Hey all. I've been putting together a personal project that I think has the potential to be a good product. There's not much out there for good quality environmental control systems for reptiles and similar high maintenance "small" pets.

So I spent a good 6 months developing a product that I think is really special and fills a niche.

It has quite a few sensors, has full programable led light controls, has a mountable speaker away from the enclosure that plays environment sounds (jungle,desert,etc. )

It's also a fully adjustable 120v controller for fans,heaters, humidifiers/dehumidifiers, and several other things.

Unfortunately, it's quite expensive to make. Around $250 in parts and atleast a half day to build. There's alot of speciality wire running, box cutting, and a lot of other stuff involved.

I'd like for it to look "professional" but honestly I have no idea how to go about doing that without increasing the price. I was thinking of maybe getting a nice designed front sticker to put on the front but even then..that's $ that's being spent for essentially "appeal".

This is still a prototype but close to the final product. I kind of dig the black box look. The wires in the back coming out will all be detachable and on panel mounted connectors. So it'll be cleaner that way.

My biggest gripe is the low res lcd screen. It feels very off-putting for today's giant high res screens. Unfortunately, upgrading to an Oled screen is both more physically wire intensive and would add $20-40 to the price alone.

The wiring will be MUCH cleaner on the inside on a final product. It's also fused and entirely 12v and 120v safe. I have a background in mobile 12v work.

I'd love your input and any ideas I could do to make it look better without adding to the price tag too much.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAJ3VFhyYDD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Link is to the menu screen navigation.