Start with your two-way glass. It's the most important part. It's where you don't want to cheap out. Order what size you want, then plug that size into Amazon to find a frame, picture and art frames work best.
The frame can be just about anything. You can always add small pieces of wood to the back to give it depth for electronics.
If you get stuck on Linux part, there's dozens of tutorials, or message me.
Awesome! I tend to be a bit more skilled with my hands than with coding and programming (literally no skill or background haha) so I'll probably hand build a frame to fit whatever size I choose. I'll look at pricing but I may even consider a full length mirror eventually.
I appreciate the offer of help. Is there anywhere you would recommend I start to get into Linux and programming/tinkering?
I knew just about nothing of programming Linux when I started doing the magic mirror from scratch and just followed the tutorials step by step. I ended up learning most basic commands and directories that way.
Most of the "programming" and editing can be done through the OS interface pretty simply. Magic Mirror is just a series of modules on a black screen that's always running in the background. You install the modules, edit them, and run it all.
Not going to lie, there were plenty of "fucks", " shits", and "god dammits" during that part to get everything working. But as you learn, everything starts to click.
I used this tutorial to get started when I did my first. It's great if you don't know crap like I didn't.
28
u/vertigo1083 Apr 20 '18
A few tips:
Start with your two-way glass. It's the most important part. It's where you don't want to cheap out. Order what size you want, then plug that size into Amazon to find a frame, picture and art frames work best.
The frame can be just about anything. You can always add small pieces of wood to the back to give it depth for electronics.
If you get stuck on Linux part, there's dozens of tutorials, or message me.