Hi everyone! I’m embarking on my first Magic Mirror project and I’d like some help choosing my hardware. I’m building the mirror for my college-aged daughter. It will display the usual MM stuff and Canvas notifications. I also plan to integrate Google Assistant/Amazon Alexa.
I’m building this around an old Dell 1908FP 19" monitor that I have. Including the bezel, the monitor is 16" x 13". I plan to use a 16x20" frame and build the box to hold the monitor behind that.
I’d like the monitor to sense someone’s presence when they approach it and wake up. After a predetermined time, it should go back to sleep.
I’ve seen lots of MM project lists, but none seem to hit all the points I’m trying to accomplish. Could someone help me:
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Identify the best camera/sensor to enable the wake up feature.
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It’s not clear whether I have speakers built into the monitor. What is the best way to integrate sound?
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I figure I also need a microphone for the Google Assistant/Amazon Alexa. Is a simple USB microphone the way to go or is there a better solution?
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It seems that the Raspberry Pi 4 is the way to go, even if I don’t need all of the computing power it can supply to do what I want to do. Is that correct?
I’m sure there are other questions but these are the ones that leap immediately to mind as I plan my purchase list.
Thank s in advance,
CheapDad