Monitor size recommendations

[Mykle1]

@dcarls91

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

[A Former User]

Anyway, I think higher resolution(1920*1080) would be better for some modules. Sometimes I feel lower resolution is a bit small.

[j.e.f.f]

@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.

[dcarls91]

Would a tv work? Thinking of using a tv so the speakers are already built in so that i can add alexa.

[j.e.f.f]

@dcarls91 Yep TV will work fine. I built two out of TVs.

[cowboysdude]

@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 ;)

[bhepler]

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”.

[j.e.f.f]

@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.

[dcarls91]

Awesome, thanks for all of your input. Ended up with a 22" monitor to start with.

[Mykle1]

@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