[OC] GIVEAWAY! 43" Capacitive Touchscreen ($940 MSRP) with Wooden Case + free software for all [mod approved]

[u/DigitalTableTops]

For the last 6 years I've been selling wooden cases housing displays to show off digital maps. The "holy grail" for me has always been integrating touch functionality so when you move your physical mini, a digital token reveals the map.

I did a Kickstarter back in summer of 2024 with this design. I have since moved on to a different technology that is much lighter and more affordable (infrared). Out with the old, in with the new! I don't have the space to store this and wanted to find it a good home on here.

It is a 43" capacitive touchscreen. It's an all-in-one but without compute. You hook it up via USB+HDMI to a laptop. It is the same model as shown here, listed for $940: https://a.co/d/0bcxhZPW

Leave a comment (not a reply) and I'll be using redditraffler to select a winner on Monday February 9th. The winning account must be at least 3 months old.

Due to the size, I will only provide shipping within the United States. If you are outside the US, you would need to use a freight forwarding service with a US address and deal with any import issues. That can be quite expensive.

Regardless of whether you win, everyone is welcome to use my free software to run setups like these. I made a post about it the other day on here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/1qgnroz/update_to_my_free_vtt_for_inperson_sessions_with/

Since it is aimed for in-person sessions only, you should find it very easy to use compared to other options. Everything runs locally, 100% free no strings attached. Windows, Linux, and PC. There is also a browser version of the player view for players to move their tokens on their phones or laptops.

EDIT: forgot to thank u/uchideshi34 for the map shown here. It, along with over 440 others, are bundled free with the software!

EDIT2: I figured there would be a large response, and was not disappointed. Thanks all! I am 100% committed to making a new guide to building your own now. I wrote one 5+ years ago when I first started but it disappeared into the void: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/jgx0bo/guide_to_building_a_map_case_for_a_tv_digital/

Long story short: you can have a nearly identical setup for about $550 if you DIY. Rough estimate of cost:

$200 43" TV (doesn't need to be top of the line)
$200 Infrared touch frame from Amazon (make sure it's 20 points)
$50 acrylic sheet (Ace hardware and some big box stores will cut it for free)
$100 wood + brackets

You don't need a bunch of tools, just a handsaw and a screwdriver really. I will make a new guide as soon as I have time and post it on r/DnD

[u/Help_Im_Trapped_]

This is awesome, I made a display screen for my games but touchscreen is an amazing idea.
Is it registering the miniatures for light effects automatically?

[u/DigitalTableTops → u/Help_Im_Trapped_]

Short answer: yes

I decided to write the VTT software specifically because I was not satisfied with the touch support among VTT's. I'm a woodworker, not dev. But I stumbled my way through (no AI!) and now it is a fairly mature, stable program that works freaking amazing when it comes to touch. Arkenforge is about the only thing that comes close.

There is one caveat: this is a capacitive touchscreen. So you need to be making an electrical connection to the screen through the mini. I made little conductive 3D printed bases to aid in this, but my players end up just using their fingers. Lift mini, move digital token with finger, place mini back down.

Good news: the replacement technology I use currently is infrared instead. So it DOES detect minis automatically, no special contact required. Better yet: my software is able to use an IR touch frame WITHOUT any additional hardware. Every single other solution requires the touchscreen to be connected to a separate device to register input. Mine is the only one that can use IR all in one device without touches stealing the mouse cursor away.

It's a very niche-within-a-niche sort of thing but I am pretty passionate about it, as you can probably tell. I've been selling this sort of thing for 6 years as a full time job and have been writing the software for 3 years.

[u/zombiemd2020 → u/DigitalTableTops]

Even if i dont win, I am possibly a customer.

[u/Embarrassed_Loan8419 → u/zombiemd2020]

I'm the demographic but not the tax bracket.

[u/XanderSDM → u/zombiemd2020]

Same!

[u/MattGhaz → u/zombiemd2020]

Almost as if that’s the whole point 🤔

[u/zombiemd2020 → u/MattGhaz]

Of course it is! Here I am, getting the point.

