As I embarked building my own Simpsons TV, I ran into issues being able to obtain the 2.8″ display specified in the build instructions as well as audio and OS issues. So, I thought I would take my learnings and present them here for others who might find them useful. In the end, I built my Simpsons TV using a 3.5″ display available on Amazon, fixed the audio issues, and enhanced the functionality of the project by adding play/pause, rewind, next video, change “channel”, exit python script, and safe power shutdown features.
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