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<blockquote data-quote="the_redbeard" data-source="post: 6663796" data-attributes="member: 22644">Back in 3.5, I used a projector to show a Maptools player screen.&nbsp; I found that orientation to be problematic because it drew us away from facing each other at the table; that for us was a big part of the experience that we ended up losing.In the end we started playing at a house with a glass table and used tracing paper to catch the image and a mirror to reflect the projector's image up.&nbsp; The tracing paper introduced a lot of fuzziness, so that wasn't ideal either.I'm hoping for some kind of horizontal mounting for an LCD, but haven't laid out the cash or modifications yet.&nbsp; I would suggest a mount that raises it above the table (say bottle/can high) to limit the threat of spills and also provide some heat circulation space.&nbsp; The Hackmaster people (kenzerco) made their LCD _portable_!&nbsp; [ATTACH]69255[/ATTACH]The thread on their forums discussing building that is here:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.kenzerco.com/forums/showthread.php?56939-Building-a-Digital-Battle-Board-%28aka-The-Steve-Lawrence%99-Special%29" target="_blank">http://www.kenzerco.com/forums/showthread.php?56939-Building-a-Digital-Battle-Board-%28aka-The-Steve-Lawrence%99-Special%29</a>Maptool: we didn't use any of the macros or any of the mechanics or dicerolling.&nbsp; It was strictly for maps, icons (sometimes we still used minis), spell and effect areas, and especially for light and fog of war. (One of the many reasons that Fantasy Grounds is unsuitable for me is how much fog of war, vision and lighting does to improve the fun with a battlemap.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the_redbeard, post: 6663796, member: 22644"] Back in 3.5, I used a projector to show a Maptools player screen. I found that orientation to be problematic because it drew us away from facing each other at the table; that for us was a big part of the experience that we ended up losing. In the end we started playing at a house with a glass table and used tracing paper to catch the image and a mirror to reflect the projector's image up. The tracing paper introduced a lot of fuzziness, so that wasn't ideal either. I'm hoping for some kind of horizontal mounting for an LCD, but haven't laid out the cash or modifications yet. I would suggest a mount that raises it above the table (say bottle/can high) to limit the threat of spills and also provide some heat circulation space. The Hackmaster people (kenzerco) made their LCD _portable_! [ATTACH=CONFIG]69255._xfImport[/ATTACH] The thread on their forums discussing building that is here: [url]http://www.kenzerco.com/forums/showthread.php?56939-Building-a-Digital-Battle-Board-%28aka-The-Steve-Lawrence%99-Special%29[/url] Maptool: we didn't use any of the macros or any of the mechanics or dicerolling. It was strictly for maps, icons (sometimes we still used minis), spell and effect areas, and especially for light and fog of war. (One of the many reasons that Fantasy Grounds is unsuitable for me is how much fog of war, vision and lighting does to improve the fun with a battlemap.) [/QUOTE]

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