Set up an old TV for VASL.
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Paul John
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I have done this for years, although I never thought about lying it down like that!
A huge screen makes VASL much more playable although the TV interface sometimes
creates some minor issues.
(TVs are plentiful and super cheap around college dorms at the end of the school year.)
A huge screen makes VASL much more playable although the TV interface sometimes
creates some minor issues.
(TVs are plentiful and super cheap around college dorms at the end of the school year.)
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With a large flat TV, you can have an instantly changeable map even while using actual counters
Blaze
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I thought about doing it, but with a large touch screen monitor. When they come down in price and I can get a 65" one, I was planning to build it into a gaming table.
Well, imaginations are still free...
Well, imaginations are still free...
Larry
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that would be really cool. The surface pro series had a very large unit that flopped, AFAIK.
Vinnie
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My woodwork skills are not good enough to make a proper table. Th3 screen had to be small enough to fit on a table and be easily moved around.
A 65" TV would be too big for me. This one is only 28"
A 65" TV would be too big for me. This one is only 28"
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I have a curved monitor. I don't think that would work at all.
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Way I play I'd be better setting up an old Wireless
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Very cool but in the background what are the pipes with the holes in them? Professional curiosity.
Coworker thinks it's crutches or an adjustable seat.
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Sticky counters. I'm on it.
Vinnie
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It's a foldable Seat table.
Also no moving stacks to do LOS checks
Blaze
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Yes, it would have at least 5 portage points. However, my plan is as a permanent table in my game room. But decent touch screens that size at about 3k dollars. Buying cardboard is 99% of my gaming budget. So, it'll likely never happen. Being a Pro Musician on the side of my day Job and being in the red on that venture. It's safe to say my wife would ELIM me if I spend money on that.
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Yes, I'd be executed for using anything other than the spare 32" TV we still have hanging around but what a great idea!
Vinnie
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Played my first game on it last night an I have the following observations.
1. The resolution is very poor, but what do I expect from a ten year old cheap tv?
2. Estimating lines of sight was much easier.
3. My back hurts, just like I'd been leaning over a table all night!
1. The resolution is very poor, but what do I expect from a ten year old cheap tv?
2. Estimating lines of sight was much easier.
3. My back hurts, just like I'd been leaning over a table all night!
Larry
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I would not be executed but there would be a steep price to pay.
Vinnie
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Are you sure? Check out your life insurance....
Your wife would probably ask you why you used such a small TV.
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All the comments above (and more) are the reasons of course why VASL is infinitely better than face to face ASL.
In fact, if I had the option in a face to face game to both use laptops and VASL then I would definitely go for that (which is sort of akin to using the flat TV)
(Runs away, cackling wildly, seeking cover)...
In fact, if I had the option in a face to face game to both use laptops and VASL then I would definitely go for that (which is sort of akin to using the flat TV)
(Runs away, cackling wildly, seeking cover)...
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I like the idea of dueling laptops. The peer-to-peer mode needs to be developed to a higher state of readiness.
Whats more, I will never play a night scenario on physical boards again. It is just so much easier and more fun on VASL.