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    Hi MagicMirror team, I wanted to share with the community my MagicMirror project featuring a completely custom-built LEGO frame! Hardware Setup: Display: Vertical monitor Computer: Initially Beelink (mini PC), now migrating to Dell OptiPlex D10U System: Ubuntu (Server → Desktop) PIR sensor for automatic screen on/off control via MQTT Implemented Modules: Clock & Calendar (with Italian custom calendar) Weather (Italian weather with hourly and daily forecasts) Compliments (motivational messages) News Feed (Italian news) Automatic screen control via PIR sensor and Node.js Unique Feature: The LEGO frame is completely customizable and modular. It includes: LEGO minifigures on top Colorful decorations on the sides with bricks from various collections Decorative elements (stars, clouds, stickers) Design that perfectly integrates into the home environment Technical Challenges Solved: MQTT integration for PIR control Italian weather modules configuration Optimization for vertical display Power management and automatic screen shutdown The project became not only functional but also a decorative element appreciated by the whole family. The LEGO frame makes the MagicMirror less “techy” and more accessible, especially for children. [image: 1763043465078-lego-frame.jpeg] ![alt text](image url) Thanks for this amazing open source project! Michele!!
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    Any cheap TVs with CEC?

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    @bman said in Any cheap TVs with CEC?: @schmaniel Hey, today I had the luck of finding a TV like the on you looking for. I bought a LG model nr. 32LG2100 for €40 secondhand in mint condition. I looked it up and it has CEC, but it’s called Simplink for LG. Hope this helps. Since I have built my frame already, this TV would be a bit too big, but I found a solution for it now. I got a Smart Plug and the TV automatically boots up, when it lost power and gains it back :)
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    Go Big ! Samsung TV

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    @solelo I will. But at the moment it’s turned sideways on a bed ;) The screen res. of this monitor is 1920x1080 which is the same as the monitor i have so there is no extra space. It’s just that my parents can read it :P When all is finished and i like it, it might swap it for a 4K monitor to add some more features into it.
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    LCD controller board help

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    @zarquan So a while back I got an LCD Controller Board in Hope of saving a screen from my old iMac. It turned out that I ordered the wrong one, and just didn’t return it. Fast-Forward a couple months when I realized that I have an old laptop that wasn’t worth upgrading. So today, I took the laptop apart and salvaged as much as possible including the screen. I hooked it up to my LCD Board and it partially works. There are lines at the Right side and it shows the top of the screen again at the bottom. I flipped the LVDS Cable and it just appeared as a white screen. Please Help!
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    Voice Control on MagicMirror Synology Docker

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    @sdetweil yes that’s right
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    How to use MM with the display?

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    @Marcelino looking at this again, I see the Cortex-M4 processor, which does not have Linux support due to lack of memory management. almost 20 years ago (2002), there was cuLinux which tried to squeeze into the tiny space. but it has been abandoned since around 2008. I didn’t get that this was an all in one type unit.
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    Dual Monitor with Raspberry Pi official display

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    @sdetweil said in Dual Monitor with Raspberry Pi official display slope game: @justaguywithamm MM will display the same stuff on both monitors, and no sharing/page flipping differently so if u have 3 pages, then u have the same 3 pages on each monitor. you ‘could’ run multiple instances of MM on the same machine from different folders MagicMirror1 on large monitor and MagicMirror2 on smaller monitor two different config.js , and custom.css ASSUMING you can have two monitors on the same machine… I have two HMDI connected monitors on my Pi4 and it works great also using chrome as the browser (instead of electron) you can use local (on the same system as the browser) css to customize the experience this is like for daughter/son showing MM on their own computers… one can have one color scheme and another a different one and MagicMirror doesn’t know https://www.trysmudford.com/blog/chrome-local-overrides/ but, if they are coming from the same system and connected to the same system then this doesn’t help. i got it, thank you for the explanation.
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    Mirror film between glass layers

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    @jjhdtv the film should be on the back of the glass, not front. so would never be touched
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    Off the shelf smart bathroom mirror - repurpose to magic mirror

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    Hello all. I’m new here, first post. I have been wanting to make a magic mirror, most likely a photobooth to start. However, I quickly became discourage with the high cost of the glass. (say for a 40" tv) Just curious if anyone has considered or attempted to use the off the shelf smart bathroom mirrors (sold on ebay and amazon) and repurpose the two way glass for a magic mirror project? (adding digitizer and large monitor) The price seems cheap ($300 for 47x23" ) and free shipping. I’m assuming the whole area of glass on these units is transparent. It is late, and I needed to bounce the idea off of those who may have been down this road. thanks,
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    Scratches on surface Pilkington Mirro Pane Chromespy

