Bought this the other day for $29, don’t know if they’ll refund the difference but for $10, it’s really a cool piece for your home. Lot of stock around local stores. Be quick.
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Bluetooth LED Pixel Display $10 (Was $39) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ OnePass/ $65 Order) @ Kmart
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Without HA support I’m struggling to see any uses for this?
what's HA?
Home Assistant
Confirmed?
Sometimes the obscure things are hard to findyes, Home Assistant
i came here to also check if it had ha support. that would make it most amazing
Yeah, when I first saw it I was like, that'd be cool if I could incorporate it into home assistant - but I'd struggle to find a use for it without.
It's basically just decoration for a kids room.
How does HA make this any better?
I am assuming that with Home Assistant control, you could automate it to display a variety of information or scenes, rather than just a small selection of pre-defined static images.
you'd be better off making a 32x8 with WS2812's and installing AWTRIX on it!
a pre-made product would be the Ulanzi TC-001, but you can DIY for like $20 if you have the skillz
you can DIY for like $20 if you have the skillz
This product is $10. May need re-braining, which could bring it up to the $20 you mention, but would require a lot less work…
@bleugh: I'm already buying the Ulanzi but would also like an option like this K-Mart one which is a different form factor and could display bigger square images. Are there any pre-made options that are this sort of shape? I could probably do a DIY but I'm worried about starting another project, I already have so many unfinished projects like that haha.
The app for this one does animations, waveforms, rhythms, clocks and scores too.
@klaw81 Absolutely. For me too, HA compatibility would make this pure gold for me and I'd instantly buy one for every room.
I don't understand why there's an argument in the comments below, when the comparison is between manually choosing from a limited set of static images, and potentially being able to show fully customisable images based on Home Assistant triggers.
@paveln: Because this is the internet and people will argue over a picture of a stick.
This sums it up nicely - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75BAUXZyWw0
DIY with a 5m ws2812b 300-LED strip, awesome, but at $100 in parts, a few hours and a 3D printer :-)
See video: BUILD LED MATRIX 16x16 EFFECTS by WS2812B NEOPIXEL ESP32
$10 for a home assistant ready LED pixel display. I think that's the Aussie dream like owning a home in 2025
Anything else you would like this to do for $10? Perhaps a foot message?
Anything else you would like this to do for $10?
Cheap price means nothing if you have no use for what it can do, all you're doing is creating e-waste.
If you have a use for a static image on an LCD, buy one. I don't, so I won't.
So the whole decorations industry should cease?
@PainToad: I don't know why they are all having a go at you, even if it's cheap, it's nice to know what it does and doesn't do to help you make a decision. And I also hate buying stuff that will just take room but is also useless.
I don't know why they are all having a go at you
I think a lot of people here have a buying additcation. I don't mean that as a joke, I am serious. They get a high out of buy shit they don't need. Little bit of money wasted here and there constantly adds up. Plus yes, you end up living like a horder with heaps of shit you never use.
@PainToad: I agree, I used to be like that but with shit on AliExpress, so I pulled back and removed the app from my home screen and only buy things that I actually need and will use. I have done a full clean up and threw away so much crap, exactly like you described it, absolute e-waste.
@PainToad: Reading this thread and seeing that there's no way to sorta link it up with HA and then your comment made me NOT purchase. Sometimes it's good to not purchase now, think later.
@itsmoe: No one is having a go.
But to say, "I don't know why anyone would want this outside of my specific use-case", is just silly and narrow-minded.
@magic8ballgag: Except I didn't say that.
I said
Without HA support I’m struggling to see any uses for this?
See that question mark at the end? That implies I don't know any uses for this, but am open to hearing others plans for usage.
@PainToad: I don't believe that you honestly struggle to think of a single reason why someone would want to buy this.
@PainToad: And you're free to just say what you want, you don't have to hide how you really feel.
If you have a use for a static image on an LCD, buy one
I guess you weren't really struggling to think of a use for it.
I guess you weren't really struggling to think of a use for it.
You really need to read.
"If you have a use for a static image on an LCD".
