Build Your Own Epic Sports Ticker and Scoreboard for Your Mancave/ Gameroom for Cheap w/ automation!

[@demetriusoatis8474]

Getting close! Nearly set up! I'm building a custom wooden frame to mount above the main TV in my bar. This box will have a small open space to house all the circuit boards. Thanks for the detailed steps. I tripped on a few of them, but was able to go back and make the corrections. Works great!

[@gameroomtheater]

That's awesome please do join the discord and share pics when you can. Would love to share on my Instagram as well 🙂

[@demetriusoatis8474]

@@gameroomtheater Definitely will!

[@deeruckussolutions8772]

That’s funny I was just looking at the “floating shelf”’concept to that exact thing!

[@coreyr3276]

How did you set the ESPN shortcut size to 250?

[@jackboy6157]

Hey can you send some pics of your set up? I would love to see the frame style.

[@marcelnava3060]

damn. the idea of using a mini pc as a main device is game changing for a lot of shit. thanks guy ✊🏾

[@tsncsmd]

I’ve literally been looking for something like this for the past 6 years but always knew I couldn’t manage it, at least not confidently enough to fork out the money. I just might have to give this a try. Thanks!

[@gameroomtheater]

Awesome! I literally found a simple way to do it in the steps I mention in the video and allows for a lot of versatility. I'm really enjoying the ambiance it creates in my room in the central part of the basement.

[@es5771]

This great! Thank you for the detailed explanation of the software involved and how to set it up. The only unfortunate part is the cost of the monitor - a good 32" FHD smart TV can be bought for $30 less than the stretched 24" LCD.

[@gameroomtheater]

Your right however I don't know a cheaper source . This was about tickers and replicating that look which you can't do with regular screens . That I did some videos for separately. As these long screens are not mass produced there is more cost I suspect to manufacture

[@t.estrada7626]

24” wide but how tall? 4”?

[@andrewtaylor8994]

Can you make and sell me a sports ticker?

[@ScottSnu]

Incredible tutorial, thank you for this

[@PrinceDisneyFanTV]

Your custom ESPN sports ticker is the bomb

[@geoffbuffett]

I started this project myself. Excellent guide. I was hoping to utilizing a regular 24 inch flatscreen and fill the below space with local stats from our man cave. However, my first go wasn't very successful at getting that space back from the ESPN full screen view. (I might dig a little deeper see what options are out there.) Anyway, I started looking at the 24 inch stretched lcd bars, since that looks much cooler as a dedicated sports tracker. They all seem to require a controller board. I guessing lcd bars are not the same as a monitors, where I could just connect vis an hdmi cable.

[@billeichorst8213]

Fantastic video. Always wanted one of these for my sports basement but as you said; $600+ and mnthly subsc is insane. This is exactly what I need and going to follow your detailed instru. Thanks

[@gameroomtheater]

Awesome! Going to have the discord going and looking forward to seeing this in people's man/fan caves 😁

[@2Timothy2.15]

This is a great idea, might want to make one of these for the Blue Jays or maybe just the theater room with movie-related information.

[@gameroomtheater]

👍🏾😊

[@thedreamcarguy1385]

Here from TikTok I appreciate you bro

[@JimiBrown9]

I just put mine together today. Now I just have to figure out where to put it in my man cave. Thank you for putting this together. You the man! Go Manders!

[@gameroomtheater]

Awesome! Please do share pictures once you install it in thr discord server or dm me on insta!

[@xHULLxDADDYx]

This is a fantastic explanation/guide. I really appreciate the insight. Great idea. I've always wanted a ticker at the house. Now, maybe I can have one soon. Thank you.

[@blasstois]

Also. Just perfect basement that every kid dreams of! :)

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx 😊

[@Lbmwm3]

Absolutely Wicked & Incredible. We love it. Could kindly do a in-depth a TV Digital Movie Poster for the TV. That would be grateful appreciated.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Thanks

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx will do in the future!

[@miket.1933]

Dude your mancave looks amazing.

[@mrsparklepants1705]

Another fantastic video! Really helps novices get started! Thank you sir

[@FrankWellOTH]

Just saw your live on Tiktok. I love your mencave

[@brianguenther7580]

This is fantastic. Thanks for the easy to follow instructions!

