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

      @tomster

      Here is a video, demonstrating the three types of lightning I have in my bathroom: backlight from the mirror frame, ambient lights and main ceiling lights https://youtu.be/wqJNxCwOmck

      To be honest I almost never use the main ceiling lights - only when I am thoroughly cleaning the bathroom, most of the time I use only the backlight from the mirror frame or the ambient lightning as that is enough for me.

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

      Hi @tomster. I am not really aware of the coating used. I could ask, but I am not sure if they will tell me. Is there a way I could test it myself? Maybe with a multimeter, touching the back of the mirror seeing if it conducts electricity?

      I don’t have a touch foil with me to test it out as I am a fan of no-fingerprint surfaces and the mirrors are definitely not such :D

      I rely on voice control as it is linked to my Home Assistant instance and I can command my whole house with voice via MMM-GoogleAssistant.

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    • RE: Borderless bathroom mirror

      Hello @tomsterand sorry for the late reply, I was out of town for a few days. I am planning to shoot few 4K/60 videos with my GoPro in different lightning conditions today, so that everyone can see the mirror in action.

      posted in Show your Mirror
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    • RE: Borderless bathroom mirror

      @tomster in my case I hope that burn-in won’t be an issue, since the display is ON for only few minutes, when I am in front of the mirror, then it goes into sleep, but as you said it is not yet mass produced in the size that I need for my project and the niche products cost a lot.

      Just FYI, this is the mirror that I am using now and it is a bit better that the previous one that I used and a lot cheaper: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/15553/new-2-way-mirror-supplier-lower-prices-and-lead-times?_=1632237048367

      In natural light you can’t tell that this is not a regular mirror and in dim conditions it is perfectly usable as a mirror, for example I shave in front of it even with only my ambient lights on. When I turn on all lights it looks the same as regular mirror it terms of reflection.

      posted in Show your Mirror
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    • New 2-way mirror supplier - low prices and lead times

      Hi all!

      Let me introduce myself. My name is Denis and I’ve been a MagicMirror enthusiast like most of you since 2018.
      Since then, I’ve been searching for the perfect mirror for my project. I’ve tried everything:

      • two glasses with reflective foil between them - too heavy
      • spy mirror - too dark
      • a mirror that is offered here on the forum from a known member was my last try and it somehow met my expectations, except for the price

      I feel that the price is quite steep for the enthusiasts and it is slowing down the adoption of this cool tech.

      Since the mirror that I last used was broken during transit I used it as a proof of concept for few months and started looking for a cheaper alternative and I finally found it.

      The properties of the mirror are:

      • 4 mm thickness
      • 60/40 reflectiveness/light pass-thru which in my opinion works perfectly if the mirror is positioned in a place with natural light, however, my mirror is in the bathroom with no natural light. I found it usable in dim light conditions and perfectly usable in well-lit artificial light conditions. I will post two 4K/60fps videos later.
      • It is the same weight as the other well-recognized mirror offered here on the forum and it is perfect for frameless designs (as mine)

      The price is 449 euro/sq. m. and it includes: (last price update 24.04.2023)

      • 4 mm thick 2-way mirror
      • Polished edges (no additional cost for polishing the edges)
      • Laser cut foil pre-applied as per your design (no more additional cardboard or wood board to worry about when building your mirror)
      • The mirror can be glued to a frame with any glue/silicon due to the pre-applied foil for achieving a borderless design

      Shipping:
      The shipping will be calculated on case per case basis so that you can get the best price. The other mirrors offered here on the forum have a flat shipping rate which is unfair as a mirror with size 30x30 has the same shipping costs as mirror 80x80 for example. I want to avoid that. All shipping costs will be fair and individual.

      Another point:
      The lead time is two weeks and there is no minimum order.

      Here is a topic for my borderless setup: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/14048/borderless-bathroom-mirror?_=1632049363086 (please note that the mirror there is another one that is offered here on the forum, the one I am offering looks better in my opinion)

      I will post videos of the mirror in action in poor lighting conditions (my bathroom with no natural light) later.

      I am open to any questions and another perk for the first three orders is that I will cover 50% of the shipping costs. UPDATE 08-12-2021: I have already shipped 3 orders; therefore the perk is no longer valid, however, the shipping cost is very reasonable IMHO.

