After seeing a tear-down of the classic Sinclair portable television, enthusiast Nathan Chantrell was motivated to locate his own unit and bring it in to the 21st century with the help of a Raspberry Pi. By removing the original and unique picture tube, there's just enough room for a Raspberry Pi board, circuitry for a small amplifier and speakers and even an infra-red remote control .
All that in combination allows for a neat RPi-based display solution in a contrasting enclosure that's sure to be a conversation piece. Nathan demonstrates the result in the following video where the Sinclair TV displays the original news article announcing the Sinclair TV:
Fantastic work, and a great use of an outdated product which you can learn more about from Nathan's website. And for more, we're on facebook, twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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