[@gameroomtheater]

Your welcome and thanks for the feedback!

[@darkreyule]

Finally someone put together a "How To", can anyone who has tried this please comment here to let me know how it went?

[@gameroomtheater]

Join my discord server many shared once they were done. discord.com/channels/730040930949791754/835980372243513395

[@thenanook]

you are amazing you have no idea for how long i was looking for this 👍🤣😎😎

[@gameroomtheater]

😊♥️ thx so much

[@blasstois]

Just found this channel. This is awesome!

[@thatflippinlife]

This video is so well explained! Thanks for posting. Question, is there a screen that's slightly larger?

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx yes but right now the price is just way too high for those. This was the most cost effective for now perhaps cheaper in the future

[@thatflippinlife]

@@gameroomtheater agreed! Well done on sharing this 👍

[@chrisnorris1556]

love this! is there a scrolling sports scores ticker instead of having to manually scroll thru?

[@Quiturcryin]

Really good video thanks for the details.. Also is this the same you use for the theater room screens you have as well? Where do you get those nice screens in the theater room and setup those with movie information!! Very nice job

[@gameroomtheater]

Thanks I did a couple of videos about those please subscribe and see those!

[@Basuesongs]

Thanks for the detailed info!

[@gameroomtheater]

😁

[@CharlesBerg101]

This is a brilliant guide, thank you. I have some questions about your man cave in general: You have a few larger screens with sports info on them - are they done in a similar way to this ticket? Would you be able to show a guide what projectors you used and how you set up the various projectors you have please?

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx! Did some general videos on them ( please sub and see) but will do a more detailed one in the future.

[@CharlesBerg101]

@@gameroomtheater thanks, I've subscribed

[@billwiggins3789]

@@gameroomtheater Did you ever get a detailed video on the full size vertical display for scores and news? Really interest in doing this. Thanks again. I am subscribed.

[@gameroomtheater]

@@billwiggins3789 not yet but good idea! I will do that at some point

[@bklyn2va2dc]

Very good video and ticker. Thanks for posting. Was wondering if you have a link for the l brackets you used to hang the lcd, as well as a brief explanation of how the lcd doesn’t fall forward with only bottom brackets? I am having a hard time figure if out how to hang it on the wall. Any other ideas are also welcomed. Thanks

[@gameroomtheater]

Thanks come on my discord server link is in the description of this video

[@mitchtauer5155]

Any way to have multiple scores showing on the ticker instead of just 1?

[@fredmarz2500]

hi. great job. i bought the same screen from ali, but didnt come with a power ac adapter. what type do i need? volts/amps? thanks mate!

[@gameroomtheater]

I mentioned it in the video, I remember but I haven't really watched it in a few years 🙈

[@Harrison_Home_Theater]

awesome video, i'm ordering the monitor today!

[@gameroomtheater]

Awesome! Should be fun 😁👍🏾

[@ShoresOfHelll]

Looking to make one for 8-10 stock tickers on my watchlist. Hopefully I can find a solution. Thanks

[@NickMajorYouTube]

What do you do for a living? 😲 Your house is so cool!

[@romein138]

Great job and great tutorial. Subscribed.

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx!

[@solutionlandscapepressurew2578]

I saw you had it on a regular tv on your man cave how did you did the ticker with a tv

[@gameroomtheater]

See my jumbotron video

[@charlescostain8066]

Cannot find any live scores rss feeds... too bad

[@TheDoubleDipper]

What about putting it in a shadow box or something similar to hide all the components? I don't have a space like that to hide everything.

[@gameroomtheater]

Can do that.. some ont discord did that

[@TheDoubleDipper]

@gameroomtheater ok excellent, I will join the discord and check it out!

[@Mike-vv9nq]

Great video! Can you post a link for where you got the bigger LCD next to your Star Wars pinball machine? Thank you!

[@gameroomtheater]

Please see the videos I did on digital signage!

[@madisoncampbell554]

Great video! I have been following your instructions and I was just wondering how you have your full screen on ESPN and the rss feed at the bottom? I can only display one at a time.

[@fabiancarbullido7229]

Definitely gonna try this!! Great video man! Do we need pc on a stick and tiny PC or just one of the two?