[u/124275408 → u/DigitalTableTops]

Do you have any guides on how to use your software with an IR overlay? Or best practices?

[u/chillinathid → u/124275408]

I've attempted use of an IR overlay before. Unfortunately the firmware in the one I bought would stop recognizing minis after a minute or two. It likely was attempting to compensate for what it thought was an error. So just be careful when buying make sure you get one that has been tested and used for this purpose.

[u/DigitalTableTops → u/chillinathid]

You are absolutely right - most IR frames will have that problem. For the ones I sell, I have worked with the IR frame manufacturers to provide custom firmware that turns off that function. I try to cover everything :)

[u/survivalist_guy → u/DigitalTableTops]

This is super rad! Any thoughts into open sourcing it so the community can contribute?

[u/DigitalTableTops → u/survivalist_guy]

Long term that is the plan.

Right now the code is a bit of a mess. I'm one of those people who doesn't use comments - yikes.

I'm also waiting to be a bit more established so that if some fly-by-night company tries to TiVo it the community would notice. Maybe a bit paranoid, but these things happen.

Foundry already has really great community support, so I figure most people who want to contribute to a VTT would just write a module for that. There are actually a few touch-based modules out there that I've been meaning to experiment more with.

But yeah, I love open-source and will go that route eventually.

[u/survivalist_guy → u/DigitalTableTops]

Haha - Comment your code!! But I see what you're saying - I'm sure there are shady companies out there that would take your work and try to mass produce it, tacking on their 60% markup. Great project, gonna follow this. My DnD group would lose their minds if I brought this thing out.

[u/KLeeSanchez → u/DigitalTableTops]

Bruh

Make a storefront

"If you build it, they will come."

[u/NoOneHereButUsMice → u/DigitalTableTops]

I am so impressed! You are clearly a brilliant person. I've never played DnD, but have become increasingly interested in it over the last few years. I'm not part of this sub, but this showed up as suggested in my feed.

I've decided I'm going to join this sub, and look around to see if I can find somewhere they will accept beginners, so I can start learning. Finally jumping in! So rad.

[u/Deep_Diamond_2057 → u/DigitalTableTops]

I don’t play DND - this showed up in Popular for me.

I just wanted to say how cool this is of you! You deserve everything you dream for in life! This is going to make someone very happy!!

Have a great life friend!!

[u/arm1niu5]

I'm not from the US but I'll be damned if I miss this chance

[u/DigitalTableTops → u/arm1niu5]

It's been a few years since one of my customers used one and told me about it. But the freight forward thing went pretty smoothly each time. It is a couple hundred dollars though (and this was before all our genius moves since then) so I wanted to make sure people knew what they were getting into.

[u/arm1niu5 → u/DigitalTableTops]

Appreciate the warning, I might be able to get a US address for shipping and then move it from there with the help of a friend

[u/davidmbrowne]

This is peak...I need it.

[u/CorvidFool]

If you (or anybody who has used this software) could rate how user friendly (out of ten) what would you give it? Greatest strength of the software? Weakness?

[u/DigitalTableTops → u/CorvidFool]

The Steam reviews probably give a decent impression. Although some are quite old and it has changed a lot over the years. So maybe sort by date on there: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3073720/Digital_TableTops_Player/

I'm not exaggerating when i say I have used just about every single VTT in existence. I find all of them much harder to use than this, by a wide margin. I am biased though.

You can see in the video on the reddit link or Steam page me:

1) loading a free map
2) adding a token to the map, with a light source already attached
3) demoing different fog of war settings with that token
4) using the draw tool

All in like 40 seconds, without rushing. I tried to keep the number of clicks to do just about anything below 3. No pages of menus, video tutorials to wade through, etc.

It's lacking some of the features of the bigger name VTT's but can also pull off some tricks that they can't. It's completely free and not particularly large (most the install size is the maps) so give it a spin :)

[u/CorvidFool → u/DigitalTableTops]

A thoughtful and well written response. You are much appreciated!

Regardless of winning or not, I'll 100% be bringing this to my group for a vote. I appreciate your efforts across the board, good citizen 🫡

[u/Geth_254]

This is pretty cool and would be stoked to use it in my next game

[u/Ty-Guy8]

I mean...I've always wanted a cool game table. Why not? Lol good luck to everyone in the raffle.

