A thin MM with metal frame, hidden IR camera and 32" Inch HDTV

cowboysdude

@SvenSommer I’m not a fan of using the Facial Recognition part… just don’t want a camera on it. That’s the only reason. MMM-Voice is a really great module!! On a Pi yes it is a bit slow… but I’m running a mini itx with Intel chip and Ubuntu so the speed is really good…

Actually this is what I"m using:

Mini Itx with intel chip
8 gig ram
120gb SSD
Wireless mini card

SO far it’s been awesome performance wise and the voice is instant… and it works great plus it can be incorporated into other modules as he wrote out the instructions on how to do it :)

I will check out OpenHab this week as I"m on vacation [holiday] … HesitaPi is going to be awesome once all the bugs are out and honestly it’s real close now!

What I’m REALLY curious about is who built your metal frame?

cowboysdude

@j.e.f.f said in A thin MM with metal frame, hidden IR camera and 32" Inch HDTV:

That said, I’ve found less and less practical use for separate display profiles, now having had my mirror on the wall for a few weeks. It turns out that most of the information on the mirror is useful to everyone in my household, so different profiles really only differ by one or two modules, and I’m not having problems fitting everything on to the screen at once. I would like the mirror to be able to greet me, however, when I stand in front of it, as it adds that cool factor. But I doubt I’m going to use it to actually change the display of the mirror.

That’s exactly why I didn’t bother with it. Not because it’s not a good module but because I really don’t need it.

SvenSommer

@cowboysdude The Frame was made in small factory in Berlin. The main challenge was to find somebody with free capacities in the next three month!!
Seems like it’s a good place for metal processing companies around Berlin!

SvenSommer

I found I nice website to share constructions online, its’called Onshape.

If someone is interested in the metal frame model. It’s available here.

Arthur

@SvenSommer
Can you decipher even more details about the costs of the used parts?

SvenSommer

@Arthur
Sure, I already thought about this. Unfortunately I’m very busy this week. Hope to get it done on the weekend.

Arthur

Great! Thank you!

SvenSommer

I’m planning to upgrade the RasperryPi3 with a stronger board, to get several powerful module run able at the same time.
If you have gained some experience with an alternative, please share in this topic.

SvenSommer

@Arthur: The costs, used parts and main challenges I experienced when building my smart mirror are now updated on my blog on
http://robstechlog.com/2017/06/25/building-a-big-magicmirror-with-metal-frame-the-summary-parts-prices/

Arthur

Any news on replacing your Pi with a more powerful alternative?

bwente

@SvenSommer @cowboysdude

I have been trying out https://home-assistant.io/ I got it running on an old raspberry pi. Haven’t spent a lot of time on it, I hoping to back to once I get my mirror finished.

cowboysdude

@bwente said in A thin MM with metal frame, hidden IR camera and 32" Inch HDTV:

@SvenSommer @cowboysdude

I have been trying out https://home-assistant.io/ I got it running on an old raspberry pi. Haven’t spent a lot of time on it, I hoping to back to once I get my mirror finished.

That would be an awesome addition to MM :) Keep us in the loop on this one!!

SvenSommer

@Arthur
Not by now, but definitely before Christmas ;-)

pauldgifford

Have you thought about adding touch to the mirror or is that a dumb idea?

SvenSommer

A touch display of this size is a big cost factor.
In addition you would always have some fingerprints on the mirror.
A better solution is maybe a gesture control.

cowboysdude

@SvenSommer I agree but I’m going to find out soon enough LOL I used to run a window cleaning company so I’m good there :)

cyberphox

every time i come back to this thread…i can’t help drooling over that frame…man that would be sweet to have!