Tidbyt hardware display device: a review
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Tidbyt hardware display device: a review
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#2I would have bought so many devices like this, Vestaboard, etc. if they had a hardware local control option with completely open docs. I refuse to spend time engineering a data pipeline that’s dependent on someone else’s cloud service.
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#4I would have bought so many devices like this, Vestaboard, etc. if they had a hardware local control option with completely open docs. I refuse to spend time engineering a data pipeline that’s dependent on someone else’s cloud service.
In case you weren't aware of it, this watch[1] might interest you. Open-source hardware and software. I'll probably end up getting one for Christmas this year.
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#5I would have bought so many devices like this, Vestaboard, etc. if they had a hardware local control option with completely open docs. I refuse to spend time engineering a data pipeline that’s dependent on someone else’s cloud service.
I feel similarly, that's why I use a smart home hub with local control (Hubitat).
With Tidbyt our default pipeline uses our cloud, but the hardware is fully unlocked for you to flash your own firmware.
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#6I don’t have a problem with the low resolution but the contrast on that is absolutely horrendous. It’s almost impossible to see which pixels are lit and which aren’t in bright lighting, and that’s even visible in the OP’s post.
Additionally - and I don’t know if it’s part of the charm - the space between adjacent pixels being as wide as a pixel itself also limits the ergonomics of the display in a way that a similar resolution but more tightly spaced display would be more usable.
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#7I would have bought so many devices like this, Vestaboard, etc. if they had a hardware local control option with completely open docs. I refuse to spend time engineering a data pipeline that’s dependent on someone else’s cloud service.
I feel similarly, that's why I use a smart home hub with local control (Hubitat). With Tidbyt our default pipeline uses our cloud, but the hardware is fully unlocked for you to flash your own firmware.
Is there a replacement firmware already available that allows local control?
I feel like for all these connected hardware products, they should ship with an open source server and the phone apps that control them should have an "Server IP address" field in their iOS settings. Your company goes under? I just run your software locally and point my app to my local IP.
Re: Tidbyt hardware display device: a review
#8I don’t have a problem with the low resolution but the contrast on that is absolutely horrendous. It’s almost impossible to see which pixels are lit and which aren’t in bright lighting, and that’s even visible in the OP’s post. Additionally - and I don’t know if it’s part of the charm - the space between adjacent pixels being as wide as a pixel itself also limits the ergonomics of the display in a way that a similar…
The pictures in the article really aren't doing the display any favors. I own a Tidbyt and the contrast is way better than it appears here, and the brightness is adjustable (with an API call if you want!) with a pretty high max setting.
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#9I would have bought so many devices like this, Vestaboard, etc. if they had a hardware local control option with completely open docs. I refuse to spend time engineering a data pipeline that’s dependent on someone else’s cloud service.
In case you weren't aware of it, this watch[1] might interest you. Open-source hardware and software. I'll probably end up getting one for Christmas this year. [1] https://watchy.sqfmi.com/
If anyone has one of these watches I’d be interested to hear your thoughts!
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I feel similarly, that's why I use a smart home hub with local control (Hubitat). With Tidbyt our default pipeline uses our cloud, but the hardware is fully unlocked for you to flash your own firmware.
Is there a replacement firmware already available that allows local control? I feel like for all these connected hardware products, they should ship with an open source server and the phone apps that control them should have an "Server IP address" field in their iOS settings. Your company goes under? I just run your software locally and point my app to my local IP.
We're working on an example open source firmware. In reality though, it's not something the majority of our customers are asking for so with a 3-person team it hasn't been at the top of the list.