Hi everyone,
I’m not sure if anyone has attempted this, but I couldn’t find anything. Tokyo seems to be missing from the list of places that have a metro transport module. Quite striking, considering it’s the largest metro area in the world.

Is there a reason for that? Copyright or reverse-engineered API issues? I just quickly checked, at least for Tokyo Metro there is a convenient JSON API that one could access. This would at least cover train status (normal / delays / disruptions). This would probably be enough since intervals between trains are crazy short already, so there’s little need for a module that specifically shows the next train (in my opinion, that is).

If there’s no specific reason for Tokyo missing such a module, I might give creating one a shot (recently moved there for an exchange, and now am bored waiting out Corona). So if you’d like to see such a module, please like / comment! Also if you’d be willing to work together ;)

I don’t think that’s possible. Deutsche Bahn provides an API, though currently only for long-distance trains and without any information on delays.

@Atheose thats exactly what i did. the problem is that the part where the monitor is is actually too bright, so it’d probably be better to put some white or light gray paper behind the parts that are not covered by monitor. But it’s not too bad and I don’t want to get the mirror off the wall and disassemble the whole thing again…

I also have a mirror that is about twice the size of the monitor (60x40cm mirror, 19" 5:4 monitor) and in normal daylight it’s totally not visible. At night, however, when there is no other light in the room you can clearly see where the monitor ends

You have to use the pm2 service manager to be able to stop MM with pm2 stop mm

if you just use npm start, you need to press CTRL+C to stop it.
CTRL+C stops any running process in the terminal you are currently in (so e.g. apt-get upgrade could be stopped with it)

@sunnysys said in Where to get (cheap) acrylic mirror from in Germany:

@dbahn25 said in Where to get (cheap) acrylic mirror from in Germany:

In daylight, right next to a window, it’s a bit too dark. My monitor is not really that bright, so it should be fine with a better monitor. When it’s dark and there’s only the ceiling light on (which is quite bright), the mirror’s perfectly fine to read.

Hi dbahn25!

Could you, please, take some photos in daylight? I’d like to build MM for my girlfriend, that can be used like a normal mirror in a bright room. Actually it’s more important than being smart. :)

Thanks in advance!

It’s really, really clear. But see yourself :)

@bibi display port to hdmi works definitely. it’s both digital, so the adapter should be pretty simple and cheap (I use one for ~12€ from miniDP to HDMI on my laptop)

Alright, here’s the picture

I checked with a multimeter, the whole case is connected to ground. That won’t be a problem then.
But the monitor gets HOT, I can barely touch the part on the back that has little holes in it. I really need to think of a solution to that.

@compoti said in Where to get (cheap) acrylic mirror from in Germany:

The Mirror from glas-per-klick looks very cool and the price is not so bad, but they don’t cut the Mirror to my needed size? I’m right or oversee something?
I have tested my MM with a selfmade Mirror from Plexiglass and Mirror Foil, but it looks very poorly. Now I need a real Mirror. The MagicMirror is a neverending project, i spent so much time to wait on a Parcel Service like DHL, UPS, Amazon Logistics and so on :-D

I don’t think you’re overseeing anything. You should probably write to them to ask if they have any other sizes (but I think generally, 60x40cm is quite a good size for a MM).

I tested the glas-per-klick mirror with MM and a Pi 2. In daylight, right next to a window, it’s a bit too dark. My monitor is not really that bright, so it should be fine with a better monitor. When it’s dark and there’s only the ceiling light on (which is quite bright), the mirror’s perfectly fine to read.

Depending on what size you need, just check out IKEA’s picture frames. I use RIBBA 10x15cm frames for my small “wall projects” with arduinos, they have a few centimeters of space between the frame and the wall to put all the electronics. I don’t know if it’s thick enough for the average monitor to fit in, but you should give it a look. The problem is, since they are built to be cheap, that any frames over 40x70cm (i think) are built with a plexiglass front instead of real glass. That means they are not able to hold the weight of a glass two-way mirror without modification.

