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Ivanov_d

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  • Borderless bathroom mirror

    First things first. It all started 2 years ago when I started building a smart home system based on Home Assistant. The next logical step for me was a smart bathroom mirror that would display my calendar, commute to work information, weather info and sensor info from my smart home.

    I had all the needed hardware - 24"LCD, Raspberry Pi 3b+ and etc.

    I wanted a frameless mirror as it looked more slick, modern and professional.

    I decided to go with the mirror that Goldjunge_Chriz offered as it had a lot of positive reviews on the forum albeit being more expensive.

    The setup is the following:

    • 80x73 cm two-way mirror (I was the unlucky winner who got a broken mirror by the courier, but that’s another story. I managed to glue it just for the sake of testing. I found a mirror company here in Bulgaria that offers a better and cheaper alternative but I will share more details on that later)
    • 24" LCD monitor
    • WRGB LED strip behind the mirror, controlled by H801 Wi-Fi controller integrated with Home Assistant
    • PS3 eye camera behind the mirror which is responsible for face recognition and voice commands
    • External motion sensor turns on the mirror and switches it off after there is no motion detected (Home Assistant automation)
    • The WRGB LED is controlled by Home Assistant

    The frame:

    • Built out of 50x50 mm Г-shaped aluminum profiles, welded together
    • On the back of the mirror there is a non-transparent foil cut to the dimensions of the monitor
    • The frame is glued to the mirror through the foil

    Some pictures of the back of the mirror before it is installed:
    IMG_20200919_152708 (Large).jpg
    IMG_20200919_152711 (Large).jpg
    IMG_20200919_153349 (Large).jpg
    IMG_20200919_154850 (Large).jpg
    IMG_20200919_165634 (Large).jpg
    IMG_20200919_182912 (Large).jpg
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    IMG_20200921_183944 (Large).jpg
    IMG_20200923_161232 (Large).jpg
    IMG_20200923_161723 (Large).jpg

    Videos of the mirror in action:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eljzwpAeAdM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNTWafM9NF4

    Considerations:

    • The mirror is too dark … it is not suitable for rooms with no natural light. I will be testing another mirror at a later stage and will come back with the results, but this one is definitely not going to serve as a normal mirror in your bathroom.
    • You have to stick something to the back of the mirror (e.g. non-transperant foil, wood panel or something else, otherwise you will be able to see through)
    • If you can afford it (I can’t at the moment) go for an OLED monitor/TV - the LCD backlight is seen through the mirror and while it is not that bad I am perfectionist and it bothers me :D
    posted in Show your Mirror
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    Nov 17, 2020, 10:30 AM
  • RE: MMM-Face-Reco-DNN - All new Face Recognition

    @ChrizZz I followed the tutorial and installed OpenCV and all dependencies in a virtual environment, but that did not go very well afterwards, you have to reconfigure the module with the correct paths and that can be cumbersome, therefore I started on a clean state and installed OpenCV and the dependencies without a virtual envioronment - e.g. follow the same tutorial without the part related to virtual enviornment. That is the most appropriate for our use case.

    posted in Utilities
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    Jul 22, 2019, 8:16 AM
  • RE: MMM-Face-Reco-DNN - All new Face Recognition

    @ChrizZz I have used camera motion detection and I gave it up, because:

    1. It is not very reliable (maybe it was just my cheap camera that I used for testing back then)
    2. it is resource hungry

    Because of that I use an external wireless PIR sensor which is part of my smart home system to turn on/off my SmartMirror and it works great. Since the motion processing happens on my smart home system and the Mirror is turned on/off via SSH command it takes up no resources at all from the MagicMirror which is already at 60% load when using Facial Recognition.

    posted in Utilities
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    Ivanov_d
    Jul 24, 2019, 7:58 PM
  • RE: Borderless bathroom mirror

    @bkost I am using three different PSUs - A 5V 3A for the RPi, a separate 5V 30W for the LED strip and the original PSU for the display, but it all depends on your setup and the length of the LED strip. However, I would advise you to have separate PSUs as the LED strip draws quite a lot of current especially if all channels, including the white are used.

    posted in Show your Mirror
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    Ivanov_d
    Sep 27, 2021, 9:02 AM
  • RE: *NEW LIST 29.06.2021* Two way community order for mirror glass for all european countries - Open until at least 10 people have entered

    C’mon guys, we need 8 more people :)

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Oct 6, 2019, 6:32 PM
  • RE: MMM-Face-Reco-DNN - All new Face Recognition

    After few days of installing (it takes a lot of time to build OpenCV 4.1 and dlib), trial and errors I finally installed and configured the module and oh boy is it good? Yes it is. It is much faster and accurate than Facial_Recognition_OCV3 that I used before. It was tottaly worth the time.

    Thanks a lot to nischi for responding so quickly to the issues I posted on GitHub and to the enhansments he made based on my feedback.

    posted in Utilities
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    Ivanov_d
    Jul 11, 2019, 7:51 AM
  • RE: *NEW LIST 29.06.2021* Two way community order for mirror glass for all european countries - Open until at least 10 people have entered
    # username width (m) height (m) real area (m2) area to pay for (min. 0,4 m²) location of delivery additional comments (like polished edges)
    1 Ivanov_d 0,8 0,73 0,58 0,58 Bulgaria polished edges
    2 fribse 0,7 0,6 0,42 0,42 Denmark polished edges
    3 lavolp3 0,666 0,666 0,44 0,44 Germany (NRW)
    4 super99iper 0,715 1,24 0,89 0,89 Italy polished edges
    5 Photon2000 0,79 0,79 0,62 0,62 Germany, Berlin polished edges
    6 lolo 0,84 0,7 0,59 0,59 Croatia polished edges
    7 gdr2404 1,1 0,45 0,5 0,5 UK polished edges
    8 hozt 0,48 0,70 0,294 0,4 PT polished edges
    9 gianni.b 0,911 0,522 0,4755 0,4755 Italy polished edges
    10

    Yeayyy, we need one more order :) C’mon guys!

