Finally, answering the usual question, “why the hell would you want a 3D printer?” Brandon Withrow, what’s going on “buba447on Reddit, shared a video of what might be the most important reason to learn how to use a 3D printer and a Raspberry Pi: a small one Simpsons room TV replica playing episodes of The Simpsons.
Withrow is currently working on a more comprehensive guide on how anyone can build their own miniature Simpsons TV replica, so if this seems like a must-have addition to your trick-packed desktop, you’ll have to be patient until you share it. a more complete breakdown. But through Reddit, they have already arranged the basic details of how this thing came together. The TV was designed and modeled with Autodesk Fusion 360, while an Ender 3 Pro 3D printer was used to create all the plastic parts of the set.
Donat The Simpsons until it was produced in high definition and widescreen display until season 20, Withrow was able to maintain a 4: 3 screen ratio as they included only the first 11 seasons of the animated series. A 640×480 TFT screen hides behind a curved frame that makes it look like the pumped glass of an old-school CRT, while inside hides a Raspberry Pi Zero with a 32GB microSD that is used to store media.
All episodes of the first 11 seasons were compressed to fit the size of the screen and microSD card (animated series like The Simpsons compresses to smaller size files very well). AWhen the TV is turned on by connecting it to a USB power supply, a random episode is played and goes to another random episode every time one ends. Pressing the top button on the small TV turns off, but it will remember where you left off in an episode when you turned it back on (assuming you don’t turn off the power at all), while the second button is actually a dial connected to a potentiometer that will allow you to turn the volume up and down- the back and forth.
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The compilation is reminiscent Tiny TV Classics, Basic Fun collectible! which are a series of miniature TVs that play short clips of popular TV shows and movies, but which have all the good seasons of The Simpsons on your desktop and easily accessible is a great upgrade. And assuming Withrow stays clear about where all this is coming from Simpsons content of its next construction guide, there are few reasons for Disney to try to shut down this wonderful creation.