You can also get a cheap hdmi-extender-cable-plug and cut out some room on the side, and fix it permanently, so you always have an extra connection possibility. And also, if you want to have more than one sound out put. Spotify, sound table, live wall papers, youtube etc. all at the same time. Plus, if you dont have wifi it easy to connect a lap top.
Thank you. You saved me like $2500 and I couldn't for the life of me think of a way to make one of these tables. I made one this weekend for about $500. Just bought a super cheap 65" 1080p tv and a cheap Facebook marketplace table. It rocks!
I didn't do a great job of showing the back, but there are two large openings that are raised from the table, so plenty of air flow. Plus it'll likely only be on for 3-4 hours at a time.
A great video, I feel like a flat metal mount would be easier than building a case out of wood for it, and lighter too. What I was really hoping to take out of this despite the accurate title was how you casted your maps to the screen. What device you used and which programs.
Haha. Two things will help prevent that. 1) there is still about 1 foot of open felted gaming table top around the screen, so plent of room for sheets and rolling. 2) I wouldn't even be able to draw my arm back before someone else in the group smacked them in the ear.
Your design has no ventillation. All the heat from the TV is trapped in the box. A friend of mine made a design much more open than what you did and did not use any active ventillation like I suggested he did... his TV died after 3 gaming sessions. TVs are not designed to be operated lying down, and they are designed to exaust heat from the top. When you lay it down, the heat has nowhere to go so the TV overheats.
This sort of set up is very common, I cannot speak to the overheating you mentioned by my 8 year old 55" tv has been working for over a year laying down and being played on just fine.
Yeah most of these TV's don't get insanely hot. I actually work on them take them apart all that kind of stuff There's no fans inside, and cooling is generally not a huge issue. At least in this class of television (basic, not fancy, not smart 1080p models that aren't to old) I'd still add some ventilation in the back just in case but I think you'd be fine personally (at least for a single d&d session) I also think it helps that the from isn't covered with plexiglass or anything. Now if your friend had a plasma or a different class of TV could be a different situation.
Could you do a tutorial maybe on how to scale maps to the adequate size based on the TV size? I haven't tried this but want to build one for a friend and wanted to learn more about how to scale the virtual maps to the tv. My concern is that the tiles won't be one inch but smaller/bigger depending the size of the tv and aspect ratios etc. Also what tools or websites would you recommend to run maps?? Edit: haha guess i got ahead of myself you eventually got to it and that helps
@@HowToRollDice i would love to learn how you use it. My solution was to plug it in to a computer and run the maps through owlbear which is a browser based interface and load the maps into it to display on the tv any tips would be awesome
To get a correct grid, you'd need to figure out the DPI of the screen used. And use that to draw the lines on the digital map. The map doesn't need to have a higher resolution than the screen (so 1920x1080 for a regular FHD screen).
Also I'm not sure if it's called a jointer jig but i think you meant pocket hole jig. That's a more advanced technic of wood working but a great idea !
Oh I'm sure I had the name wrong. Just got a jig saw and a reciprocating saw for Christmas, so my tool arsenal continues to grow, and eventually I'll be able to make some nice proper joints. I love hand finished (chisel or saw) artisan joints, but I feel like lots of those require a table saw and router to be practical time wise.
This is great, but what SOFTWARE are you running to create your maps? I've been using Inkarnate on the 32" table/screen I created, but I don't find it to be very practical. What are you using?
I have considered building an entire table for my campaign, but I really don’t have the space to dedicate an entire room to dungeons and dragons so this idea is absolutely perfect for my situation. May I ask though what program you’re using to build / display your maps? Thanks so much for this video, I’ll be embarking on this sort of project in next week or so.
If you play a lot, it is worth getting a 4K TV if you can afford it. 1080 up close (where people sit) doesn't look great. A refurbished one is about $315 Canadian. I would recommend a TCL, since they are quite solid and inexpensive. We play using Roll20. I have a player using their laptop and HDMI to the TV while connecting to Roll20, and I DM on my laptop.
@@SamIAm-kz4hg I actually have a 50” TCL 4k at the ready that would be perfect for this project. Thanks so much for confirming my thought on this! I ordered some decorative hardware and whatnot and have my project lined up for this weekend.
@@playitbyear5312 You might want to check out Dynamic Dungeons. They make animated maps specifically for either 40" or 50" TVs with or without grid overlay. These are sized to give you 1" squares on those TVs. Their maps also come as still images, and most are available in 4K. Good luck on your project.
I have heard that too and was looking through the comments to see if someone had answered it. It may just be for transport though which is the warning I remember.
