While the pace of technology continues to advance at breakneck speed, certain things in the past are left behind largely subject to the whims of nostalgia. Televisions, for example, are lighter, cheaper, and bigger than they were in the early 90s, but they did have a certain design aesthetic that doesn’t exist anymore. Meanwhile, Simpsons episodes have been (arguably) on the decline since the golden age of the 90s, so [buba447] decided to combine these two facets of a nostalgic past into a custom TV that only plays these older Simpsons episodes.
Update: Now there’s a build guide.
The TV is 3D printed but takes design cues from CRT-based technology from decades past. It even has working knobs emblematic of that era as well. Inside the “television” is a Raspberry Pi which is hooked up to a small screen. The Pi powers up and automatically starts playing Simpsons episodes once it boots. There is a power button at the top of the TV which mutes the sound and also turns off the display. As an added touch, the display outputs in 640×480 resolution, which is also somewhat historically accurate, even if the TV itself is much smaller than its ancient relatives.
Of course, the TV only plays episodes from The Simpson’s first eleven seasons, which includes all of the episodes of The Simpson’s golden era (and a few extra) and omits those episodes from the modern era, which will please certain Simpsons fans as well. This actually isn’t the first time we’ve seen a 24 hour Simpsons device. This Pi-based build serves up Simpsons episodes nonstop as well, but sends them out over the airwaves instead.
I designed and printed a working Simpsons TV. Plays the first 11 seasons at random without internet. Knobs work too! from 3Dprinting
Simpsons did it
Hate you Kyle.
He’s embiggened that project! Have a crab juice on me.
What a cromulent thing to say!
Quite a considerable storage space for such a small device. I wonder if the battery can last for all eleven seasons.
It is Wired. No battery at allí.
Simpsons lost something after 4:3.
That is widely believed but I believe it decreased by the tenth or eleventh two dozen and one greyhounds is genius aswell as last exit to Springfield
That’s a perfectly cromulent use of a 3D Printer and Raspberry Pi.
Nonsense. Should be playing Krusty the Clown or Itchy&Scratchy episodes…
Is that a legal copy of 11 seasons?
I bet they don’t even have a license to use the shape of that original Simpsons TV! ;-)
NEEEEEEERRRRRDDDDD!
Is it playing the orb of isis episode
WHOA! They’ll never let us show that again!!!
How much would you sell it for?
Cool project!
Some of the recent Simpsons episodes are good too! It’s a question of survivor bias – we only remember the good episodes of yesteryear, the same way we do with the music of our youth.