Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 05:56:22 12/11/01
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On December 10, 2001 at 14:16:39, Peter Berger wrote: Nah compared to other boards from the past this one is real cheap. It is made from wood and has real nice pieces from expensive wood. www.dgtprojects.nl i see it advertized here in netherlands for small prices. Just that pieceset is worth $50, don't forget that. The board double that. Now it's also electronic and you can get a clock attached to it too. >On December 10, 2001 at 13:24:49, Gerald Grimsley wrote: > >>Hello, I'm thinking of buying the DGT electronic chessboard and am looking for >>feedback. Is the quality worth the money and is it well made? Does it work >>well with the newest programs? I would be using it with a Dell P4 running >>Windows ME. Any comments would be appreciated. Also, does ICE sell it (give >>them first choice, of course). >>thanks >>Gerald > >The DGT board is very well made . The board and pieces are of tournament >quality. It works very well with ChessBase programs, Shredder 5 and with Rebel >Tiger. I had some problems to get it to work with others but I know it is >possible and I simply was not stubborn enough. I use Windows ME myself so this >is no issue. I bought it at Rebel. > >It is very nice and comfortable to play on it against the programs. It is a >perfect luxury chessboard to use for enjoyable games against your friends. > >Also it is very expensive. > >It really is a luxury thing to have IMHO. I haven't used it enough myself to >really think I got enough for my money but that's my fault. > >The only drawback I know is that when you have connected it to your computer the >cables are a little annoying and it needs a lot of space in your room. > >Regards, >pete
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