[@gameroomtheater]

Awesome. Just one of the two

[@patrickdstevens]

Great video! Are there any 30+ inch screens that you know of you would recommend? Or would this also apply if found?

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx..there are many but way too expensive and haven't found a cheap source. Will work the same way.

[@patrickdstevens]

@@gameroomtheater Regardless of price, any you would suggest? Just want to make sure I get the right one. Thanks!

[@scottbrilz9498]

this is awesome, u have an amazing basement. may i ask is the lcd low power cord? i worry about running power cords through walls. i believe its against code

[@fahdyk6131]

Is there a way to have 6-7 stock charts running in real time showing candlestick pattern? That would be amazing for my work station.

[@ct33938]

Have you thought about using tampermonkey to remove/minimise the size of the ESPN banner/menu. You could also use it to auto scroll through all the games/sports available? TLDR you can use tampermonkey to do practically anything. Plus you could use vnc for local access. I don't see the need to access the computer from outside your own local network

[@gameroomtheater]

Awesome, I haven't but will look into it! Please join my discord if you can as this is intended to be a collective project for continuous improvements. Don't have much screen real estate to work with so your suggests are more than welcome!

[@kshermach]

really cool idea, i'm working on a scoreboard (similar to your larger display by the ping pong table). is that the same setup? just the rss feed of espn?

[@patrick_1691]

Very cool project. I will definitely start one on my own and follow your tips. Does anybody know if there is a Scoreboard out there, that keeps rolling through the scores? I know ESPN had a little program called ESPN Bottomline, but they stopped it years ago. I want to get this done as smooth as possible without having to change websites again and again...

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx! Ive tried with a bunch of other sites and espn is the best formated for quick changes. Still haven't found a free source for scrolling live scores, they all seem to be offline now or paid. Hopefully something turns up.

[@ogofybulldog]

Has anyone found RSS feed with live score updates. So scores scrolling across the screen

[@gameroomtheater]

Curious too, I haven't found free ones yet. Lots existed in the past but can't find any that are still live without having to pay. Ok with just the news now but score updates would be more ideal.

[@lukemaster7509]

Curious as well if there has been any updates on this.

[@tylerrcasement]

@@gameroomtheater any updates

[@henrywilliams8789]

Great Video. Couple of questions. The RSS feed cuts in half when the ESPN Add changes. Howe do I prevent this.

[@2Timothy2.15]

I wonder if I can use the second video out on the Z83 I'm using with the MoviePosterApp to run the RSS app, so effectively use the same mini PC to display both the poster app and the news ticker right above it?

[@gameroomtheater]

Yes! Should be able to for sure! Far more efficient to do that.

[@vladimerputin7911]

Anyway to do this with stock & crypto market live data?

[@MrEnforcer68]

Not sure if you mentioned it, but how are you controlling/navigating the mini PC? Do you have a mouse and keyboard hooked up to it or just using the remote function you explained with the smart phone?

[@gameroomtheater]

Remote function only! It's much faster and easier

[@MrEnforcer68]

Thanks man. Appreciate it. One more thing, when you have one mini pc running 2 screens, how do you have the PC display a different image on each screen. I assume you have an hdmi splitter from the PC going to multiple monitors?

[@MrEnforcer68]

And where do you recommend to get the best quality gifs for your sports logos. What actually do you use to find them in such high quality?

[@lukemaster7509]

Great job! Have you found a site that has a live scrolling feed without clicking in yet?

[@lalots]

Hello. 2 questions. First of all what kind of hooks you used to mount it on the wall? Also, will a 4gig pc stick work? I saw you said at least 8gig pc stick. Thanks

[@user-rl5eu3pw1g]

I purchased my screen and can’t get it to light up looking for troubleshooting help.

[@gameroomtheater]

Likely not getting power or not seated properly. Check all inputs as well when you connect it. 9 times out of 10 it's been user error it can't rule out hardware issue

[@user-rl5eu3pw1g]

@@gameroomtheaterwell the light for the remote lights up green when I plug in so it’s getting power but screens not lighting.

[@ogofybulldog]

Another fantastic video. Any idea could this work with a raspberry pi?

