Congrats! Good luck!

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I'll be testing it, but I think the answer is that there isn't going to be a "perfect image". Something like a basic pattern would be good since it's just going to repeat. It's when we try to get fancy with images they are going to be cropped to your screen resolution divided by the total number of games that you have (with a minimum size slightly bigger then 250px). For many, we'll be able to size things so that they look good at that minimum size. The images that I've provided are 500px; so they will fill the entire score entry screen; which is 400 (something). If your screen resolution divided by the total number of games is under 500px they still should look fine. So...having said that there are going to be some cases where we might have to customize some images to fit specific sizes. I will try to create a test background with size markers on it so you can test what size you'll actually need.

EDIT: So here is a simple image you can use to test your resolution. Each line is 25px. Post this as your background and count the number of lines visible, multiply by 25, and that will give you your optimal image sizes. The right hand side of each red line is 100px.

EDIT AGAIN: I now see your having vertical issues. You need use images with a larger vertical size to fill the space.

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The 32" is likely 1920x1080, so with only 3 games on it, you would need backgrounds that are 1920 / 3 = 640 px wide to avoid the nasty seam. Either that, or pad it with some dummy columns as mentioned above.

Once you used the tablet flipped to portrait, a couple of issues bit you. The tablet resolution looks like it is 1024x600, so in fullscreen, your 3 columns at 265 px minimum width each add up to 795 px, causing the 3rd one to fall off the edge of the screen. There is still a bug that causes the scaling to not work in fullscreen on mobile devices.

When the table is NOT in fullscreen, the scaling works, so your columns fill the screen nicely. Since it's scaled down, you need more vertical resolution than you'd think. You have 1024, minus the 100 px banner, divided by the zoom being used. Your zoom is at 600/795 in order to make the columns fit. As a result, you would need 924 / (600 / 795) = 1224 px to make it fill the vertical space without tiling. A lot of these images are being made at 500x1024, so they would not be long enough in your case.

lpeters82 I tried to read your post but the image you posted blinded me.

herg so basically I just have to keep screwing with the images until I get them to fit properly both horizontally the way I want and vertically. Well that sucks...

If you post my image into your system, and take a few screen shots I will create custom images for you. Just send me an email tonight.

Well, kinda. They need to be big enough to cover, but they can be oversized. The biggest gotcha there is that if you have an image is really wide and you try to use it on a 265 px wide column, you'll only see the left part.

In your case, if you want to use existing images, I'd recommend adding dummy columns or turning portrait. If you go portrait, you'll probably find that some images aren't long enough.

You could also stay landscape, only have 3 columns, and make sure that all your images are 640 px or more wide.

Now, that's an awesome offer!

I'll try to slow down on posting images here; but I'm pretty happy with this one.

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I gladly purchased - thanks for all the work you put in

It is. I'll post something tonight and email you.

Guys, if you want an Amazon Fire 7 tablet, they are $15 off for Prime Members, so call it 35 bucks. I just ordered one.

There was a discreet "special offer" notice when I went to the page. I barely noticed it. Hope it works for y'all.

My wife is away this week so it's just me and the kids. They don't fall asleep until around 9PM so I don't get a lot of time for myself in the evenings. There's a lot of "go to sleep" and "get back in bed" coming out of my mouth.

So I tried this web app on my 32" Samsumg SmartTV again last night. So far I haven't been having any luck. I have 10 games added. On my Macbook I am able to scroll through them from left to right as normal. The graphics are still messed up, but that's something I can tweak and eventually get right. On my 32" Samsung though it's a right mess. Please ignore the glare in the photos as it's just the reflection of the lamps in the room.

First image isn't great, but I figured it just needed the images to be cropped. However, when I tried to scroll to the right it wouldn't. The other 7 games were underneath?

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I haven't got a clue what it is doing.

we need more art for older game like classic bally and classic stern...

Looks like the browser on the TV is mangling it. Have you tried it on a different device?

I just needed a reason to do this one. It crops pretty nicely around 250-270px, which should be in the range for most users.

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I'll have to check, but it's a Samsung built in web browser. Very basic.

I might just use my tablet and then cast everything onto the television using a Chromecast dongle. I think this would probably be easier and then it'll update in real-time as I update scores on the tablet. Hopefully when I cast it it doesn't screw with the sizing.

Great idea!

I did try the chromecast yesterday but the problem is that on an ipad or a google nexus the page isn't wide enough. So I casted from a laptop using Chrome browser and that is the best option for me.
I tried various apps on my ipad and various options on my android devices. None had a great result.

So, could one chromecast from a laptop somewhere else in the house, but use an iphone in the gameroom to add scores?

Short of the login screen being a bit difficult to manage and there not being much screen real estate for scores, it does work fine on my Android phone (a Samsung S5). It could be worth trying on an iphone. I know, however, there is not currently a trial version, so there's that wrinkle. Don't expect pezpunk to support it when you run into issues, either.

I really hope that this is implemented in the future. We discussed it some during beta testing and I am glad that other people are looking at this as a cool feature as well. This is my dream setup as I have a 55 inch TV already on my wall and do not see a reason to use another screen. The program is awesome. I just need you two device people to speak up.

I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record here, but I'm still having alignment issues. Please see photo. All my images are 256x1024. The Transporter image is fine, but the EBD image is repeating and so is CFTBL. Why? This is really starting to frustrate me.

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They need to be wider than 256 px. I'm not sure why The Transporter is not cropped, just like all the others, unless it is not actually 256 px wide. You need an absolute minimum of 265 px wide to avoid tiling on the score display screen. You will also need them to be at least 430 px to avoid tiling on the score entry screen.

Each image is exactly 256 wide. I wish there was a way to crop a larger image in the webapp so that the image displays the way I want it too. If I make the image 256 wide and move to a larger screen everything gets messed up. This limits me to using my tablet with the images I specifically created. If I move to a larger screen everything starts repeating.

I'm going to look at the no-repeat css thing. Where do I put it? It doesn't seem to work under CSS for game title.

I'm adding;

background-repeat:no-repeat;

265, not 256. Plus, if you don't go to 430, you'll have the same problem on the score entry screen.

I've asked pezpunk for a separate image for backgrounds vs score entry. I think that would reduce the confusion, but you still have the wrinkle of different column widths for different setups.

herg Damn it... Thanks. I'm an idiot.

Is there a source where everyone is uploading the pictures for the games? I'm a graphical noob, so i would appreciate to get a few pics for my games.

Has anyone here tried the touchjet wave on a tv? Does anyone know of a reason it wouldn't be compatible with this app?

https://www.touchjet.com/wave/

Thanks Pez! I think I'll give this a shot. I have several TV's I'm not using so I figure why not turn one into a big touch screen.

Please share your results. I'm very interested in this product. It would make for such a clean installation.

Totally awesome bud! I’m looking forward to the update!

This is awesome. Great job with this. Now I need to get some high scores

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Without having to search entire thread, where do I go to purchase this?

http://iScored.info

You won't love it as much Lawnboy when I have my name Splattered across EVERY line of that display for you to look at Every day! lol

Does the app have to constantly be on wifi or tied to the internet? I live in the boonies and wifi sucks here, but I love the app. Thank you for creating it. It only adds to the pinball experience.

GRRRRR!!!! Come and try it

Just curious if anyone has been using this at a public location and if so how do you have it set up? We are looking to add some displays for it at my location that is running roughly 20 machines.