Thanks for your ideas!
@Jopyth mine looks quite a lot like yours. I took some photos and will post them on the weekend, but I won’t have any time this week.
I also had the idea to check with the multimeter, but I didn’t know what exactly to connect to.
I know that theoretically the metal shouldn’t carry a high voltage and be grounded anyway, but I still fear that something bad might happen, especially when the already-old monitor ages even further (I know, nobody can guarantee anything, but still it’s good to discuss the matter)
Heat is another problem I didn’t think of at all yet, I’ll check that as well when I have time.

Hi :)
I got an old flatscreen monitor that fits quite well into a magic mirror. The only problem is, it has an integrated power supply. That means the 230V AC (Germany) go right into the monitor that I have to free from its case, leaving bare metal. Which makes me feel extremely uneasy touching it or leaving it hanging from the wall (I know it shouldn’t be a problem, but still I really don’t like the idea).
Any electricians / experts among you, what do you think? Is it safe to use a monitor with internal 230V power supply without the case?

@passi1995 said in Where to get (cheap) acrylic mirror from in Germany:

@dbahn25 Referring to your review I ordered a mirror at glas-per-klick.de immediately. My mirror has the size 60x40cm and I will build the complete smartmirror in the next weeks!
So thank you very very much for your review, I’m really happy with that result! :)

Happy to hear that! I’ll order a big one as well, but first I’ll make use of the one I got.
Would you post a few pictures of the packaging when you get it? I really wonder how they ship such a big piece of glass, even my small one came in a huge box buried under tons of paper and bubblewrap…

My test mirror finally arrived today, and I immediately took some photos with it on my screen for you guys ;) I didn’t have much time though, so it’s just a very quick test

I think it looks great, and even though the mirror is VERY reflective (3% transmission) the things displayed on screen are still clearly visible (and I only tested with the normal Windows 10 desktop with a rather dark grey background, but not with a raspi + magic mirror software yet)

@DirkS this one gets quite close to the “shiny bathroom mirror”, which you said the myspiegel.de one is not

I’ll post more pictures when I get on with my build (I’ll build something with that piece of mirror, even though it’s that small…), but that’ll probably not be before next week

@Novocain That looks to be a great summary
The one I got was an universal one, but it was just five bucks, so never mind… I simply didn’t research much before I bought it

@astronauti said in Can I use any LVDS board with any LCD screen?:

Here is a picture of my connector:

you really have to watch out for the connectors! I’ve got a panel called LTN156AT05 and ordered some generic controller board from banggood. It came with the connector @astronauti showed, but that did not fit! I still haven’t got one that fits or even a new controller board since I don’t really need it that much, but you really need to watch out about what connector there is on your board and on your panel

@Novocain iirc I ordered the normal “silver” spy mirror version. It might have a too low transmission rate (3%, reflectance 60%), but we will (hopefully) see tomorrow

@DirkS alright, thanks :)

@Novocain said in Where to get (cheap) acrylic mirror from in Germany:

@dbahn25 The UK Side you mentioned doesnt ship to Germany do they ?
They don’t say anything specific about that, and it’s possible to choose other countries than the UK in the checkout form. I didn’t go any further, yet, though.

My 20x30cm test mirror from glas-per-klick.de should arrive on monday, I’ll post some pictures of it when I get it.

@DirkS is it normal that everything looks kind of blueish / greenish in your room because of the light, or is that the mirror?

I found something else: http://www.glas-per-klick.de/spiegel-antikspiegel/spionspiegel.html
since the small one (20x30cm) is pretty cheap I’ll just order one and try it out. I’ll keep you posted.

@thk That looks great!!

@Steff said in Where to get (cheap) acrylic mirror from in Germany:

Kindly apologize, seems like the link was not really working:
http://www.pilkington.com/de-de/de/produkte/produktkategorien/spezialglaeser/pilkington-mirroview

That’s probably the best possible option, since it’s advertised to be used with TVs and screens. Have you already asked them how much that mirror costs?

EDIT: I just found a youtube video displaying the 50/50 version for high ambient light… that looks really good imho!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEmD-IcaOxo