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx! Should be able to but will need some coding as I'm not aware of any apps etc. Hopefully this leads to someone who has played around with Pi a bit more to get it going. With windows I felt I could be more versatile on how I can use it. Check out my Instagram for some fun with it 😁

[@GothamTommy]

You should be able to run Chromium on a Pi like this. I think I may have a new project now.

[@gameroomtheater]

@@GothamTommy if you want to overlay a scrolling ticker app that may be harder to do with Pi. Also have to see if it is to manipulate and control via chrome remote desktop or another app.

[@billwiggins3789]

@@GothamTommy did you ever get this figured out?

[@RalphyPolanco]

in the beginning of the video how did you make those homerun and lets go and touchdown show up like that, Was this done with the LED app? I only see scrolling when I do it on mine.

[@jakej5855]

Could you do the same thing here for a stock market feed/watch?

[@Ralphie-AdaJane]

Have updated any hardware or have any new advice as I’m about to start planning my ticket build soon?

[@gameroomtheater]

Not much but some minor tweaks etc such as enabling dark mode and the ticker looks much better along with adding better fonts. All mentioned on my discord server please join and see discord.gg/3HAntsc

[@Mr12Chocolate]

Nice

[@VisionForwardTechConnect]

Any suggestions or directions on how to connect the boards to the display. I got the 24" one you recommended but received no directions on connecting the boards to the display. Thanks!

[@gameroomtheater]

Hop on the discord I have in the description lots can answer directly in more detail

[@coreyr3276]

The video skips when you start talking about adjusting the shortcut size to 250. What are the steps to do that?

[@nickpuma5002]

Running into same problem

[@VickieChristenyeg1]

Ctrl +

[@Dukefrukem]

Do you use those PC on a stick computers for the movie poster monitors too?

[@gameroomtheater]

That would work but I use a small form factor PC as seen in the video

[@AndyJewett]

Would those "PC on a stick" solutions work for the movie poster apps that you use in the GameRoom/ManCave also?

[@gameroomtheater]

100% does but a raspberry Pi with Movienow app would be a cheaper solution

[@AndyJewett]

@@gameroomtheater Appreciate you!

[@davidmaguire194]

Will the pocket PC work the same as a tiny PC? I clicked your link expecting to be brought to a tiny PC for sale. Had no idea that a computer could be the size of a fire stick. Ill order it tonight if thats the case. I've got the screen on order and awaiting delivery. TIA

[@gameroomtheater]

Yes.. would work the same just a little slower generally but this requires minimal processing

[@davidmaguire194]

@@gameroomtheater Thank you sir!

[@tsncsmd]

I noticed you said you were from Canada, but the prices you’re giving are American. Do you mind me asking what this roughly cost you in Canadian dollars? I assume a lot more with the exchange rate right now

[@gameroomtheater]

I spent a total of $320 Canadian (including duty) already had a spare old PC from years ago as seen in the video. Budget another 80 or so CAD for a used small PC off of Kijiji or Facebook Marketplace. Any old PC will do that has HDMI/displayport out.

[@tsncsmd]

@@gameroomtheater awesome thanks!

[@vivekpatel4988]

missing the part where i can set my browsersize so the display shows the top of the espn page and the ticker. I have the browser size at 1024x250 right now but it shows the 'ad' on the espn page as well along with the top of the page with scores

[@gameroomtheater]

Set to 1920x360 and then set browser zoom to 250 in chrome

[@RalphyPolanco]

good job

[@BoltCloudCorporation]

Nice job! could you have used a longer LCD Bar with the same general config? for example a 32 or 42 inch in length? cheers.

[@gameroomtheater]

Unfortunately the ones I know of were way too expensive. Alternatively I was doing to put two of them on a corner wall and use both HDMI out of my PC. I may still do that as a POC. 😜

[@mattnorris5454]

Great Video, can this be done with a Mac?

[@gameroomtheater]

Thx I believe so but I'm not familiar with the Apple world at all 🙈

[@mattnorris5454]

@@gameroomtheater ok thank you man, great setup you have.

[@jackboy6157]

@gameroomtheater Hey is there a way we could have live scores come across the stroll from RSS?

[@gameroomtheater]

There are but paid subscriptions ones ..ESPN used to be free and now closed. I haven't looked in a while but there may be some others I'm not aware of!

