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To close up, finally, I managed to find a solution that allows me to use used or hired Amoled tablets with no risk to the equipment. It's through a javascript library called P5.js and offers wireless control of the video over a network. The networked communication is facilitated through a...

Thanks this would be wonderful but the display is a bit too thick and our budget minuscule when converted to US$. R$5000 for 5 units = US$933.69. And also we pay about 100% on import duties (when caught!), so that can be halved. :-)I've tested with an AMOLED Samsung tablet. It could be...

Thanks. It's actually smaller sizes that I'm looking for. I found this one that's a perfect size and format, and very affordable, but I'm not yet sure what kind of interface/controller I'd need:https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/1005001500472354.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.2c592e0ey8iHppAnd this...

I had to leave this project and have just returned to it today.Unfortunately the ND gels didn't work. Once the backlight glow starts to disappear, the image is already too dark. I've tested this on the original monitor, which admittedly is pretty bad, but also on my Samsung LCD computer...

Thanks, I have some ND gels arriving tomorrow in fact and will test this.

Thanks, yes, I did come across this very model after I wrote, and it is a possibility. The device playing the video is in fact a Pi 4, it's running some show control software called OSSIA-Score which plays videos on demand and controls LED lighting. Because of import duties the device you...

Hello, I require a number of 9.7" (or similar size) displays for Pepper's ghost illusions in an installation involving a number of compact viewing cabinets with internal dioramas. My signal for the video is HDMI. I initially tested a standard compact monitor with HDMI input but discovered that...

Great, thanks again

Thanks Stephen. Is there any particular grade of Gel that you would suggest? There's a Pepper's ghost in the diorama and I think a scrim might interfere with that. Does this link work...

Hello,I'm using miniature 12V, 1-1.5W spotlights inside a diorama. They're dimmable and I'm controlling them with the GPIO pins of a Raspberry Pi computer and simple circuitry. I believe that the response of the LEDs is linear and the intensity is adjusted with values ranging from 0 to 255...

Thank you very much for an extremely informative reply, it's going to be very useful. Following on the suggestion by sk8rsdad, I found a local supplier of heat shrinkable clear PVC. It just arrived and it looks promising as it's very fine, clear and seems to have a glossiness about it. Have yet...

You're right, not so expensive, but unfortunately I can't do back projection, just reflection from an LED display.

Sorry, yes, I've tested 2mm acrylic, which gave a nasty double image.It's not so micro-scale I think, the lens has a 400mm focal length, only a little magnification and a fairly mild depth of field effect within the scene - so won't help in this sense.I'll have a look, thanks, but with the...

great idea!

The viewer sees the image with both eyes through a large lens and with the ghost positioned at its focal point. The acetate I've tested with was slightly less than 1mm but, because of the micro-scale of the illusion, even this thickness gave a slight blurring of the image. In contrast, the...