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When it comes to smart home displays, I’ve seen two main options:
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Use a small 1-inch OLED screen with a microcontroller.
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Buy a tablet, nail it to a wall and load up the Home Assistant frontend.
Personally, I love the simplicity of the first option. I just want a screen to read out the weather in the morning and show me what’s playing on the Chromecast. Nothing fancy. I also like the OLED aspect - this way, I can leave the screen “on” but black by default and will appear to be off. But why settle for a cheap 1-inch display when...•••
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