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1. Noobs magic mirror pi 720p#
2. Noobs magic mirror pi 1080p#
3. Noobs magic mirror pi software#
4. Noobs magic mirror pi plus#

This would have worked, but it is a much different design from florescent backlit of the old model. The model of Sceptre TV that I bought was no longer made, so I ordered one of their newer LED backlit models for $130 from Amazon.

Before that, though, I tried to replace the entire display. In the end I simply entered the part number written on the board into eBay and got a replacement for $23. At least one capacitor and I think all four diodes on the board had failed.

Noobs magic mirror pi software#

It would be nice if TV manufactures had a DPMS option in their software it's not clear to me why they don't, unless they really just don't want people buying TVs when they have a computer monitor division trying to sell them monitors.Īfter years of operation, the power supply on the TV failed on me. TVs also tend not to support DPMS, which means that the display can't be made to simply go to sleep and quickly wake up when needed like a monitor can. Most (if not all) TVs turn off their USB ports when they're off, require a good five to ten seconds to power on the Pi itself requires an addition minute and a half or more to boot up all the way into Chromium and display the page. I should mention that a side effect of using a TV instead of a monitor is that you're going to have to leave the TV on all the time. As a bonus, it also had a USB port to power the Pi. It was $220, and had the important details of being 1080p, relatively thin, and having all ports aim downwards instead of outwards. I spent a few weeks waiting for a cheap monitor to show up on deals sites before finally just buying a 32" Spectre brand TV from Amazon. More importantly, you're going to be standing right in front of this thing, so a larger monitor with a lower resolution would appear rather pixelated by comparison.

Noobs magic mirror pi 720p#

A 720p monitor would technically work, but Michael's software was set up for 1080p.

Noobs magic mirror pi 1080p#

In my opinion, the overhanging glass gives it a more "magical" look, as it is clear that no electronics can be hiding in the the framing.Īnother important detail is to get a 1080p monitor. This is different from Michael's mirror where the glass is framed inside the case. It's basically impossible to find a decently sized 4:3 aspect LCD monitor or TV at a reasonable price, so I decided to use a 32" 16:9 monitor turned sideways and to limit the content to the center of the mirror, with the glass overhanging the edges of the frame. The old mirror measured about 24" by 30", which is an aspect ratio of 3:4. My intention was to use this as our new bathroom mirror. The frame material was purchased at the local Home Depot. I got the HDTV, USB cables and VHB tape from Amazon. I bought the Pi, MicroSD card and wifi dongle from Adafruit, just to keep things simple. (Optional, $15 for a set that only used one USB port) Wireless USB keyboard and mouse for controlling the Pi directly. (~$5 for a three pack)Ī short flat HDMI cable to connect to the Pi to the TV.ģM VHB tape to hold the wires and Pi to the back of the monitor.

(~$10)Ī short micro USB cable to connect the Pi to the TV's USB port for power. Pi-compatible USB wifi dongle for internet access. Raspberry Pi to drive the display I got a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, but the original model works just as well.

Noobs magic mirror pi plus#

(~$220)Īn appropriately sized piece of two way mirror glass (~$250 plus shipping)Ĭonstruct a wooden frame to house the monitor. To make one of these, you need to acquire a few things and build some others yourself:Ī thin 1080p HDTV or monitor with downward-pointing ports on the back, and preferably a USB port. Luckily, Michael had provided step by step instructions for the whole process, and the source for the website itself. It was pretty cool, and I wanted to build me own. The black parts cause the mirror to remain reflective, while the white text shines through. A Raspberry Pi running Chromium in kiosk mode displays a black web page with white text, using content pulled from the internet. This clever setup puts an HDTV behind a two-way mirror to create a mirror that displays useful information, thus creating a smart mirror. A few months back I came across Michael Teeuw's Magic Mirror project.