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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mad_Jack" data-source="post: 9613958" data-attributes="member: 6750306">Part of the warning is because they design most technological things in a particular orientation and thus they're sort of like swords - used correctly the sword will do its job easily, but try hitting something with the side of the sword and you could easily shatter it. Not being built for use horizontally, most of the circuits and other electronic bits have attachments and connectors that can easily get bent or broken just by having to hold those pieces in place in the wrong orientation over extended periods of time. And for anything that generates heat, leaving something horizontal can block proper venting and cause it to overheat. Etc., etc., etc....(Also, they assume that part of the process of a flatscreen becoming horizontal involves it being dropped (even if just from a couple of inches), and possibly getting stepped on or having heavy things stacked on it.) For a gaming table, the big thing is not putting too much weight on an unsupported flatscreen as they don't flex very well - thus the suggestions of covering it in plexiglass. Design-wise, you'll probably need at least a foot and a half of distance between the edge of the screen and the edge of the table anywhere someone will be sitting or standing, and probably at least two-to-three feet of space from elbow-to-elbow for each person (assuming people of general average size).</blockquote>