Displaying an image is what the product does, correct. But see where I say "If you have a use" for doing that.
@PainToad: So let me get this straight, you're saying that if someone doesn't have a use for it, it's useless, but if they do, it's not?
@magic8ballgag: A rock can sit on your desk. Without a purpose, it's just a rock that serves no use.
If it's keeping papers from blowing away, it then becomes a paper weight and has a use.
Likewise,
If a product shows a static image on an LCD without a purpose, it serves no use. If that image is being used for a reason then it has a use.
Thought it was pretty obvious…hope you finally understand now.
@PainToad: How dare you think a product doesn't fit your needs. Some people really leave me speechless.
Seems there is HA kinda working now
@wisdomtooth: "Without HA support I’m struggling to see any uses for this?"
It works with HA. So the entire argument from the start is pointless. Can get it working with HA and its not static pics only.
Don't want it. Don't buy one, simple logic. Want one, then get one. No need to rave on.
What sort of message would you send to your foot?
found @jv's other account
A pixelated cat.
If you like feet, I'm sure a clever hacker could work out how to send messages to this device which have it display a pixelated foot or two. Maybe even automate it via HA.
Product dimensions: 20cm (H) x 20cm (W) x 2.4cm (D)
Can't even fit one foot, let alone two. Best you could do is ~15/16ths of a foot, on the diagonal.
Cable: 150cm (L)
Cable is ~5 feet but!
surely an ESP32 could be used as a proxy?
Yes, but as a proxy for what? Seems the device is intended to be controlled via an app. You'd need to reverse engineer the app.
Alternatively, as I suspect some people are thinking here, you could replace the devices firmware or the entire controller.
If replacing the controller, the issue will be if it's all integrated on one PCB. If the controller is on a separate board, then should be relatively easy to swap out for an ESP or similar.
it's a dumb little piece that you play with once or twice, it sits on your shelf for a few months, before you inevitably knock it off and break it. your $10 pixel light doesn't need bloody alexa built in to it
so are there 10-20 options to choose from, or can you customise it to show whatever you want?
Check the link in the OP.
Basically you can draw your own using some shaddy app or use a python script that didn’t work for some people.
I’m having trouble finding info on the Python script and reviews that people have trouble with it. Do you have any links handy?
I’ve downloaded the iOS app and can’t see anyway to import or run scripts.
Maybe the server version might work?
http://api.e-toys.cn/page/app/140@JeremyDealFiend: If there's a reverse engineered script client, wouldn't that then mean HA integration is possible?
@PainToad: yeah doesn't seem to be an easy out of box hack, but disconnect the serial pin from the onboard SoC and replace it with an rp2040 or ESP32 and then you could control it over wifi and potentially integrate with HA.
@v00d00 AU: is what I'll be doing also. have a few githubs etc. bookmarked - this seems to be an essential guide - https://kno.wled.ge/basics/getting-started/
There a few clock faces you can choose from, lots of downloadable animations, pretty neat.
Obviously top quality, complete with a one month warranty!
365 days change of mind return with OnePass.
Says who?? Are you unfamiliar with Kmart?
Or just buy again and return new one with old receipt.
Can you control multiple units individually?
Yes I think you mean can you control multiple units together ?
Not original question askerer, but can you control multiple together?
Not out of the box I believe might need some electronic upgrades
Could also be asking if you can pair multiple displays with a single device (phone) but control them individually…
looks like this device will control two chains of RGB/BGR LEDs - https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/316105829942
I just bought one of these 12 days ago for $29. :(
I might return it and buy 3! :DI returned it and bought 3! XD
How do you plan on controlling all 3? Three phones?
The first one I got for my daughter. The rest will be gifts.
A whole wall covered in these would be pretty sick though. I have no idea how you'd control them.
Wow.. Such taste
Great for a kids bedroom!
Hmm… TIL that battery eliminators are a thing, which would then make these relatively simple to remotely switch (smart plug with USB charger in it, or connect the 5V USB leads to an ESP/Arduino)…
Can I put this at the back of my car to give the finger to slow drivers after I've overtaken them?
Got it, thanks op