We created Viyo.io for this very purpose. With all of the ridiculousness around security system privacy right now, we wanted to build a web-based, privacy-first solution because it's something that we wanted but couldn't find. Basically you can use almost any web-accessible device as a security camera, or to observe your cameras. We've had a super awesome response so far, and we've been able to add a ton of backwards compatibility. Some of our users are using 7+ year old Android devices.
Ask HN: What are some interesting projects to reuse your old devices?
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Re: Ask HN: What are some interesting projects to reuse your old devices?
#262I got a Raspberry pi 1 B+ for free because it wasn't powerful enough for anything. Put it inside my old but perfectly working laser printer. Got a Google Cloud Print(RIP) enabled printer. https://github.com/ProZsolt/runbook/blob/master/raspberry-pi...
You could still switch it into a network enabled printserver (usb to the printer and a usb wifi card)
I installed CUPS on it so it is a network enabled printer
Re: Ask HN: What are some interesting projects to reuse your old devices?
#263Not a company, but sharing a personal project: I got a free broken 55" TV and turned it into a big daylight panel. I got a great explanation of why this works well (fresnel lens) from the DIY Perks channel on YouTube: Turning Smashed TVs into Realistic Artificial Daylight ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JrqH2oOTK4 ). The main board had failed so the screen was black and the backlight cycled on and off. After disco…
I'm curious - was that TV edge-lit? I've been on the search for a suitable TV for this project for a while now. Most of the cheap/broken TVs you can find are backlit with fluorescent tubes. I disassembled one and discovered it did not have the lens. And from searching for TVs, it looks like most large screens (beyond about 30") directly backlight with LEDs rather than using LEDs around the sides. Was wondering if the…
Yes, it is edge-lit. And since the original power supply still works, I was able to use the existing LEDs. I'm not a huge fan of the spectrum/quality of the light though, so I may replace the existing edge lights with pleasing LED strip lights.
Re: Ask HN: What are some interesting projects to reuse your old devices?
#264My friend had a raspberry pi2, which he didnt want because of lack of bt and wifi, that is my plex server now.
Have you noticed any issues? Especially transcoding?
I don't use transcoding, as plex asks premium account for internet connectivity and transcoding is not needed over lan.