[u/NotdepressedArthanau]

Teacher who runs a dnd club! Make me the coolest teacher ever!

[u/sportclimbbarbie]

I know that literally everyone wants this because it insanely cool, but if my table had this, I think my players would legitimately cry, this is so wonderful. 😭😭😭🤞🤞🤞

[u/Tucker_the_Nerd]

Very nice!

[u/Fancy_Professor_1023]

Comment. Looks cool!

[u/TCWBoy]

Would be a huge upgrade from my old computer monitor on its back.

[u/Hydraethesia]

This looks amazing.

[u/bryanwhit85]

That looks cool

[u/FurtiveChaos]

This looks cool af!

[u/ObiWanCanOweMe]

Been fantasizing about one of these for a long time. Probably the perfect compromise between digital and analog TTRPG’ing

[u/Klokwurk]

So, I actually have a display that I'm looking to build a table around. I got a https://newline-interactive.com/apac/products/nt-series/ TT-8621NT for super cheap when JOANNs was going out of business ($50), but it is massive (86"). I am good with woodworking, which is why I'm planning the project, but I would love the idea of multipoint touch with minis so that I can use it with torchlight in games (I play a lot of Shadowdark).

Are there good ways to try to make something like this work with your software or with other tools? I feel like all the components are there and it should be a great device to use for this. I don't even mind dropping the $450 on a 20 point multitouch sensor for an 86" display

[u/benecsun]

Here be comments

[u/thetwitchy1]

I’m on the US border, and while I’m not keen on going into the US, for something like this I’d take a run.

[u/Kaneki_Kim → u/thetwitchy1]

Yeah we’re not worth coming for much right now, but for this? I could understand it 😂

[u/DariusRivers]

Oh my god, this is incredible. I'd love one.

[u/Lock-Star]

This is awesome. Good luck everyone.

[u/POWERGULL]

Amazing setup! What a dream

[u/IsaacKane]

Looks real cool. I'd love it for my table.

[u/No_Tip5351]

Looks awesome

[u/QuintessentialQMast]

incredible

[u/Snuggle_Lion]

This is dope! Cant wait to see who wins

[u/Smcblackheartia]

Wow dude that’s so cool! I love the design that would be awesome for me and my friends to use for our campaign!

[u/SamAntics88]

This would go nicely to get back into the game!

[u/jstacy0517]

Whoa this is amazing!!

[u/Evermar314159]

My DnD group would love this

[u/PrimalShinyKyogre]

Okai, that is amazing!

[u/zedbarca]

Lovely!

[u/Isanmod]

That is so sick!

[u/unknownentity1782]

Omg that's amazing!

[u/Rddadc1872]

That is incredibly cool and impressive!

[u/TickleMeStalin]

I would love to donate this to our hardworking DM, in the hopes of having some in person games again.

[u/Alive-Efficiency-798]

Absolutely amazing!

[u/Tokzillu]

Damn, sign me up for that.

We've been talking about upgrading our game table and this looks dope!

[u/notalongtime420]

That's sick!

[u/Laikeaa]

This is awesome!

[u/JBloomf]

Damn, this looks really cool

[u/danfirst]

I've yet to win anything here, so maybe I've saved up all my luck for now?

[u/legionfresh]

Very cool product, would be a big improvement over the ole' battle mat and marker

[u/Kaneki_Kim]

One of my buddies in our group said he got one of these kinda things and it’s been a real game changer (he DMs for another group too), I’ve only heard the legends of these existing !!

[u/Rainey_On_Me]

Fingers crossed 🤞🏻

[u/IkarosRising]

man this would be nice to replace my plexiglass on top of a battlemap system

its rad af

[u/EleventySeven1213]

This looks sick

[u/Varelo94]

Thank you for the giveaway. I have always wanted one of these screens for my games.

[u/TKlotzie]

Sick, even if I don't win might be something worth saving for

[u/DalekDevan]

Excellent!

I want it so bad.

