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    1 old noob + 1 rPi = I can't believe I did it! (revisited)

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    • cowboysdudeC Offline
      cowboysdude Module Developer @Mykle1
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      @Mykle1 0_1491602725263_angry-black-woman-oh-yes-i-did.jpg

      LOL

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        @cowboysdude

        My personal avatar.
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          Best help I’ve ever had. Man this guy is AWESOME I can’t even explain how AWESOME he is. Thank you thank you thank you

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          • Mykle1M Offline
            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @shaquanb
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            Thanks! Have fun!

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              Oliver_Tooth
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              Looks great! Quick question - how’ve you got on with the acrylic mirror? Some people have said there’s some distortion with their mirrors/that it doesn’t like like an actual mirror/can scratch fairly easily. How has yours faired?

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              • Mykle1M Offline
                Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Oliver_Tooth
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                @Oliver_Tooth said in 1 old noob + 1 rPi = I can’t believe I did it! (revisited):

                Looks great! Quick question - how’ve you got on with the acrylic mirror? Some people have said there’s some distortion with their mirrors/that it doesn’t like like an actual mirror/can scratch fairly easily. How has yours faired?

                At close range there is no distortion, as it appears in the pictures. However, the further away you are from the mirror there is some noticeable distortion. For me, it’s not a big deal, as I only care what it looks like when I am standing in front of it. At close range it looks no different than an ordinary mirror. For $34 I feel it is well worth it, although I will use a better quality mirror on my next build.

                Does it scratch? I was/am pretty careful with it and there are no new imperfections since I got it but it did come with three minor imperfections. By this I mean there are 3 pixel sized “holes” in the reflective coating that are only noticeable when the background is white/light. In MagicMirror mode they are not visible at all because the background is black.

                So, all things considered, I’m more than happy with the price/performance of the acrylic for my first build but I will use a better quality mirror for my next build.

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                • Mykle1M Offline
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                  Oh, it’s gonna happen. :-)

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                  • Mykle1M Offline
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                    Drum roll :drum:

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                    • cowboysdudeC Offline
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                      @Mykle1 said in 1 old noob + 1 rPi = I can’t believe I did it! (revisited):

                      Drum roll :drum:

                      TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :)

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                      • Mykle1M Offline
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                        @cowboysdude said in 1 old noob + 1 rPi = I can’t believe I did it! (revisited):

                        TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

                        This could get interesting

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                          I hate those advertising posts

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                          • Mykle1M Offline
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                            Stop the madness!

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                            • Mykle1M Offline
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                              Another nice mess . . .
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                              • QiuyiWuQ Offline
                                QiuyiWu
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                                This is awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!
                                I’m also preparing for making a magic mirror by myself, so your experience would definitely help me a lot!

                                By the way, is your magic mirror touch-screen? And if I want to make a touchable magic mirror, does that mean I need a touchable led monitor?

                                Thank you so much!

                                I'm statistically significant.

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                                • Mykle1M Offline
                                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @QiuyiWu
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                                  @QiuyiWu said in 1 old noob + 1 rPi = I can’t believe I did it! (revisited):

                                  By the way, is your magic mirror touch-screen? And if I want to make a touchable magic mirror, does that mean I need a touchable led monitor?

                                  No, my mirror is not touch-screen. You will have to put 2-way mirror glass in front of the monitor so I don’t think a touchable monitor is applicable here, unless you don’t intend to make it a mirror. Most people are using something like this in front of a normal monitor.

                                  https://yulitec.aliexpress.com/store/group/32-inch-6-points-IR-touch-screen-frame/1542564_501806161.html

                                  There are different kinds and sizes so you may want to a make a new topic here and ask what people are using.

                                  https://forum.magicmirror.builders/category/10/troubleshooting

                                  Good luck to you and enjoy making your mirror.

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                                  • QiuyiWuQ Offline
                                    QiuyiWu @Mykle1
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                                    @Mykle1 Thank you so much!

                                    I'm statistically significant.

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                                      @QiuyiWu

                                      You’re welcome. Have fun building your mirror.

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                                      • Mykle1M Offline
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                                        Shooting for 20

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                                            20 what?

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