I had an 'All-in-One PC' at my disposal with a dead motherboard but a working display, so I tried to come up with another way to use the display.

I have known about something that a lot of people make, called 'Smart Mirrors' where they basically run some software on a monitor that is behind a one-way mirror and thought that I would be able to run some similar software and use it just as a regular smart display.

After getting the software running on my Raspberry Pi, I stripped down the PC, to just the monitor and the components needed to use the HDMI input. I could then get the Pi mounted onto the back of the LCD. I just mounted everything using some strong double-sided tape.

I then built a housing out of MDF wood and started to brainstorm a way of being able to mount it on the wall. I didn’t want to put a solid back on the frame, and also put the corners on the outside to allow for a small amount of airflow (I might need to add a fan or two later on) and to provide additional structural integrity.

After giving it a lick of black paint, to help hide the frame, I had to work on the wall mounting mechanism, which I did by sticking some aluminium angle onto the back of the display, and also screwing it into the frame. This allowed me to run some wire between the aluminium for hanging it on the wall.

The software is all able to be controlled via a web browser and I can add modules remotely. I plan to write an android app to control it in the future.