So now I’m facing kinda my own dilemma here. Having uncovered that mirror shall not have background images, my wife is asking for the dashboard version over the mirror because she wanted our baby daughter photo to be in.

I have bought the ikea Ribba glass version for the mirror. But since it’s going dashboard, my issue here is that the glass has to be the same exact size as the monitor. Previously I was working under the impression that if I hide the small lcd behind a bigger mirror that is fine. But if I were to do a dashboard, my glass and lcd has to be the same exact size. My assumption correct?

Actually for dashboard, do people just frame around the lcd or do they use a plastic/glass?

And if so, any advice what I should proceed with next? I’m stuck with the following item:
24 inch monitor
IKEA ribba glass 50x70

Few options came to my mind.

1. ignore ribba, mount monitor to wall and use monitor as dashboard and call it a day.

2. custom made a whole new frame and glass/plastic to fit the monitor.

3. buy a lcd panel that is 50*70 to fit ribba.

4. put the lcd panel into the ribba glass. The excess putter space cover it with films or use the white cut out that’s included in the ribba.

Hmmmm

@MMRIZE thanks will do. Last question, what’s the spec of the 2 way mirror I should be looking for if I were to buy one? 3mm with 50% reflection?

Probably going to use and try it out first. So it’s true film only works in the day?

Does anybody know if the film only works in the day? My local supplier told me that it will only work as mirror in the day due to sunlight. Thoughts?

I don’t suppose the people put background images when building a mirror mirror? I only see background images for dashboard style. Those with mirror are more of text wording?

Any idea how it would be like with background images for mirror?

@sdetweil 1. thanks, i always thought its the back of the glass/plastic where the monitor goes into. just for clarity, lcd goes to the back of the glass/plastic then the other side of the glass/plastic (front facing human) is where the film is ya?

2. actual monitor size. im actually thinking of just chucking the entire monitor into the glass and wall mount it and be done with it based on what i seen online. i supposed alot of people are using a full glass/plastic/mirror but the lcd is a small section of the overall frame? hence the ‘digital’ section is just within the size of the lcd panel.

Theres something i dont quite get is assuming the film at the front. the font is where you see the mirror and cant see whats beneath (so if i attached the entire monitor behind it, the bezel cannot be seen). Then in this instance, since whatever is behind cant be seen, how does the lcd showcase the wording outwards?

yes i actually did. i did see some wire connector and some cpu board (i think its specifically for laptop? not sure).

hi all
im finally thinking of building a mirror and i really need some guidance here as this is really not my expertise.

i noticed back in the days, people are using ikea ribba photo frame because the front is made of glass instead of plastic (now). I am trying to source in my market if theres a used glass ribba, thereafter, install a flim to it.

Lets assume the above is not possible, i may potentially ask a vendor to custom make a 2 way mirror frame.

the monitor i have is philips 243v7qjab.

i have some questions here:

1. if i go the film route, where should the film be installed? in front of the glass or behind? and the monitor screen goes behind the glass directly and ill have to glue the glass to the lcd panel?
2. based on past thread, people are buy 50x70 ribba. but my 24inch monitor goes around 53x32. this would not fit the ribba directly. i see alot of video indicating that the panel and glass has to be the same measurement. so how does this work?
3. any special tools equipment that i need?

By any chance you can ship to singapore?

ill be damned. managed to get it to work using this after some searching

Edit the “config.txt” in the “/boot” directory.

Go to:

“# Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver
dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2”

And change “dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d” to “dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d”.

There is a bug in the “vc4-kms-v3d” driver.

After changing in the “config.txt” “vcgencmd display_power 0” returns a “display_power=0”.

@sdetweil hello
lsb_release -a returns -
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Raspbian
Description: Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release: 11
Codename: bullseye

uname -a returns-
Linux pi-mirror 6.1.21-v7+ #1642 SMP Mon Apr 3 17:20:52 BST 2023 armv7l GNU/Linux

raspberyy pi 3b+

which one should i use and can you advise me on the code please?