Thanks for the clarification @Mykle1 - think I’m going to hit up a few plastic spots near me to see what prices I get.

Thanks @broberg

It looks like acrylic would be the better way to go for me. I don’t think I’m ready to spend the $ on glass for the first build. I see a lot of recommendations for acrylic mirrors from TapPlastics.com, but I see that the local Home Depot/Lowe’s also sell acrylic mirrors for a lot less. I’m wondering if these would also get the job done for a first build:

https://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/cut_to_size_plastic/two_way_mirrored_acrylic/558

https://www.homedepot.com/p/24-in-x-36-in-x-118-in-Acrylic-Mirror-AM2436S/202509285

Hi folks,

I’ve been doing some research on magic mirrors and came across this forum. I’m trying to build one using my 10+ year old Samsung LCD TV. This is the model:
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/2008-lcd-tv-a550-series

I was hoping some of the experts here can guide me on my first build. Since this is a first build, I was hoping not to shell out a lot of money for glass. My goal is really to learn how to build it and enjoy the process & learn something new. It would be used primarily for the mirror and the display features would be secondary.

With that said, my questions are:

• Should I go with a two acrylic mirror for an old TV like this?
• Could I also just use reflective film on top of the LCD w/ plexiglass?

Thanks for any input!