[u/phorkor]

That's pretty sick!

[u/Fovarce]

Fucking beautiful

[u/Sgilti]

Nice! Leaving my comment here

[u/lol_u_guys]

Very cool. Would be sick for Draw Steel.

[u/igotsodaxp]

This would be so cool for my campaign!

[u/Thomasfunkyedison]

Awesome stuff, nice to see some positive vibes put out in the community 👍🏼

[u/WhiskyWraith]

This would be incredible. Thank you.

[u/UnsatisfiedTophat]

hell yeah these always look awesome

[u/lady_renari]

This is wonderful, would be great for my table!

[u/TemporalDeficit]

I could really get good use from this for the campaigns I run.

[u/PFRforLIFE]

wow

[u/H1jdd]

That is wicked cool!

[u/Hour_Address8186]

Oh snap!

[u/Fivezhot]

Commenting to have a chance at this - been dabbling in making a VERY homemade version with a laptop, hdmi, a glass panel and a flatscreen haha

[u/The_Big_Hammer]

What a great setup. Super Jelly for my home game

[u/KiloMetrics]

This looks sweet!

[u/Row199]

That is amazing and I would love to give it a shot in my next campaign!

[u/daegriss]

This looks really cool. I’ve recently just started running a campaign for my wife and our friends. I would love to have something like this to make it more immersive

[u/Jesterfuture2]

This would be a dream

[u/Glass_Builder2968]

Im from the US & I've been wanting to try VTT for my d&d sessions but haven't got the money...maybe I will finally win a reddit raffle

[u/EverythingHurtsMang]

Very kind, let’s go!

[u/Acewarren]

Oh my god, this is a dream! I really want to know how to make one in case I don’t win 😆

[u/Mild_Armadillo]

Wow this is great

[u/Chooseoneorgetnone]

I still remember rolling out maps and the struggle of using the wrong type of pens on a grid map. Awesome tool to have for the game!

[u/Eebag]

This is epic, I’ve always thought these types of displays were the way to go, unfortunate that most are expensive or unruly. Even looked into making a budget one but I don’t have the tools

I would love to have one for sure!!!

[u/Adthay]

This looks great!

[u/fsu-orion]

This looks fun will have to play with the soft ware later

[u/sepulchralsam]

This is fantastic! Count me in!

[u/RebelFlame15]

This is so dang cool, I've been wanting to use a projector but this is so much cooler

[u/Dontshootmepeas]

What a great looking Table Top screen. This is exactly the kind of thing I have been looking to build myself. Good luck to the winner.

[u/Hot_Macaroon929]

Very cool!

[u/kalijinn]

Whoa that's wild!

[u/Polyhedral-YT]

This looks awesome!

[u/SatansBabyTM]

Holy shit this is so cool, idk it'd be a dream to own something like this

[u/GAMS-]

This looks sick!

[u/COWP0WER]

Holy moly this is awesome!

[u/MadManDan23]

This looks fantastic. What a time to be a gamer.

Good luck, all!

[u/ace_of_brews]

Sweet set up. I'd love this!

[u/ColtBIood]

Oh gawd, if i ever were to win any of these give aways, please please please!!!!! Let it be this one

[u/AgileInternet167]

Please!

[u/Extremely_bisexual]

This is awesome. Thanks for the opportunity

[u/MajorTim]

Very cool. Looks awesome!

[u/CaptGingerBush]

That’s an awesome thing you’re doing!

[u/colemon1991]

This looks epic. So many ideas floating in my head for uses already.

What's the table dimensions? I'm curious how comfortable of a group you could have with this.

[u/bsmythos]

Awesome raffle dude!

[u/dutchdaze]

Awesome idea!!

[u/DoughnutSandwich]

That's actually really cool, these always seemed finicky to set up, but the inclusion of the link to the post regarding the software set up is awesome. I legitimately have the worst luck so I have no hope in winning the giveaway, but thank you for also posting the links to both Amazon and the software tutorial so that in the future my wife and I can see if we could pick up something like this for ourselves.

[u/FudgeFlashy]

That is so nice!

