Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
building a mirror 101
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hi all
im finally thinking of building a mirror and i really need some guidance here as this is really not my expertise.i noticed back in the days, people are using ikea ribba photo frame because the front is made of glass instead of plastic (now). I am trying to source in my market if theres a used glass ribba, thereafter, install a flim to it.
Lets assume the above is not possible, i may potentially ask a vendor to custom make a 2 way mirror frame.
the monitor i have is philips 243v7qjab.
i have some questions here:
- if i go the film route, where should the film be installed? in front of the glass or behind? and the monitor screen goes behind the glass directly and ill have to glue the glass to the lcd panel?
- based on past thread, people are buy 50x70 ribba. but my 24inch monitor goes around 53x32. this would not fit the ribba directly. i see alot of video indicating that the panel and glass has to be the same measurement. so how does this work?
- any special tools equipment that i need?
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@1a2a3a 1. the film is mounted on the front of the glass/plastic.
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is that the size of the plastic case or the actual monitor screen?
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none that I have seen discussed here
did you look thru the show your mirror section?
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/category/12/show-your-mirror -
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@sdetweil 1. thanks, i always thought its the back of the glass/plastic where the monitor goes into. just for clarity, lcd goes to the back of the glass/plastic then the other side of the glass/plastic (front facing human) is where the film is ya?
- actual monitor size. im actually thinking of just chucking the entire monitor into the glass and wall mount it and be done with it based on what i seen online. i supposed alot of people are using a full glass/plastic/mirror but the lcd is a small section of the overall frame? hence the ‘digital’ section is just within the size of the lcd panel.
Theres something i dont quite get is assuming the film at the front. the font is where you see the mirror and cant see whats beneath (so if i attached the entire monitor behind it, the bezel cannot be seen). Then in this instance, since whatever is behind cant be seen, how does the lcd showcase the wording outwards?
yes i actually did. i did see some wire connector and some cpu board (i think its specifically for laptop? not sure).
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@1a2a3a the films have a shiny side and a not shiny side. the not shiny side goes to the glass.
I haven’t seen one the other way, film mounted behind. film is not a very good solution in my opinion.
the film is see thru, else you wouldn’t get the monitor see thru at all.
yes, some have a smaller window of content in a big mirror. consider a mirror in a bathroom. don’t need the whole wall as the ui, just a small section to see traffic, todays schedule and weather.
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@1a2a3a
Of course you can build your own frame and glass with exact size to fit your lcd panel by yourself, or with custom-made. It is just expensive or handcraft skill needs. -
I don’t suppose the people put background images when building a mirror mirror? I only see background images for dashboard style. Those with mirror are more of text wording?
Any idea how it would be like with background images for mirror?
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@1a2a3a can’t imagine using background images w a mirror surface as they would be altered by the mirror darkness.
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Does anybody know if the film only works in the day? My local supplier told me that it will only work as mirror in the day due to sunlight. Thoughts?
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@1a2a3a I will not use any film type. But your choice. Look and feel is relative.
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Probably going to use and try it out first. So it’s true film only works in the day?
