HDTV + LCD Monitor = Virtual Pinball Awesomeness

We’ve heard of arcade cabinets, but building your own pinball machine has got to be tougher than sticking a computer in a wooden box with some old joysticks and buttons. Fortunately, the magic of software and widescreen HDTVs makes it easy to construct a reasonable immitation. Hyperspin forum admin BadBoyBill used one high-def TV, laid flat, as the table of his virtual pinball machine, the Hyperpin. An LCD monitor, upright at the end, displays scores and other data, and thanks to the Future Pinball software, he’s able to play 13 tables on one machine. If you can’t be bothered to build one of these yourself, start saving for a pre-made UltraPin. The Web site doesn’t say how much it costs, so be prepared to shell out. [Hyperspin via SlipperyBrick]