bdo21 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 This is only partly Control4 related so apologies for the slightly off topic post. My wife likes a projection clock to glance up at during the night and see the time and I thought it could be interesting to create a custom clock with a projector which could show the time but, depending on the time of the night, also other information such as the weather forecast, status of the alarm, etc using information from Control4 and other sources. I assume I could use a raspberry pi to create the image for the projector. A key consideration though is we wouldn’t want much light - the LCD numbers are bright enough. Could a mini projector provide no more light than a projection clock (when just showing the time)? Perhaps another way of asking, can the projector provide a real black background for whatever text is being displayed at the time? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Try Alexa - My wife loves her and gives her someone to talk too !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Well the true nature of a projector is to use a light source shining through a color wheel that spins around based on content. The projector will show a black background but it certainly won't be a true black. Plus, when its running, there are fans running to keep the bulb cool, etc. Sounds like a nifty idea, but in the end, I think your wife will be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Plus bulb hours on a projector will add up when they run nightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdo21 Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Thanks very much - all good points - she’ll just stick with a standard projection clock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 mount a c4 touch screen to the ceiling with screen saver boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 So you wife wants something to look at on the ceiling of your bedroom. This could go a lot of ways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave w Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/SK-Telecom-Smart-Laser-Projector/dp/B011VZMKHS?tag=at88-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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