Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Monitor recommendation
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Hello everyone!
I’ve already searched in the forum for existing threads but didn’t find anyone that is up to date or covering what I’m looking for.
I’m about to build my first mirror and the display is going to be in the center of the mirror, not covering the whole mirror, so I’m a bit worried about light bleeding and seeing the rectangle of the display even in the black parts of the UI when the room is in low light.
I’m planning to use Pilkington MirroView.The characteristics I’m looking for a display are:
- between 22" and 27"
- high contrast ratio / low back lighting
- no turn on/off animations or logo displayed (want to turn it on/off when no people are in front of the mirror)
- can be rotated vertically
Looking forward for some recommendation, thanks all!
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@danybony Monitors without any on/off logos is gonna be a tough one - You’ll want to use HDMI sleep to power up and down the monitor or simply blank it (I’d go for the latter if you’re concerned about a “No Signal” image).
As for the others - you’ll have to experiment - sadly.
General advice:
Get a monitor with a bezel on all sides - why? No lopsided display when you pull it out of frame.
Get a monitor with the cables pointing out one side or the bottom. Why? Pointing out the back will cause issues in install and make it harder to make it compact.
Get a monitor with a built in power converter (110v/220v direct into monitor) - why? For compactness reasons - less work to build frame behind it.
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@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
