Transition Mirror TV, has any one got one?

littleclaude

Transition Mirror TV, has any one got one?

I would like to set one up in my lounge but they seam really expensive for what is primarily a frame with a see though mirror. So I am thinking of building one myself?

The glass to buy is around £150 $200ish. To by one ready made with a tv inside is around £3000/$4526 for a 47" TV, that makes it around £2000/$3018 for the frame! The one in the image below is £23,150.00 / $34,925.25 and if I was Markus "Notch" Persson then I would buy one but for now I am going to see if I can build one so if you have any tips I would love to hear them.





Samsung LED Transition Mirror TV
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDYlyQsRK_Y[/ame]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEiPmfnRbiE[/ame]

ZacD

I'd worry it would be more likely to have more glare, worse colors, poorer viewing angles, not be as effective during night/day. You'll also need a way to deal with the cables, and would have a much harder time upgrading and installing new devices or replacing the TV in the future. Also keeping a TV in an enclosed area might generate too much heat and reduce the lifespan of the TV.

littleclaude

ZacD wrote: »

I'd worry it would be more likely to have more glare, worse colors, poorer viewing angles, not be as effective during night/day. You'll also need a way to deal with the cables, and would have a much harder time upgrading and installing new devices or replacing the TV in the future. Also keeping a TV in an enclosed area might generate too much heat and reduce the lifespan of the TV.

yeah, thanks for that, there seams to be different qualities of mirror, the darker the less reflective but the better the picture. As for heating, you have a good point, this is why you pay so much money for all the R&D but I guess if I splash out on a good quality LED screen there is less heat.

Okay here is the plan, buy a Two Way Acrylic Mirror for a 47" TV, then build a frame. I will need to look into the controller input, leaving an oversized slot? Then I will need to look into HDMI cable length and check for any issues with signal power.

littleclaude

Does anyone know about "electrically switchable transreflective mirror"? can this be cut down to size?

I think this might be less reflective?

http://www.kentoptronics.com/mirror.html

pior

Just keep in mind that all these promotional pictures are most likely mockups, and probably very far from being representative of the actual effect.

littleclaude

Been thinking about it and it might be a bit to complicated setting it up and then switching of the mirror and so on.

So tomorrow I am going to look into building it on the cheap, also found this.

How To Make a TV Mirror
http://www.hgtv.ca/video/video+how+to+make+a+tv+mirror/video.html?v=2381508635

ghaztehschmexeh

Only one word comes to mind about this

"Fripperies"

easterislandnick

Bear in mind that it's comfortable to have a TV at eye level when sitting, looking up at a TV for long periods will give you neck ache. A mirror at traditional TV level would look odd. Are you hiding the TV because they look ugly? I'm planning on building something like...
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvEoCVAQSsQ[/ame]

littleclaude

ghaztehschmexeh wrote: »

Only one word comes to mind about this

"Fripperies"

Yeah, sod it, this morning I think I will just hang the dam thing on the wall, got to much stuff on my plate and I think the shine will drive me mad. Also thinking back to growing up as a kid with bowl shaped TVs the shine used to drive me crazy.

If anyone has one set up I would love to hear how bad/good the reflectance is. When I get a bit more time I will look into different mirror glass and try to find the best balance, most transparent VS best reflectance when switched off.

I will do it one day but not yet my firend.

littleclaude

easterislandnick wrote: »

Bear in mind that it's comfortable to have a TV at eye level when sitting, looking up at a TV for long periods will give you neck ache. A mirror at traditional TV level would look odd. Are you hiding the TV because they look ugly? I'm planning on building something like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvEoCVAQSsQ

Yeah I find them ugly, in the UK lots of us live in old Victorian houses and they tend to be long and thin, not well designed for flat screen TVs

easterislandnick

Same as that, I've got a bay window in a Victorian house that I'm going to make into a window seat that a TV can rise out of!

Pancakes

I've never thought of electronics as 'ugly' . I'm usually too busy drooling at them