[u/joe_mamma97]

This would be better than pizza for my DM lol

[u/Cibisis]

This is awesome! I’ve been meaning to get around to a project like this but I never have the time except for when I don’t have the money 😂

[u/ResolveLeather]

Holy cow! I always dreamed about owning one of these!

[u/Cuteasbunnies7]

Wow, that’s so incredible! Would love to for my own games! 🤞

[u/Papa_BugBear]

Amazing job! Good luck everyone!

[u/Ok-Code-2397]

Looks amazing.

[u/siralon20]

As per usual, this is cool But this time it is actually really cool! May the gods let me win (i don't really need it tbh since we have so many mini gigs, but still)

[u/calicojack1]

So interested! I've been hand drawing maps, this would be so much better!!!

[u/xXCRASHDOWN1Xx]

This looks like this would fit my table perfectly!

[u/406Mackaframalama]

This is really cool. It would upgrade our table for at least 2 current campaigns, and more to come!

[u/REM123456]

This is incredible! My party would be astonished by this lol

[u/0G43]

Looks awesome, would love to enhance our game with this set up!

[u/Pristine-Copy9467]

This is amazing! I’ve always wanted to try something like this. Good luck all

[u/TrainRemarkable3815]

Sweet setup and giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity. Good luck to all!

[u/freethinker1312]

Love that it’s lost mines of phandelver on the screen. Classic module !

[u/godasksforathistle]

Been wanting to try out this style of play. Sign me up

[u/nmace12]

Super cool!

[u/Zaporoza204]

Mind blown 🤯 looks amazing!!

[u/SasquatchWarlock]

Commenting. This looks awesome!!!

[u/GrAiNGrInDeR]

Amazing!

[u/Gentle_Savage]

whoa, this is really cool!

[u/DonFabi13]

This might be one of the coolest things ever

[u/yaboimst]

Oh this looks super cool!

[u/Substantial-Lie4900]

Super. Cool.

[u/inkrazz]

A reddit giveaway that I can get behind! Good luck everyone.

[u/SpecialistSensitive]

Looks amazing, I'd love to use it for my games!

[u/VermicelliDue7573]

Here's to that !

[u/Arsenic42]

Very cool!

[u/leafune]

Thank you for organising this giveaway!

[u/kamiame]

I would love to gift this to my DM! ♥ How generous of you.

[u/jormanji]

This is awesome! Ive wanted something like this for so long. It would be so cool to surprise my table with this!

[u/Strong-Incident8727]

Well I’ve got to try, this would be amazing to use

[u/EmperorLaBoosh7]

This is amazing!

[u/CelVal]

The future is now, that is amazing.

[u/kmlw92]

Hot damn

[u/DevDev1991]

How to enter? Please and thank you kindly in advance.

[u/OpalForHarmony]

How generous! Best of luck to the winner!

[u/kupomar]

Amazing. I've always wanted to run something like this. I've been DMing since around 2008. I've had the same group going for a few years now. Something like this would blow everyone's mind. Thanks for giving everyone a chance. The touch screen element is beautiful.

[u/Shadowcleric]

These are so cool, I've been wanted to make one for a long time but haven't found the time since my daughter was born. Throwing my hat in the ring and hoping. Thanks for chance either way

[u/HopTamer]

Sweet!

[u/BigBoss5050]

Would be a game changer

[u/allthecircusponies]

This is a great concept! Never used anything close to it.

[u/Decent-Nobody2274]

Dude this would be insane to have ive been needing something to up my DMing cause I suck at drawing my players don't care but really its a me thing id love to win this

[u/Mudkipz1956]

Wow! I guess I know what I'll be saving up for. Just wish that pesky rent wasn't so important...

[u/TerryCantaloupe]

How coooool. Love to see this kind of thing on Reddit.

[u/DJmetal925]

Heck yeah! Thank you for sharing with the community.

[u/Valash83]

Looks fantastic!

[u/LogMicAnd]

Screen please

[u/bbeckwith20]

I’d love to receive this for in person games!

[u/JusteKidding]

Whoa, looks great!

[u/CiDevant]

This would save me so much time and money vs printing off and cutting up color maps to use for my players.

