Making A Custom Gaming Table

A chap named Jan-Oliver Ohloff from Germany has shown off some photographs of his fantastic new gaming table. It contains a 40-inch plasma TV and (apart from the actual TV) was built by hand. It cost around 400 euros ($450) in total - 100 euros for the used plasma TV, and 300 for the materials.

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There are also some photographs from the building process.

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[Vinoup]

thank god, im not the only one who drinks Monster will playing!!!

 

[Olaf the Stout]

That's a pretty cool set-up. Pretty cheap price for it too.

Also, is that a map of Freeport I spy?

 

[Jester David]

That's a pretty cool set-up. Pretty cheap price for it too.

Also, is that a map of Freeport I spy?

Nope. Sandpoint from Rise of the Runelords.

 

[sidonunspa]

I thought that mounting a plasma horizontally was a bad idea...

 

[Hand of Evil]

See, you do not need a MS Surface!

 

[TheSwartz]

I thought that mounting a plasma horizontally was a bad idea...

I think the issue is one of glass fragility when transporting in the horizontal position

https://www.avforums.com/threads/myth-or-fact-can-you-lay-down-a-plasma-tv-for-transport.1436990/

Another issue with some Plasma is heat; Also, he mentions it's 'used', older models used a lot of electricity too if I recall.

All those issues aside, though, I still love how Plasma's look! But LEDs do continue to get better and cheaper.

 

[Morlock]

I remember seeing a page or thread somewhere of a guy who had done this, like 10 years ago. I guess the economics of it are more feasible now, though. Pretty awesome battlemat, in theory.

 

[Nebulous]

Love it. How hot does it get, are the miniatures bases going to melt onto the board?

 

[Bloodsausage]

It appears that the TV is a couple of inches below the glass on which the minis are sitting. This probably mitigates the heat problem.