Smart mirror question

Schizophonic · 23 Feb 2021 at 09:17

I want to repurpose an old IKEA mirror we have, stupid dumb question now....can I reuse all the parts of the mirror to make it into a Smart mirror.

What I'm reading on about building the frame and then using a two way glass and then regular glass with a reflective film.

What would our normal mirrors actually have in place? Sorry for sounding so thick about this.

dlockers · 23 Feb 2021 at 09:45

The back of a mirror is typically opaque so it wouldn't work for the intended application.

Schizophonic · 23 Feb 2021 at 09:51

Thanks, I was googling more after posting this and results were diminishing so I was unlikely to find my answer.

dlockers · 23 Feb 2021 at 11:09

Don't let it put you off. It is arguably the cheapest part of the overall project! Always wanted to make one myself, too.

Schizophonic · 23 Feb 2021 at 13:49

dLockers said:
Don't let it put you off. It is arguably the cheapest part of the overall project! Always wanted to make one myself, too.

Im looking at my options if i can purchase parts which involve as well to 'build' from scratch. Like checking if i can repurpose a picture frame of some sort and then decide if i want to use a monitor screen (sourced cheaply) and then get a Rasberri pi and hook it all up.