@sdetweil Ok, I can do that already have node at 18 and npm at 9 I have notes on upgrading them. Thanks for the reminder on how to do this… Much appreciated.

Hi everyone! Recently i’ve found an old unused digital photo frame from my family. I was wandering if it is possible in some sorts of way to reuse it as hardware for a MagicMirror. Is it possible to install linux on the board? And if not, I would I be able to use the LCD display with something like a Raspberry Pi zero or similar? Thanks!! The chip serial is AM7331 and i’m not able to find a serial/model for the LCD display. [image: 1758461618883-photo_5945152151724608784_w.jpg] [image: 1758461619236-0da8f1d6-03b8-4cde-8b2f-20b550983e55.jpeg] [image: 1758461619642-81eee03e-c3d8-496a-91a9-bcf64acefb80.jpeg]

@PrimeLogic said in 42 inch mirror hardware recommendations: 42 inch mirror hardware recommendations Hardware 1 posts 1 posters 3.7k views 1 watching Reply POffline PrimeLogic 13 days ago I want to make a 42 inch Magic Mirror using a Raspberry Pi. I’m in the US and I was wondering if anyone else has any hardware recommendations for a mirror this large? ttps://eldfall-chronicles.com/en-si/pages/skirmish-wargame I’d like to use all of the same hardware (monitor/TV, glass/mirror, etc) that someone has already built without issue. https://www.viberate.com/playlist-analytics/ Any help is greatly appreciated! For the mirror, a high-quality two-way acrylic or glass mirror will give you the best results.

@Hugo I been running magic mirror on pi5 since they released it.

@alex2 pi4 should be enough… altho pricing may get you a 5 instead. 2gb minimum memory

@plainbroke Thanks! I’ll check out Tapo!

@UncleRoger – +1 on having a separate Magic Mirror instance for development (“dev instance”)! I have a small virtual machine running Magic Mirror where I can try out changes or new modules without disturbing my main instance. I don’t bother with a monitor, just display it on my desktop.

@British_Kiwi woohoo!! thanks for the feedback!

@danybony said in Borderless mirror and wooden frame: @sdetweil solitaired in the end I followed your advice and used some mechanical, metal clips to connect the mirror to the back panel. I’ll show the final result soon! Thanks you

Hello @Ivanov_d , I would like to order a mirror with a size of 60x40 cm. Delivery to France. How much would this cost? Thanks.

@karsten13 Hello, I’ve given up. I’ve tried the following. I created a new image, currently only available for the Rock-F2. A Debian Bullseye Desktop LXDM display manager (Debian Xfce) without an X server. I’m currently using an RPi 3 again, and I’ve managed to get everything working. Thanks very much for your support. Olaf

@BKeyport OK, thanks for your viewpoint! Than I‘m on the right way - still works today :-) Temperature was 45°C today in the morning - was at 56° everytime before … So even passive cooling seems to be much better. Nice rest of weekeend to all of you. Ralf

Very nice. I have done something similar, although I prefer the Pi 3 Model A+. It’s slightly bigger than the zero 2w but is clocked faster (1.4 GHz vs 1) and has a full-size HDMI port. (they both use essentially the same SoC). Note I have historically had problems with running out of memory running electron in the 512 MB limited memory space - but using dietPI has really help stability

@acdacd2 Hi! I just found a quote for this product from a local supplier. I was wondering if you (or anyone else here) had experience with it.

@Alannow I think you are on the bleeding edge

@redink For better daytime visibility, go with an LED or OLED display with high brightness and good contrast. A commercial-grade high-nit display or an IPS panel with anti-glare coating can also help reduce reflections. Adjusting brightness and using a high-quality two-way mirror with better light transmission can further improve readability!

@plainbroke look at free -m i dont think you are using all the memory its cpu cycles, the mode engine is single threaded, with all kinds of ‘hacks’ to make it more like multi-threaded. but a cou bound task can still block others

@1eretoile correct, la ligne complète. utiliser mes scripts https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts