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      A Former User last edited by

      Hi,

      does anybody know, if it still looks good if the mirror is larger than the monitor?

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        feuerball last edited by

        i got a 50x50 mirror with a approx. 24° monitor.

        i taped the free area of the mirror to get full darkness behind it.

        looks very good 🙂

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          marcwagner last edited by

          Could you share some pictures? I would love to see for myself.

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            ZombieDE last edited by ZombieDE

            Is there any downside when the mirror is bigger (*1,5 or *2) than the monitor behind it?
            For example my current idea would look like this:
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              strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer @ZombieDE last edited by

              @ZombieDE the bleeding of the monitor could be more obvious if its not all over the place

              Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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                ZombieDE @strawberry 3.141 last edited by ZombieDE

                @strawberry-3.141 How bad could it get? Sorry, I have no experience with mirrors.
                Do you have any pictures how it could look like?
                (I changed/updated my first question)

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                  strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer @ZombieDE last edited by

                  @ZombieDE this depends on the brightness of your monitor and the light transition of the mirror, for example here you can see the cut where the monitor ends https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1250/my-first-build-using-a-lasered-frame/2

                  Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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                    ZombieDE @strawberry 3.141 last edited by

                    @strawberry-3.141 I’ll use the two way mirror form Germany (light transmisson 24 percent)and (probably) the BenQ GL2760H (contrast 1000:1, brightness 300 nits = 300 cd/m²) if you can get something out of it.

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                      strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer @ZombieDE last edited by

                      @ZombieDE I guess @Goldjunge_Chriz can help you more with your question

                      Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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                        Atheose last edited by

                        For what it’s worth, I have a mirror that’s larger than my monitor:

                        Monitor: 12.5x19.5"
                        Mirror: 14x22"

                        It looks totally fine. There was some bleed at the edge of the monitor where you could see some light-glow, but I taped that down with electrical tape and now it’s perfect.

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