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      George @jste84
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      @jste84 , an idea to use a single power cord.
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        jste84
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        Thank you for all these ideas they’ve really helped.

        So my progress so far is I’ve stripped back a 17" LCD monitor.

        Ordered 2 way mirror acrylic and I’m loving the power idea above so going to look into that

        My next question is what’s the best way to fix the monitor to the acrylic.

        The original link suggested duck tape… But would that be enough for the weight of the monitor?

        Then my last problem is the frame… But I think I need to sort the above first and then get a frame once I’ve got it configured and attached to the acrylic

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          jste84
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          Also I’ve gone for a bigger sized acrylic than monitor, with my thought being the top half is where my smart info would display, 42 x 59cm will be my dimensions…

          So if you have any hints for housing this and attaching the stripped back monitor I’d love to hear them

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            George @jste84
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            @jste84 , I tried acrylic. It is flexible and distorts the image. I glued reflective film on the glass. He doesn’t have a very good reflection. You will spend money and time and you will be disappointed. If you want quality, buy glass and you will have quality.

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              Bolovai @ashishtank
              last edited by Bolovai

              @ashishtank

              Right for the 7" i do have the one slim power strip in use. I was referring to the other MagicMirror deployment I have using a 22" lcd monitor. That still needs the full monitor cable for power outside of the pi power cable.

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                ashishtank Module Developer @Bolovai
                last edited by

                @Bolovai check @George post, you can have one power strip cable coming out of mirror and in that power string you can plug monitor and pi.

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