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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 5086219" data-attributes="member: 20741">I would point out that LCD and DLP projectors are VERY cheap right now guys. You can get a used one on eBay for $200-$300 in most auctions. Some of them less than that even at a Buy it Now price. Projector technology has now become  very cheap to use at the gaming table.That may be considerably more than you want to spend in contrast to, say, gaming paper or a standard battlemat. Point is, it's no longer the $600-$1200 investment it once was and it's well within reach of any gamer with a job who wants one.FWIW, I'm strongly considering adding a second XGA projector for use in my new gaming room. That will give us 2048x768 resolution at the table, supporting a high resolution and more or less seamless map of about 62" x 30" at the tbale.  That's MORE than enough pixels and table real estate. You simply use a video card which supports dual monitor outputs, and use windows default monitor extensions to just move the image from one monitor to the next. Most laptops do not support dual monitor outputs, however, so if you don't have a desktop to use for the task, that can be a potential fly in the ointment if you wanted to run two projectors.To support one projector - just about any machine or laptop will do.Still, it's not expensive to get a machine capable of running your gaming tabletop software. An old otherwise almost unusable machine is more than adequate for the task. My guess is that most posters on ENWorld probably have an older desktop in their closet that could be pressed into service and do the job very well.And yes, if you had a mind to, you could easily pick up a 42" inch widescreen LCD TV for $500 or so and install it directly into the top of your gaming table.  Put a sheet of plexiglass over it if you like to ensure it is flush with the tabletop surface. This approach seemed a tad nutty a few years back. Right now? Totally doable - and for less money than most of us spent on projectors a few years ago.The times they are a changing...</blockquote>

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