Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Strip Down Guide for BenQ 28" VA Monitor GC2870H
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@Adrien No problem, I am pretty sure it should work but I have not tried it. I might in the future. I am working on a few other bugifxes as well (amplifier only turns on when sound is played and stuff like that). I also suggest to use the microwave / radar sensor instead of the PIR. it is much cleaner and can go behind the mirror.
Regarding the OSD, instead of cutting wires to the backlight this seems like a valuable option. At the moment I can’t try this (I need a friend to help me take down the mirror as it is too heavy), but I will tomorrow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86AXOZwlgU (TL;DW: press menu button while turning monitor on and disable logo)
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Interesting solution this is the hidden menu of the display. The problem is the boot time i feel like it takes a long time to boot no ? well i will also try to cut the wire if it doesn’t work properly i will solder them. About the microwave sensor i have a rcwl0516 to test but the problem is the range of detection it detect people from a very large range
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@Adrien ah, okay I see… yes that might be a problem in my case it works just fine. I will see about the boot time tomorrow.
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@adrien Okay, so it is about 3 seconds boot time I am estimating. No logo anymore. Just the annoying “HDMI1” screen on the lower right. Let’s see if that satisfies me or I will cut the wires as well. Have you tried yet?
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@yep_dd You could use relay with a small delay to power your backlight. So the screen will only be visible after the “HDMI1” box disappeared. Personally I wouldn’t bother with it, though.
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@yep_dd I have not yet try, i will do my test as soon as i receive my mirror, but 3 secs look not too long
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@madscientist okay, so after a couple of days I am absolutely satisfied. I turn on my monitor with a small httpserver python script whenever someone is at home and -if it is night- any HUE light is on. I am now thinking of changing this to different energy saving modes in my magicmirror:
- Always On
- On when someone is home
- On when someone is home and any light is on (turns off at night)
- Only on when activated by PIR / Radar Sensor
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Hi,
I have removed the boot logo, but it’s around 5 seconds to start the display and the “hdmi” message is there. I will try to cut the wire in the next days.
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@yep_dd
Nice project, I got the same glass but a different monitor.
At my mirror the backlite seems to bright so it’s easy to locate the edge of the monitor.
Could you take some pictures for me to be sure it’s my monitor and not a general problem with the type of glas?
If it’s different to yours I might have to invest in a different monitor. 😅 -
@daniel3490 hi Daniel, it is bit hard to take down the mirror by myself, i have to wait until I have a friend over to help me. I don’t really see the edges of my monitor unless it is really really dark.
