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A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.

How to make it as slim as possible?

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    A Former User @broberg
    last edited by Feb 12, 2017, 8:10 PM

    @broberg hmmm that might be why you get a more obvious bleed.

    I might see if I can get some different samples and I’ll test which works the best.

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      broberg Project Sponsor @Guest
      last edited by Feb 12, 2017, 8:18 PM

      @leadfarmer actually 3% is better at hiding the backlight bleed through, since it lets less light thruu the coating, but it also effectivly dampens all light, so less visibility for whats being displayed. It helps to use a heavier and larger size font on everything :)

      If you can choose, try getting at least 12% light transmission, reading around the interwebbz 20% for normal lighted rooms and 40% for daylighy/really bright rooms.

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        A Former User @broberg
        last edited by Feb 13, 2017, 3:09 AM

        @broberg Thanks. I’ve contacted a local window tint shop and will pick up some samples in a few days when my monitor arrives. Means I can test different options over the monitor display and over the edge of the monitor.

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          cowboysdude Module Developer
          last edited by Feb 13, 2017, 3:54 AM

          There you have it! :) Many hands make light work! Ask a question and VIOLA! :)

          Glad you are finding what you need… someday some ‘new’ guy/gal will be asking a question you can easily answer… that’s how we roll round here. :)

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            dangjoeltang
            last edited by Dec 1, 2017, 12:17 AM

            Hey sorry this is a really old post, but I found that using a laptop LCD with a display adapter helped me make my mirror under 1 inch in thickness. The glass I used was 6mm, and the thickest component I have is the raspberry pi, at about half an inch.

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