I am looking for MirrorView 16" x 20" mirror in northern Virginia: https://www.pilkington.com/en/us/products/product-categories/special-applications/pilkington-mirroview
Has anyone had any luck securing this product? Pilkington North America is just a few miles from my house, but unfortunately it looks like they only make auto glass. https://www.pilkington.com/en/us
Thanks!
@megamarko112 said in LCD Controller for old TV Display:
CFP190W01-A00
You can use any universal LCD controller board that supports 30 pin LVDS 2 channel, 8 bit. (FIX-30P-DO8L). Make sure you get the right LVDS cable with it. You can use the black GND wires for fingerprinting to make sure they fit your screen.
You’ll also need an inverter with 4 ports for the CCFL backlight.
The cheapest set should be around 3€, more advanced (TV controller)boards with HDMI you get for around 10€. Boards with a firmware dedicated to you screen cost around 30€.
This is a really good site to start collecting information about LCDs.
@feedy88 I wouldn’t have pulled the circuit board out of the frame. Leave that bump intact if you can, it’s shielding to prevent interference.
The rest of it is up to you. Shortest cords possible. avoid adaptors. Minimize the wiring outside the unit by using power strips if possible. In my case, I’m installing in a wall to make it flush mount.
see
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9564/controlling-magic-mirror-from-alexa/4?_=1611953562988
I can currently ask Alexa to show me the camera and it shows me my camera and hides some calendar modules to make room.
Hello guys, i m ultimating my magic mirror, i want 2 led strips behind the mirror, for a light effect when i talk to rhasspy. (Wake Word,thinking,error)
I found the project Alice/HermesLedControl, but how i connnect the strips to the Raspberry gpio?
Thanks for help
At this point it’s really hard to troubleshoot from the distance.
Of course it’s possible that either the board or the panel is broken. I suppose the menu isn’t displaying either?
Have you made sure you loaded the correct firmware onto the board? You should be able to try any firmware which fits your resolution plus 1-ch 8-bit (iirc, check yourself please).
Thank to propose your help to translate. I have ordered a mirror 41.1x71.3 and I took a RPI4 and a microphone. I planned to use this mirror in my bathroom. I don’t want to place a camera because my guests will not like to be recorded in the bathroom. So it will react to voice command and touch. I’m also wondering how to make a frame. For that I will put silicon around the edges to avoid humidity between both the monitor and the mirror. After I will print 3D part to old the monitor and the glass together. The printed part will also extend the width and height to the one of the IR frame. That way I will use silicon to attach the frame to the printed part. That way I will see only the IR frame around the mirror. I hope it will work.
To attach it to the wall I ordered this par.
https://www.amazon.nl/gp/product/B07FP39N8J
I’m wondering if it will be strong enough but at least it seems very flat. Otherwise you cna select any system ‘vesa 100x100’
Right now I want to be able to draw on the computer in Krita or another open source drawing program.
I found the XP-Pen ( https://www.xp-pen.com ) display drawing tablet for pretty cheap, and i’m wondering whether it’s worth it for me to buy or not. I’m a beginner, but I want to become a freelance digital artist. I have read some reviews about some model of this brand, but it’s still confusing.
My budget is around or under 300, however I would consider higher price (less than 600) if it’s reasonable and worth my money.
@George sorry the 75/20 refers to the level of light penetration from the back side and therefore how bright a screen may appear when turned on (what I’ve been able to research and understand anyways).
The dimensions of the frame will be 620mm wide (so flush with the width of the screen) and c.1400mm tall. My plan is to have two monitors at the top and bottom of the frame.
Hi there, starting to build one mirror by myself. As I do not want to see the backlight shining through the mirror, I would like to ask everybody, what Screen did you use and how much light bleeding can you see.
If possible a picture would help other people to choose one screen.
I know that OLED is best, but too expensive. I think their are as well good screens out there which has less bleeding.
@sweeneyc - I also started recently and I found a Youtube video that helped with the hardware and software, to build a touch screen. Since it’s been about a month since you posted this. I don’t know if this is going to be redundant.
I’m not building a smart mirror, but more of a smart dashboard. I have an older 52", which I bought a 55" IR touch frame, all from Amazon. I’m still waiting on the IR frame part, but doing research in the meantime and setting up my MM with the modules and testing. I started around the same time you posted this.
I’m also in the U.S.
Here is the specific title of the video. “Smart Mirror Touchscreen (with Face ID) using Raspberry Pi 4 | Full Tutorial”
I found it very informative. It gave me a starting place.
Not sure about GPIO monitors, but here’s a 5inch mini hdmi monitor that should work with all of the same steps. Not sure about any software limitations though, I haven’t built a MM yet.
https://www.waveshare.com/5inch-hdmi-lcd-b-with-bicolor-case.htm
this is impressive … getting started is one thing, finding this forum is a second … the most impressive (to me) is the community help you got.
BTW … pictures would be good :) What size / type of screen did you use?
