A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
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    @anthem212 well there are three commands to turn off the output vcgencmd dpms these two turn off the HDMI port, NOT the monitor/tv and cec-client this turns off the monitor/tv IF it supports the cec command(correctly) and then you would need a people sensor, most use use infrared, as it’s ‘easy’. there are modules that put all this together. search here for MMM-PIR Now to get your speed requirements will be a little harder. I use TV’s for my two main mirror systems. 43 and 55 in. one supports cec, the other doesn’t. when I turn off the HDMI port on both, they put up a big NO INPUT screen , and power off after 15 minutes. that is energy star compliant. but you can’t turn them on via software if it supports cec, then maybe you can turn off/on via software. mine is inconsistent. always can turn on, but not off on is the same as pushing the button, takes 15 seconds, displays the product logo and all that. I gave up, and just hide the mm content and leave the TV’s on. the one in the hall I call the nightlight! I also use a webcam for motion detection, instead of pir, cause that’s what I had at the time as yours is a 4k tv, I’m guessing it supports cec install the cec-utils package on pi sudo apt install cec-utils this also only works on my pi 4. not pi3.
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    @cowboysdude the thing is I already have a large hallway mirror someone gave me, so I thought I could add a couple of monitors behind it and make a nice magic mirror.