[@johnadams559]

​@gameroomtheater so is the espn feed dead now? I wanted to do this but not if it won't work.

[@gameroomtheater]

@@johnadams559 nope still works.

[@taylorhud]

That’s dope

[@Madflavor478]

Can get these built but set different things to

[@gameroomtheater]

Yes, but formatting can be tricky

[@brian24gc]

What kind of brackets did you use to mount the display to the wall? I am concerned about stability. I know you say L hooks, but how do you keep it from sliding off of them?

[@gameroomtheater]

The screen itself is super light, the wires in the back are also countering its weight. If you have a concern in your space use 4 L hooks 2 on top and two on bottom. For me 2 on the bottom has been more than good enough.

[@lalots]

What is the height of the screen? I know the width is 24” but the height I’m assuming 4 or 6” ? Please let me know. Thanks

[@shadowmen2702]

Show a video how to setp this for crypto

[@iwillsellhouses6685]

Can you use this on a 19 in. Smart tv. Or with ipads

[@chicagosportsfancave267]

Did you use the same programming for your mini jumbo tron?

[@Quiturcryin]

May I ask how much was your ticker screen at the time you purchased it?

[@brianz2802]

Gooollll!

[@Harrison_Home_Theater]

Question? I'm ready to go except I can't figure out how to make the screen size only show the rss feed and the espn score. How do you resize the screen???

[@gameroomtheater]

Please ask in the discord link, there are a few others that have done it and can share pictures etc and help. The link is in the description of this video

[@rickycuccias7148]

Is it possible to get 4 of these and build mini jumbo tron, with a box build an 4 24 smart tvs above the ticker on each side, how can I make that work?

[@rickycuccias7148]

Would I need a pc for each ticker or can I use 1 for all 4?

[@chicagosportsfancave267]

Can this be accomplished using a regular smart tv?

[@liljacnet5707]

Couldn’t you just you the internet browser on a fire stick?

[@gameroomtheater]

No automation or control, perhaps on an open source android device but more trouble and far more steps for the masses. If you know how to do it, do it via a raspberry Pi also.

[@anthonymorales2631]

Would you be interested in selling these? I would buy 1 or 2

[@DC_TrainGuy]

Can you use an iPad to download the software to make it work? Currently I just have an iPad

[@ryanperfect5598]

hey can I build this ticker on a window 8 pc ?

[@Matti861]

How do you do the Stat screens

[@99ppst]

Are you able to run multiple tickers off small PC?

[@olliejohn2076]

Are you installing all these apps on the mini pc?

[@rastaricky9584]

Can this be done for stocks and crypto?

[@gameroomtheater]

Yes

[@ShoresOfHelll]

Can I program it to be used as Stock ticker?

[@ivanmartinez3487]

Can all of the work using a Mac book ?

[@parneetsandhu3453]

Hi can this be set up with a Mac laptop. I don’t on a Windows PC or laptop

[@gameroomtheater]

Possibly! If you can run Windows on it would be easy

[@pinballer638]

How did you get the GOOOOOL to show up?

[@ArcOfTheCovenant]

Or touchdown or homerun. How's that work? What api does that?

[@patrickdstevens]

Anyway I could buy this from you?

[@asmaapasha80]

☝👍👍

[@ItsJamisonJamison]

whats the exact color of ur walls?

[@gameroomtheater]

Have to find the paint code, was done a while ago will let you know if I find it!

[@akillys0586]

Do you still use rss?

[@gameroomtheater]

Yes

[@akillys0586]

@@gameroomtheater I'm trying to put something like this together for the led matrixes that I have. Do you know if it would be possible to convert?

[@SoaRAvi]

Would a raspberry pi work?

[@gameroomtheater]

Yes but would definitely be a lot more complicated

[@cmarmagh]

How you get it from your computer/pc to ticker screen?

[@gameroomtheater]

Direct connection via hdmi

[@cmarmagh]

@@gameroomtheater from the black box to the screen

[@cmarmagh]

@@gameroomtheater how you set up ticker in remote desktop

[@ryanperfect5598]

will I need a key broad ?

[@gameroomtheater]

Use phone ..keyboard for initial setup before if son your network.. haven't touched mine since first setting up

[@ryanperfect5598]

@@gameroomtheater thks