Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Choosing mirror. 2 samples
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hahahhaahh
Thinking lighter for sure maybe hmmmm… lol
Its really intended as a pure dashboard… mirror is not important…
By the time I get ALL the modules working that I want then it will be a nearly full screen anyway hahahah
Plus i like the idea of pulling up a second screen if I ever need to…
Still… Test will be in the actual large piece…
While your around and helpful… do you see any dramas with the TV I have… 40" cheap VIANO LED LCD
Will attempt to remove the bezel after and check if the screen is not attached to be able to remove it… Otherwise the glass is close enough to the height of the bezel it may just fit inside bezel nice but to frame it I’ll lose a very small amount of screen space…
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I can’t think of any reason not to use a TV, other than power usage. And I’m kinda, sort, every-so-often, pondering the idea of having multiple instances of MM² running, on multiple screens, each with its own config. Consider a large installation of round mirrors (like 10" across), and each one having a screen (like a cheap tablet) behind them displaying a specific module. Could be fun, if not heavy. :)
Mock up: 8" large circles
Test pieces cut out of wood: 10" circles: The holes that match the one at the top with a red cover on it are meant to have either a frosted piece of acrylic, or smoke color, with an RGBW LED module under them, so they can all be lit up. The front and back pieces are 1" apart, so a tablet can very easily fit between them.
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Here I printed multiple white covers, testing different printing methods, and I also tried doing the connecting pieces in white, just to see how it looks like. I think I like the black ones better. Anyway, you get the idea …
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I’ve thought about multiple instances myself…
I was thinking a whole bunch of raspberry pi 7’ screens with just one module each spread over a huge window with that film… mmmmmm lol
That would look awesome as a magic mirror
I’d also love and RGB controller module… maybe the seed studios gear might be an easy integrate…
Pi screens might be fairly cheap… probably find 8" I was only thinking the 7" official one for ease compatibility…
I’d LOVE to see this if you manage it…
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What printer do you have?
Only just got mine a few months ago Flashforge Dreamer… Working way up on longer prints…
Cant wait to try the wood and metal filaments…
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Problem with using screens attached to the rpi is that they will all display the same thing, whereas a tablet, being a separate device, can load up MM² as an external URL. It doesn’t have to be a tablet, it could be something completely different. For that matter, they can be rpi zero devices with a screen attached. Those things are $5 each and while MM² won’t run on them, you can still load up a browser on them. :)
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What you see there are laser cut wood pieces. The connectors and light cups are done on an Ultimaker 2.
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hmmmm yes forgot about that rpi Zero… hmmm that does spark some thoughts…
I wonder if I am allowed to use this software for displaying info in our small business…
Picked up a cheap Nexus 7 tablet recently… 7" I think… still pretty good and lots around… they gave them out with new mobile contracts for a while…
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Other than being ‘too much for what you’d use it for’, old tablet are cheap to come by. The trick is going to be keeping them running. I do like the rpi zero idea because they would all be connected to my main network and I can easily push updates to them that way.
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For the record, I’m in the same rpi user group that’s chanting: PXE … PXE … PXE … (ideally wireless, but that’s a big overhead to have, ethernet would be fine)