      In order to keep the price low for you, I would also accept payment through Revolut or through SEPA wire transfer which should have zero cost to you in most EU states.

      NOTE 1: There might be +/- 1 mm tolerance in the mirror size
      NOTE 2: When sending the foil drawing, please point out from which side you are viewing the drawing - in front of the mirror or looking at it from the back (e.g. mirrored or not). That is very important especially for assymethrical shapes.
      NOTE 3 (update 05.07.2023): The shipping company that I used to ship the mirrors got fully acquired by DPD and they changed their international shipping policy, now they won’t accept packages longer than 175 cm, therefore, the mirrors that I can ship cannot be over 165 cm due to the padding. I sent a 170 cm long mirror recently, however, I had to compromise the side padding, fortunately it arrived at the destination in one piece but it was a compromise that I don’t want to make anymore. I could use other companies, but their prices are x2 higher and I want to keep the cost to a minimum so more people can build their projects.

      Update 24.04.2023:
      I am updating the price since I haven’t done so in two years and the prices have soared, unfortunately. The new price is 449 euro/sq. m.

      Update 13.07.2023: I have decided that all money that I make from these mirrors (not just the profit - ALL MONEY) will go to different donations. So far, I have donated to three different campaigns for children with cancer.

      posted in Hardware
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    • RE: Borderless bathroom mirror

      @internetpolice you can use any foil, I used the cheapest PVC foil.
      A piece of advice - I thought that white foil would add additional reflection to the mirror and make it brighter, but it didn’t and I swapped it with black foil - it is much better.

      The glue that I used is this one:
      aee79391-2256-4a94-ba74-1a7710bdfcd3-image.png

      However, since you will be gluing it to the PVC foil and not to the mirror directly, you could use any silicone.

      Since as I mentioned in the start of my thread the mirror, I received from Chris was damaged during transit, I bought a new one from a company in Bulgaria which is much better and cheaper (which I hope to soon offer here on the forum) and when I was removing the old mirror from the frame … man, it was strong … I broke the mirror in multiple places as I was cutting the silicone, so you should not worry about the mirror not sticking, it is not that heavy as the mirror is thin.

      posted in Show your Mirror
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    • RE: MM & Home Assistant (HASS)

      @cowboysdude https://letyshops.com/r/aliexpress-ww-97c9f222e4cc I got it from this seller on AliExpress as I found it to be the cheapest

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    • RE: How to attach the support frame to the mirror and film

      I have a similar setup. Here is a link to my thread: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/14048/borderless-bathroom-mirror?_=1630345450317

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    • RE: MM & Home Assistant (HASS)

      I had this set-up for quite a while now, but I have it configured a bit different. I have a ZigBee human body detector in the bathroom integrated with HA and based on the input I remotely control MM via HA automations.

      posted in Hardware
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    • RE: Borderless bathroom mirror

      Sure.

      Currently I am using:

      • MMM-MyCalendar
      • MMM-DarkSkyForecast
      • MMM-homeassistant-sensors
      • MMM-Spotify
      • MMM-GoogleAssistant
      • MMM-GoogleBirthdaysProvider
      • MMM-MyCommute
      posted in Show your Mirror
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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:
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      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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    • RE: MMM-AssistantMk2 (v3)

      @Bugsounet thanks for the information. When should we expect your fork of the project to be ready?

      posted in System
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    • RE: MMM-AssistantMk2 (v3)

      Well, now as @Bugsounet closed his modules for MM and @Sean deleted the AssistantMk2 repo the MM users are left without Voice control. Great!

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    • 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

      @fribse said in Two way community order for mirror glass for all european countries - Open until at least 10 people have entered the list:

      @Ivanov_d Mine arrived in one piece, though I never got a notification from the danish postal system, so I had to find it through customer service, that couldn’t give me a danish tracking number, but fortunately the guy at the post office was a bright kid, that could find it from the description with ‘fragile’ and ‘glass’ written all over it.

      Lucky you. It seems like somebody stepped on the package and broke it.

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    • 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 :(

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    • 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

      Confirmed

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    • 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 djdocta 57,8 95,3 0,55 0,55 Germany polished edges
      11 uros76 0,7 0,4 0,28 0,4 Poland polished edges

      I think that we are enough already :)

      @Goldjunge_Chriz can we have next steps, please?

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    • 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!

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