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  • K Offline
    KirAsh4 Moderator
    last edited by Jul 28, 2016, 6:53 PM

    The only reason I ask is because you can do one of three things here:

    • pick the best reflective mirror and just deal with the lesser light shining through, or
    • use the lighter one and when you want to use it as a mirror, you can either:
      a) turn off all the modules, but the TV remains on, or
      b) turn off the TV all together

    Using the lighter one is contingent on how well it reflects when there’s nothing being displayed or the TV is completely turned off. But if it reflects better, then that may be the way to go.

    I realize the last option may be somewhat annoying but it would work. And turning off the modules is a piece of cake. Or you could even turn off the HDMI output on the rpi, but the TV remains on … although some (most?) TV will then also turn off the screen’s backlight if they don’t detect an HDMI signal. Mine does. It stays on for a few seconds then the backlight turns off. The TV is still on, but the screen is off completely.

    A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

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      Phate @KirAsh4
      last edited by Jul 28, 2016, 7:07 PM

      @KirAsh4

      Thanks for the advice…

      Hard to choose… I think? that I will be able to get away with the lighter stuff…

      Not that fussed about the mirror part… just the kewl factor…

      I wish now that I had gotten bigger bits to test with to really be able to see but the guy was nice enough to just give me these test bits… I think he even cut them to size as I originally asked when enquired for a size roughly the size of a pi 7" screen…

      No mirror colour test

      0_1469732477498_8.jpg

      Light Mirror

      0_1469732484887_9.jpg

      Dark Mirror

      0_1469732502605_10.jpg

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        KirAsh4 Moderator
        last edited by Jul 28, 2016, 7:10 PM

        Yeah, I definitely like the lighter one better (specially with the TV completely off!), but you need to decide on the reflective property. If it doesn’t suit you (you can’t quite see the mustache hair), then you’ll have to figure something else out.

        A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

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          Phate @KirAsh4
          last edited by Phate Jul 28, 2016, 7:15 PM Jul 28, 2016, 7:14 PM

          @KirAsh4

          hahahhaahh

          Thinking lighter for sure maybe hmmmm… lol

          Its really intended as a pure dashboard… mirror is not important…

          By the time I get ALL the modules working that I want then it will be a nearly full screen anyway hahahah

          Plus i like the idea of pulling up a second screen if I ever need to…

          Still… Test will be in the actual large piece…

          While your around and helpful… do you see any dramas with the TV I have… 40" cheap VIANO LED LCD

          Will attempt to remove the bezel after and check if the screen is not attached to be able to remove it… Otherwise the glass is close enough to the height of the bezel it may just fit inside bezel nice but to frame it I’ll lose a very small amount of screen space…

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            KirAsh4 Moderator
            last edited by KirAsh4 Jul 28, 2016, 8:00 PM Jul 28, 2016, 8:00 PM

            I can’t think of any reason not to use a TV, other than power usage. And I’m kinda, sort, every-so-often, pondering the idea of having multiple instances of MM² running, on multiple screens, each with its own config. Consider a large installation of round mirrors (like 10" across), and each one having a screen (like a cheap tablet) behind them displaying a specific module. Could be fun, if not heavy. :)

            Mock up: 8" large circles

            0_1469735511579_20160523-001.jpg

            Test pieces cut out of wood: 10" circles: The holes that match the one at the top with a red cover on it are meant to have either a frosted piece of acrylic, or smoke color, with an RGBW LED module under them, so they can all be lit up. The front and back pieces are 1" apart, so a tablet can very easily fit between them.

            0_1469735543652_20160703-001.jpg

            A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

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              KirAsh4 Moderator
              last edited by Jul 28, 2016, 8:03 PM

              Here I printed multiple white covers, testing different printing methods, and I also tried doing the connecting pieces in white, just to see how it looks like. I think I like the black ones better. Anyway, you get the idea …

              0_1469735811791_20160704-001.jpg

              A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

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                Phate @KirAsh4
                last edited by Jul 28, 2016, 8:09 PM

                @KirAsh4

                I’ve thought about multiple instances myself…

                I was thinking a whole bunch of raspberry pi 7’ screens with just one module each spread over a huge window with that film… mmmmmm lol

                That would look awesome as a magic mirror

                I’d also love and RGB controller module… maybe the seed studios gear might be an easy integrate…

                Pi screens might be fairly cheap… probably find 8" I was only thinking the 7" official one for ease compatibility…

                I’d LOVE to see this if you manage it…

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                  Phate @KirAsh4
                  last edited by Jul 28, 2016, 8:11 PM

                  @KirAsh4

                  What printer do you have?

                  Only just got mine a few months ago Flashforge Dreamer… Working way up on longer prints…

                  Cant wait to try the wood and metal filaments…

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                    KirAsh4 Moderator
                    last edited by Jul 28, 2016, 8:13 PM

                    Problem with using screens attached to the rpi is that they will all display the same thing, whereas a tablet, being a separate device, can load up MM² as an external URL. It doesn’t have to be a tablet, it could be something completely different. For that matter, they can be rpi zero devices with a screen attached. Those things are $5 each and while MM² won’t run on them, you can still load up a browser on them. :)

                    A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

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                      KirAsh4 Moderator
                      last edited by Jul 28, 2016, 8:13 PM

                      What you see there are laser cut wood pieces. The connectors and light cups are done on an Ultimaker 2.

                      A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

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