@BKeyport Thank you very much for the info! I’ll experiment with HDMI sleep to avoid cutting the power off entirely, or blank when not in use but for that I’m a bit worried about power consumption… If anyone else has any specific monitor recommendation (or some simple way to get panels too would be an alternative!) I’m all hears

@sdetweil So if I look at the screen with it above my head, so looking upwards at it, it looks good and how I would like it look. However if the screen in below my head, so I’m looking downward at it, then I can clearly see the entire monitor through the plexiglass. The glow from the screen even in the black areas with no text can clearly be seen, even though it’s at the lowest dim level. I know online everyone says how great Pilkington MirroView looks as a end result though I can’t find anywhere to order it online, only calling the company directly and talking to someone. I’m just wondering if anyone has thoughts on the best route to go. Would buying MirroView block the ambient light from the screen better? Or would I still have the same problem and looking for a new screen is probably the only way to go?

@aderoks one of my friends, a very funny fellow loves BBQ and joking. so when one says him “let me check my calendar” he gets back with “sure, but please don’t put me on the grid” ;)

@kusselin OK, much better… :-)

@designs-by-Lucht recommend to use VA monitor. Best contrast , so real black during night and high white during day. Check this out *Both TN and IPS panels tend to have a contrast ratio around 1000:1, although in my testing I have noted some differences. TN panels tend to have the lowest contrast ratios when calibrated, with an entry-level panel sitting between 700:1 and 900:1 and good panels pushing up to that 1000:1 mark. IPS has a larger range, I’ve seen some as low as 700:1 like TNs, however the very best tend to push up higher than TN, with 1200:1 as the upper range for desktop monitors and some laptop-grade displays reaching as high as 1500:1. Neither TN nor IPS get to the range of VA though. Entry-level VA panels start with a contrast ratio of 2000:1 from those that I’ve tested, with the best easily exceeding 4500:1, although 3000:1 is a typical figure for most monitors. TVs make extensive use of VA panels and there contrast ratios can be even higher. It’s not unusual to see over 6000:1. So if you want deep blacks and high contrast ratios, you’ll need to go with something VA* Source https://www.techspot.com/amp/article/1788-display-tech-compared/

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@hango oh this is really helpful, thank you!

Reading this : https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4684/electron-cpu-usage/245 The last post says that the rotation doesn’t work with the drivers that are standard for Rpi 4. So I would suggest you keep it in landscape mode and rotate it with html/css instead. https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9707/save-performance-when-rotating-screen-e-g-on-raspberry-pi

@yawns Thank you! vcgencmd display_power 0 and vcgencmd display_power 1 worked for me!