Realmworks on two screens. Player Mode on one and DM mode on the other.

[Aaron]

Just so people can be jealous, my town actually has a gamer themed bar being built right now, called Save Point Tavern. They had a kickstarter last year. Anyone who lives in the Sacramento area, come drop by when they open up and you'll probably see me there. Who knows, if enough people show interest, maybe it'll become a thing and similar ones will pop up in other towns!

[Lexin]

Originally Posted by Aaron

my town actually has a gamer themed bar being built right now, called Save Point Tavern.

Massive, massive envy!

London used to have a fannish (SF/F) bar called "Pages", which closed down a few years ago and there was a gaming group which used to meet in a bar called the Star Tavern. I never went to either.

And of course we've regular meetings of London fans, which I also don't go to.

I'm sensing a theme here: I should get out more.

[salcor]

For my next round of star wars I am going to try player view through the wireless app idisplay to incorporate the players a little more personally. It would love.if I could just send player specific notes electronics to their personal devices.

Salcor

[MNBlockHead]

Originally Posted by salcor

For my next round of star wars I am going to try player view through the wireless app idisplay to incorporate the players a little more personally. It would love.if I could just send player specific notes electronics to their personal devices.
Salcor

Well, no individual-player reveals in RW yet, if that's what you are talking about. If you are instead thinking about in-game notes, you could always use an IM application like Google Hangouts or Skype.

I just pass note cards folded in half. But, if Hero lab ever supports DnD 5e, I might have the players have devices for charactersheets, in which case I might use things like IM in game, though I'm hesitant. One thing I like about my games now is that we all silence and put away our phones and get a nice 8-hour break from being glued to electronics. Also, as a DM, I hate competing for attention with facebook, SMS messages, app alerts and all the other distractions that come with devices.

[Dhrakken]

Originally Posted by adzling

We use a Samsung PCW-ME46C-R as a second monitor to display battlemaps and player handouts on.
This is all done via Realmworks Player display feature.

I picked it up from Newegg as a refurb a couple of months ago.

Heat is almost non-existent.

This TV is super thin (about 1" thick) as it is an older model that uses edge-firing LED backlights.

The newer models are considerably thicker (@3"+) as the manufacturers have changed from edge-firing LED backlights to an array of LEDS behind the screen.

It makes for a better picture but a much thicker TV.

For these purposes thinness is more important than a great picture (I previously tried an el cheapo @$200 40" LCD but it was so thick (about 4") that you had to stand up at the tablet to see the map properly.
With the thinner TV you can sit down and see the image fine.
For some reason the offset from the protective plastic and the LCD is also very minimal on this screen so there is absolutely no parallax offset, a common problem with older (and newer) TVs used in this manner.

Ironically, the reason you have no parallax offset is because you are using a side-firing LCD... I'm currently in the market for such a TV for my own game but it's proving to be quite a challenge.

[adzling]

yeah, i suggest looking for a commercial grade monitor instead of a consumer grade monitor.
They typically have a better front covering...

that's how i found mine, as a refurb on newegg.

although that was @ 2 years ago now right when edge firing LCDs were getting EOL'd.

Gluck!

[Exmortis]

Best thing you can use is NOT LCD but Plasma display for viewing angles.

But its hot and heavy by comparison.

[Dhrakken]

Originally Posted by Exmortis

Best thing you can use is NOT LCD but Plasma display for viewing angles.

But its hot and heavy by comparison.

Unfortunately, because they are heavy, plasma's don't do so well laying on their backs....

I think I have it narrowed down to the LG 43LF5400. I have the 32" version in my bedroom that's two years old now and the viewing angles are great on it.

Plus, the LF5400 is 3D capable so I can see some 3D maps in the near future.... :-P

[adzling]

Plasma's also put out a lot of heat, also not good for lying on it's back (those vents are meant for vertical positioning to facilitate passive venting).

Our LCD has a great field of view, it's pretty amazing really.

So ymmv.

[Exmortis]

If you have the cash, a new OLED would be the cast meow.....Anyone here with trump as their last name want to fund mine?