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10-08-2010 , 02:05 AM

LuckyLuke01

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http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/10/th...izmodo-office/

what do you guys think?. it looks ok. but at that price i think i would pass

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10-08-2010 , 03:56 AM

Quadstriker

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"the surface is reinforced glass with Nottage Design’s patented Vitrik surface to mimic the ball’s performance on traditional felt."

Very doubtful.

10-08-2010 , 04:15 AM

Wamy Einehouse

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I've played on two of these (not sure if they had 'Vitrik surface' but doubt it could ever change much) and they are very weird. Nearly impossible to place any kind of screw or control pace, it plays a lot like...well...a glass table - who would have thought it.

Good gimmick though I guess - get very good on one and it could be a great way to hustle a rich amateur who has one and thinks they can smoke anyone on their home table.

10-08-2010 , 07:58 AM

Badminton

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Phil Galfond has one.

Wamy you should play Phil, i guess you could probably beat him. The $5k freeroll should stand imo.

http://www.pokerstatic.com/static-tv...5000-pool-bet/

10-08-2010 , 08:20 AM

Wamy Einehouse

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Yeah that video shows what I mean well - balls go on and on for ages at a strange rate of deceleration compared to on cloth, and screw of any kind does not seem to bite into the table at all.

10-18-2010 , 02:42 PM

JasonInDallas

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nice toy but not appropriate for serious games, might as well play golf with spherical diamonds instead of regulation balls

gonna look like crap quickly, too, as the chalk from the cuetip ends up as dust all over the table

10-19-2010 , 09:39 AM

atakdog

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I think one doesn't use chalk, for that reason — you have to use non-standard tips instead.

10-19-2010 , 02:45 PM

RichGangi

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No idea why you'd want one of those. Not only is it not real pool, they're ugly as well.

10-24-2010 , 10:54 AM

zuk1

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I don't get why you'd want that gimmick anyway, even if it played exactly like a regular table.

10-25-2010 , 11:38 PM

#10

HeyEveryone

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Badminton

Phil Galfond has one.

Wamy you should play Phil, i guess you could probably beat him. The $5k freeroll should stand imo.

http://www.pokerstatic.com/static-tv...5000-pool-bet/

Can anyone watch that video all the way through? I probably watched 5 3 second clips and they all seemed more boring than the last. I really am curious, does that work well for marketing?