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    Hi all, I successfully installed my magic mirror a long time ago. Unfortunately - probably due to cleaning - there are some mini scratches now at some spots on the glass surface (although I used a microfiber cloth). They are only visible when using bright backgounds on the laptop LED screen which is attached behind the mirror glass. Do you have any idea - apart from using dark backgrounds - how to solve these issues? Is there any protective foil for example which can be attached to the glass surface, to hide the scratches and to protect the screen? Any experience with scratches? Thanks! Best regards!
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    Weather station for MagicMirror and SmartHome wanted

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    @swvalenti Here’s my weather page from Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KNYELMIR44/graph/2021-07-24/2021-07-24/daily
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    Best mirror size for 24 inch monitor

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    @stoffbeuteluwe do you have pics of your mirror? I have a 46" tv too that I’ve been thinking about using. Or even getting a cheap 55" to use in portrait mode also.
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    Which type of mirror to use

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    @lavolp3 Ciao, I think I will try the one recommended in this tutorial first, it all arrived yesterday, this afternoon I start the tests (… and the swearing …: -) …), my hands are big and my sight it’s not much … I will also try the css code to increase the brightness of the characters. I am attaching some photos on the state of the work, I would say that I am at a good point, too bad for the infrared pir that stole some time, if I knew that there was this tutorial I passed directly to the doppler sensors … That’s okay, art that comes in :-) [image: 1625647959415-img_20210625_183348.jpg] [image: 1625647999029-img_20210625_183457.jpg]
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    Mirror size

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    @stalker401 Flush would be perfect but you can go bigger. You would probably notice a slight border effect. My mirror is considerably bigger than the screen and you can really notice the screen through the mirror. Upgrade due…
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    Need a Magic Mirror Built

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    So I’m in NJ and i host women empowerments events. Theres a brand that wants to partner and have their logo and some positive affirmations that event attendees can swipe through for selfie moments with the mirror. Something like what fotomasterltd.net does
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    Is this mirror okay?

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    Hello! I found this mirror: https://www.myspiegel.de/spionspiegel-pg-2102.html (German site) And wanted to ask if it would be okay or if I should look for another one. Thickness: 8mm Light transmission: 11 % Light reflection: 42 % Energy transmission: 13 % Energy reflection: 34 % Energy absorption: 53 % UV transmission: 1 % g-Value: 25 % It seems a bit thick too me, but I’m not sure…
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    Does Raspberry Pi 3 have the horsepower to do opacity transitions?

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    @magicinme which pi? maybe pi4… I have updated the MMM-ImagesPhotos module to do opacity transitions and also blurring around the edges. its not always in sync, and sometimes the blurred background drowns out everything else…(cpu wise) I see the same glitches on my i7-2600k linux desktop electron doesn’t use the gpu i also have a jetson nano (arm64) and odroid (arm7 like pi) , both faster than 4, but still show the glitches. I’ve spent about a year working on different changes to improve the performance, and while I’ve got significant improvement blur kills it (but I like it!)
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    Waveshare Magic Mirror touch screen

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    @aprilmaccydee Thanks for this example! I got the Waveshare Magic Mirror a few days ago and was looking for a solution to dim the backlight. I’m using xscreensaver to blank the screen after 2 minutes and used the ddcutil command to dim the backlight. Here is the script I’m using: #!/bin/sh process() { while read line; do case "$line" in UNBLANK*) sudo ddcutil setvcp 10 100 ;; BLANK*) sudo ddcutil setvcp 10 1 ;; esac done } xscreensaver-command -watch | process I use xscreensaver-command -watch to get the state changes, see https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man3.html
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    Bedside Display

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    @cowboysdude Sweet, i looked at what everyone had done to get ideas and see whats possible
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    Two-Way Film Recommendations

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    @joeronimo, I tried film but it didn’t work. Acceptable quality was with acrylic. Because the acrylic is quite thin and the reflected image was “in waves” I glued it on a thin glass and the reflection was much better. The next step was the mirror glass. Of course, the most successful mirror. It doesn’t make sense to spend money for components, frame and monitor but with film. The result will be unsatisfactory.
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    Two Way Mirror for Infinity Mirror

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    @rwoduzej It turned out really good: [image: Screenshot-1.png]
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