List Good Monitors To Build With

AdamMoses-GitHub

I thought it might be good to list all the monitors/TVs (with the accompanying URLs) people have had luck building magic mirrors with.

Ideally these would be monitors that could be put into custom frames, so they’d be light, could have bezels removed without problems, integrated power, etc, but all success stories are welcome!

Also list any you have tried and didn’t work out so well.

AdamMoses-GitHub

I guess I should also start.

I built a great mirror with the ASUS VE248H 24" inch. The bezel came off easily and there is plenty of space around it to put the Pi and other parts.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043T7FHK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Also, avoid the 32 inch sceptre X325BV-F, very deep and removing things makes it very tricky to work with.
/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cato

@MichMich A database where users could add their experience with hardware would be nice! Hint 😉

ihavetenfingers

@Cato
New user here, exactly what I came looking for.

ottobot

I mostly pillage pawnshops and thrift stores for my displays. I take what I can get and make it work. I usually never spend more than $30 for a display unless I’m doing something large for someone.

FlatPepsi

This sounds like a noble idea- but the number of monitors/screen out there is staggering.
It might be more fruitful to have a negative list - known monitors that DON’T work well as MM.

From what I’ve seen, anything with HDMI works, and with an adapter (which I’m doing), anything with a VGA works. Even the power on/off signals from MMM-PIR-Sensor works great on my humble VGA based, low-res Dell 1908FP.

AdamMoses-GitHub

@FlatPepsi You are right, flagging which ones NOT to buy may in fact be more useful or at least more effective at saving money.

steve23p9835908

Hi,

I’m looking for a monitor right now to use in a PIR setup to save on power. My concern is that the monitor will display “no signal” when the HDMI signal is cut. Should I be worried about this and does anyone know how to get around it?

Thanks,
Steve

Timeeee

@steve23p9835908

@steve23p9835908 said in List Good Monitors To Build With:

Hi,

I’m looking for a monitor right now to use in a PIR setup to save on power. My concern is that the monitor will display “no signal” when the HDMI signal is cut. Should I be worried about this and does anyone know how to get around it?

Thanks,
Steve

Currently having the exact same problem. I’m currently looking into HDMI CEC stuff, but don’t know if I’m able to fix it with that. It may be the best option not to “cut” HDMI output, but to send the monitor into powersave-mode. I will investigate and let you know if there is some progress!

yawns

@Timeeee said in List Good Monitors To Build With:

HDMI CEC

using https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec indeed works fine, I use the same thing on my pi. It is not yet connected to the PIR sensor, so I cannot provide a out-of-the-box solution for you.
One thing you should keep in mind is the “boot delay” the screen needs when you resume out of standby.