB onto Your own minature TV (Clear)

Around the late 90’s or early 00’s my friend’s mom had a small battery powered TV that we brought with us on a road trip. It barely worked and the battery didn’t last long BUT I just thought it was so cool. This memory prompted me to look up small televisions on Amazon to see how much technology has advanced since that long ago road trip.That’s when the MiniTV popped up! After a bit of research I ordered one and I could not be happier. It just oozes the sort of comfy, warm, and nostalgic vibe that I love. Like grandma’s old TV that she still uses. Except this thing is packed with awesome features. The dials work on the tv and the little remote is fully functional. The picture is clear and crisp with good sound output considering the size. It comes pre-loaded with some stuff on it (my favorite is tue Gumby channel or the fireplace channel) but with a usb-c port on the back you can connect it to your Windows or Mac and use their app to upload your own videos on the TV. You can also stream some services like Netflix to the tv screen when the cable is still connected to your computer. I really enjoy showing it off to people when they come over, everyone is always really impressed when I show them how functional it actually is. Also, it has a pretty good battery-life.Obviously this isn’t something most people are going to want to use as their primary tv or streaming device to watch all the time. This is sort of a niche thing that is meant to be a cool thing to show off to people or to have in the background when you’re just chilling. I personally like falling asleep with it playing on my nightstand or streaming a favorite movie or show while I’m relaxing or doing something in my room.If this is the kind of cool little thing you like to collect or have around your house then I can’t recommend it enough. It’s very well made and clearly created with care and quality- not churned out by the thousands in some far-away factory. For around $50 this is an awesome product and more than worth the price for the quality and the enjoyment it has given me.

What a cute gadget? It's amazing that something so small has such a good picture?The TV is easily loaded with .avi videos. There is 4.37GB of storage and a 30min .avi uses ~240MB so that should give you an idea of how many videos you can load. If your videos are of .mp4 format the online video converter at the tinytv website can convert them to fit the little screen. I glued 2 small magnets onto the back and now it's a refrigerator magnet. Makes a great conversation piece. I loaded the candy maker episode of I Love Lucy on it. The sound isn't very loud and distinguishable in a noisy room but it's there. Picture quality is much better than I imagined and setup was a breeze. It's all plug and play. There's a power button on the top of the TV and you must power on the tv after connecting it to your computer so your computer can access the storage and assign a drive letter. From there you just drag and drop .avi videos. The size is ~ 2in high by 1.3 inches wide by < 1/2 inch deep. This would be great for someone into miniatures/dollhouses.

So adorable! Worked right out of the box and came preloaded with a couple "channels". Volume and channel knobs work and even have the nostalgic static noises. The remote also works, but you have to be right next to the unit. Absolutely love! (Also the perfect size for model houses.)

This is such a fun idea. I have enjoyed taking it to show friends and coworkers.

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.

Lots of Laughs with this one! Put it in my Husband's Christmas stocking. It really does work too!