Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Monitor size recommendations
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Begining my mirror build here soon, and was wondering what size monitor you all recommend for the build. Thanks
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@dcarls91 Whatever your comfortable with. It can also depend on what you want to do with it. I have a 24" and a 32" …
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I agree with @cowboysdude. Whatever fits for the circumstance. I also have made a few, from the very small up to 24". They each suit their condition and purpose. Alarm clocks, Vanity mirrors, conventional, etc
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Anyway, I think higher resolution(1920*1080) would be better for some modules. Sometimes I feel lower resolution is a bit small.
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@sean said in Monitor size recommendations:
Anyway, I think higher resolution(1920*1080) would be better for some modules. Sometimes I feel lower resolution is a bit small.
I second this. You’ll find that most of the modules won’t scale well to 720p. Can all be corrected of you have a good handle on CSS, but if you just start with a 1080p display, you’ll save yourself time and headache.
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Would a tv work? Thinking of using a tv so the speakers are already built in so that i can add alexa.
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@dcarls91 Yep TV will work fine. I built two out of TVs.
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@dcarls91 I’m using a Vizio 32" HD tv and it is awesome! OF course I’m also using a ITX motherboard and not a pi ;)
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I just started work on my 4th mirror and this one is 27" diagonal. I did one mirror that was 83" x 14" so it’s pretty much “whatever works for the space”.
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@cowboysdude said in Monitor size recommendations:
@dcarls91 I’m using a Vizio 32" HD tv and it is awesome! OF course I’m also using a ITX motherboard and not a pi
@dcarls91 Raspberry Pi will work fine with a TV as well. ITX board comes in handy for other processing tasks, but the Pi has no problems outputting 1080p over HDMI.
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Awesome, thanks for all of your input. Ended up with a 22" monitor to start with.
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@dcarls91 said in Monitor size recommendations:
Ended up with a 22" monitor to start with.
Have fun! My first MM was a 22".
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1678/1-old-noob-1-rpi-i-can-t-believe-i-did-it-revisited
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@j-e-f-f That is true…In my case I need more than the pi could handle.
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