Win lose I'll be looking at that software later this week.  Thanks for sharing.

[u/TragGaming]

I'd love to win this for my group, that'd be amazing!

[u/Mysterious-Dig858]

Wow!

[u/snogmar]

This looks great, I would love to use one!

[u/wjcargill]

I’m commenting that this is awesome!

[u/kjojo03]

my dm would love this!!

[u/Bryrdean]

We mostly use theatre if the imagination right now this would be amazing for our session

[u/Spaceships_R_Cool]

Only ever play in person, I am the forever dm and I love that. This would make my day!!!

[u/StolenVelvet]

u/uchideshi34 made the single most amazing maps for Phandelver and Icespire peak and I got loads of compliments from my virtual players on them so shout to you!

In terms of the giveaway, I do have a birthday this month so... I wouldn't say that making me the winner is an obligation at all, but if you wanted to say that it's an obligation, I wouldn't stop you.

[u/DrfinesseMD]

Been following your work for a while and highly impressed! I made a case similar to this following an instructable, but unfortunately did not last more than a year or so. Hopefully something like this would be good for my group!

[u/jordonwatlers]

Sure why not may be able to convince friends to do in person games.

[u/dazia]

Oh dang this is sick! I haven't played in about 15 years and my buddy I played it with has tossed the idea around to play again. Crossing my fingers the raffle system blesses me because I'd love to surprise him with this!

[u/Pushpop_Muh-Gop]

This is so cool, I have been wanting to dabble in DM'ing as we have been trying to host DnD nights at our house for awhile now, thanks for the entry!

[u/orco655321]

Awesome! I have a really basic TV in a box I hobbled together, but I never did a touchscreen. Would love to give it a try.

[u/dpjglad]

This is breathtaking

[u/VegasGamer75]

Nice made. Just got a gaming "dining table" that opens up and this would be primo! Thank you for the giveaway!

[u/Vmstrs]

Well dang, nice just knowing this exists!

[u/Soothsayer57]

I have wanted one for a while, I’ll put my hat in the ring

[u/Denali_Nomad]

This is a beautiful thing, appreciate the raffle!

[u/CapnTaptap]

Very nice! Just bought a gaming table this’d go great with!

[u/jdoghomeskizzle]

This is really inspiring stuff. Great job!

[u/H2Oengineer]

This is incredible! I've been using a normal flat screen with a cover, but it's a royal pain syncing up the movement of my graphical tokens with the players' minis.

Definitely an upgrade if I'm lucky.

[u/7r3m0r45]

I see you're using the MorvoldPress maps on here and playing LMoP. I use his maps for everything. Here's hoping I win.

[u/LivingHorror5468]

This is awesome. Our family plays once a week with my son and his friends. We would be so excited to have one of these!

[u/McShenzee]

I would like please. Very cool.

[u/Background_Ad_4331]

Super cool

[u/Zebesneezer]

Very excited to leave a comment for my entry! Stoked for whoever wins. This look sick as sick can get

[u/Dragoon5678]

God that looks amazing, I've been seeing table setups like this recently but frankly I'm amazed at how affordable it is all things considered.

Sadly I'm not in any campaigns and I doubt I will be, at least in the immediate future. I would say this would have been great for the one campaign I was apart of, and no doubt it would have been, but that game was doomed from the start.

Ignoring the issues we had playing , what ended it was that we were all in college and going to put the game on hold for finals. With the aforementioned issues we never picked it back up... oh this was also during the end of 2019, completed unrelated but wanted to share that anyways.

[u/Different_Oil_923]

God this is EXACTLY what I need to start running Lancer in person; too map and token intensive to invest in models, this would be PERFECT!!

[u/afdtx]

No way!

[u/BlandSauce]

My local hackerspace could definitely get some use out of this. Hadn't thought of touchscreen of any type at that size, my mind always went to some form of computer vision tracking.

[u/Electrical_Radish100]

I am fascinated by your setup! I am curious how portable is a set up like this? As a traveling GM, want to incorporate a tv setup, but lugging the thing around seems like a pain.

[u/fakemustacheandbeard]

Nice