I hooked it all up (Chromecast -> adapter, adapter -> VGA cable, VGA cable -> monitor), and turned the monitor on. Once the adapter arrived, I needed to test the initial contraption. I found one on Amazon for $8 ( here’s a link), and it even has a cute little aux-out port.
The first thing I needed was an HDMI to VGA adapter. Here’s my tale, with accompanying pictures. I’ll tell you up front that not only did I get it to work, but I got it to work well. Below you’ll find the chronicle that led me to creating my first ever Smart Mirror. Once that’s working, mount the monitor to a two-way mirror, and hang the whole contraption from the wall.Īs you can imagine, it quickly turned into a multi-month long project that took unexpected twists and turns, and more than a little ghetto finagling. My idea was relatively simple: find a way to plug the Chromecast into my old monitor, then find a way to continuously cast whatever information I want on my smart mirror to the Chromecast. Smart outlet (already integrated into my home automation system) Old Dell monitor w/power cable (only VGA input) I took a quick inventory of old gadgets and cables I had in my office closet, and here’s what I came up with: I wasn’t against going the Raspberry Pi route, but I have zero coding experience and wanted to see if I could do it with what I already had before buying a miniaturized computer. I decided that I wanted to do it with (mostly) stuff I already had laying around the house. Over the past couple months I've been working on a DIY Smart Mirror project.
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