Your CYD Is Now A Telly
Developer Nickm324 has transformed the Cheap Yellow Display (CYD) ESP32 board into a functional mini TV. The project utilizes a single-button interface to switch between media channels stored on an SD card. While limited to synchronized MJPEG and audio files, the device offers a simple, low-wiring solution for home entertainment hacks.
- ▪The project converts a Cheap Yellow Display ESP32 board into a mini TV using a 3D-printed retro case.
- ▪A single BOOT button serves as the interface for switching between different media channels.
- ▪The device plays synchronized MJPEG video and audio files from an SD card.
- ▪The build borrows concepts from earlier ESP32 mini TV projects but simplifies the wiring requirements.
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Your CYD Is Now A Telly No comments by: Jenny List September 17, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy The Cheap Yellow Display is an all-in-one ESP32 board with a touchscreen, that’s as the name suggests, cheap. It’s appeared in a great many projects since it emerged from the depths of AliExpress, and today thanks to [Nickm324] it takes the turn of becoming a mini TV. The tiny TV project world is one of successive developers building on previous works to deliver their own refinements on the idea, so this one borrows heavily from an earlier ESP32 project. Its twist on the idea is a single button interface using the CYD’s BOOT button. It supports a range of “channels” of which each one is a different piece of media played from the SD card.
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