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    May 16, 2020, 2:29 PM
  • RE: MMM-HomeAssistant-Sensors (Development) - Show your HA Sensors on your Mirror

    @snille in the config.js:

    c1f76c95-765d-49e9-8755-361f904e1fdf-image.png

    posted in Utilities
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    Ivanov_d
    Feb 19, 2022, 12:27 PM
  • RE: *NEW LIST 29.06.2021* Two way community order for mirror glass for all european countries - Open until at least 10 people have entered

    Has anyone received their mirror? Mine arrived today but it is broken :(

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Aug 3, 2020, 11:07 AM
  • RE: MMM-HomeAssistant-Sensors (Development) - Show your HA Sensors on your Mirror

    I finally found out what the issue is. It was an electron bug that is fixed in MM v. 2.18 (I was using an older version). Now everything works.

    posted in Utilities
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    Ivanov_d
    Mar 23, 2022, 6:20 AM

Latest posts made by Ivanov_d

  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    @Alannow apologies for the delayed reply, I somehow missed the email notification that there is a new reply in the thread.

    Here is the graph of the humidity in my bathroom for the past month:
    1a718a83-5bb4-4367-9395-e85faf184011-CleanShot 2025-04-24 at 16.37.48@2x.png

    the mirror stands strong in such conditions 4th year now …

    As to the foil … it can be cut in any size and shape, but there are limitations in the shape of the mirror, so please share your idea so I can check if is feasible or not :)

    The rough estimated shipping to Germany is ~ 25 EUR

    posted in Hardware
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    28 days ago
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    Bumping the thread as few folks PM’d me if I still do this - yes, I still do but the prices have changed since I last posted here so PM me for a accurate estimate.

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Mar 10, 2025, 12:43 PM
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    @1a2a3a said in New 2-way mirror supplier - lower prices and lead times:

    @Ivanov_d say 56*26?

    Apologies for the delayed reply. The supplier has in a New Year’s break for quite a while and was not responding to me.

    The price of a 56x26 cm with polished edges, insured and delivered to Singapore would be 155,37 EUR (65,37 for the mirror and 90 is the shipping)

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Feb 11, 2024, 9:31 AM
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    @jkkopp I am unaware of such strong two-way mirror. I am guessing that if it is put in a wooden or aluminum frame with hinges it might do the trick, but I haven’t tried that.

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Nov 24, 2023, 5:57 PM
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    @1a2a3a I could. Just give me a size so I can send a shipping quote.

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Nov 22, 2023, 2:04 PM
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    @tcsabina no worries. Do you want the prices with holes or just rectangular shape with no holes? The shipping usually takes 3-5 days.

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Oct 29, 2023, 6:04 PM
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    @tcsabina the mirror would be 334,30 EUR (price with 4 x 6 mm holes in the corners and polished edges) and the shipping would be 49 EUR.
    FYI The minimum diameter of the holes is 6 mm

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Oct 10, 2023, 1:33 PM
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    Hello Tamas!

    Yes, the foil is already attached to the mirror when you receive it.
    Yes, holes can be drilled.
    I will send you a price quote a bit later.

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Oct 9, 2023, 5:50 AM
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    @Goldjunge_Chriz said in New 2-way mirror supplier - lower prices and lead times:

    But please do not forget to mention that you first ordered from me yourself

    I have mentioned that in the first post, but deliberately haven’t mentioned your name, not to harm your reputation.

    @Goldjunge_Chriz said in New 2-way mirror supplier - lower prices and lead times:

    copied my complete shipping concept including the shipping box I developed brazenly

    I haven’t copied anything, I improved on top of your concept and proposed to the people here fair shipping prices based on weight and destination and not flat shipping rate.

    @Goldjunge_Chriz said in New 2-way mirror supplier - lower prices and lead times:

    have made me bad several times here in this thread to promote your own mirror

    I have only compared what I have, your and my mirror.

    @Goldjunge_Chriz said in New 2-way mirror supplier - lower prices and lead times:

    wanted to make my mirror bad by worse positioning, different angles and deliberate misleading

    That is not true. Let me know at which angle you’d like me to put both mirrors at and I will do it. It was already confirmed by people who have your mirror and mine that mine is better. I would have never posted a video comparison if it was not requested by the users.

    @Goldjunge_Chriz said in New 2-way mirror supplier - lower prices and lead times:

    give you a “business advantage”

    I donate all the money, ALL, not the profit, but ALL money to a child cancer fund and I can post here all the receipts for my donations, so I am not doing business here, I have a very well-paid job and do that as a courtesy to the community of fellow DIYers.

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Sep 23, 2023, 4:49 AM
  • RE: New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

    @Goldjunge_Chriz I think you posted in the wrong thread, mate. I never highjacked yours, so I would really appreciate if you do the same with mine. Thanks.

    posted in Hardware
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    Ivanov_d
    Sep 22, 2023, 11:26 AM
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