@ruff-hi said in Research for Basic Magic Mirror:

can I put an animated background / wall paper on my magic mirror?

maybe, but rememeber all that animation takes cpu power… nothing is free…

Fair point. I can see my magic mirror having some dark space (side or bottom) and I want to see if I can set it up so that you can’t tell where the screen starts and ends. something like an aquarium with the rocks at the bottom being part of the static (non-screen) area and the fish being on / in the actual screen area.

can I put an animated background / wall paper on my magic mirror?

maybe, but rememeber all that animation takes cpu power… nothing is free…

The most important thing is :
The monitor need have 178 degree from side or top clear , so many old monitor have reflect way .

Thanks for the post. I read this line a bunch of times … trying to make sense of it before I resorted to google. Searching ‘178 degree from side or top clear’ yielded links about viewing angles and refining my search gave me this …

https://blog.bestbuy.ca/tv-audio/tv-home-theatre-tv-audio/tv-features-explained-part-2-viewing-angles

Who knew that bestbuy blogged?

Now that I understand the comment, this is not the most important aspect for me. A screen where you can see the edge behind the mirror and the ability to show crisp, possibly small text is much more important that being able to read the content from a 65° let alone 89°.

Now … here is a question … can I put an animated background / wall paper on my magic mirror?

Ordered this one from Amazon today - a ASUS VE228H 21.5" Full HD 1920x1080 HDMI DVI VGA Back-lit LED Monitor, Black. There is a picture on newegg that shows the video output facing down :)

The picture also shows a sticker ‘warrantee void if seal damaged’.

@ruff-hi said in Research for Basic Magic Mirror:

Another thinner connector goes to the bottom right of the screen (as you look at it) - purpose unknown

probably power…i have 4 monitors that have had the power button on the bottom bezel on the right corner. i am using one now (asus)

It wasn’t power. The power button was on the small board. It is connected to the screen so I am thinking back lighting.

Anyway, monitor all put back together and is being returned to Amazon.

Another thinner connector goes to the bottom right of the screen (as you look at it) - purpose unknown

probably power…i have 4 monitors that have had the power button on the bottom bezel on the right corner. i am using one now (asus)

• One large (wide) connector goes to the screen
• Another thinner connector goes to the bottom right of the screen (as you look at it) - purpose unknown
• A third, even thinner connector that goes to a separate, very small board with buttons (screen brightness, contrast, etc controller?)

I don’t think I can connect my RPI to the screen via the cable (different sizes) so I will have to use the HDMI port on the back of the monitor (sticks out, but not too far) and then plug that into my mini-HDMI (RPI 4).

I might be able to take the bezel off the screen but I might just not worry about that … this is a very thin monitor to start with.

Really, just about any monitor will work. However, looking at your link, I noticed the ports come straight out the back of the unit. In most cases, it’s preferable to have the ports facing down towards the floor, especially if you’re putting this in a frame. With the ports facing downward, the frame doesn’t have to be as “thick”, keeping it closer to the wall where you hang it.

Personally, I’d make my priority the mirror glass itself and pick up a 2nd hand monitor.

That’s just my opinion. Take it for what it’s worth.

Peace